# UNITIL Corporation (UTL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Multi-Utilities. Price $53.71, market value $979 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.1×** (5-yr avg 17.0×, 3-yr avg 16.9×). UNITIL Corporation trades at 17.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 17.0×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 15.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 11.21**. A PEG of 11.21 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -4.6%** (5-yr avg -4.2%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 5.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 18.9%**. 18.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.2%**. 8.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.1%.
- **Return on assets: 2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.3%** (3-yr -1.6%/yr, 5-yr 5.1%/yr). Revenue grew 8.3% over the last year, against 5.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.4%** (3-yr 4.7%/yr, 5-yr 6.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.10**. Debt is 1.10 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for utilities.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.54%** ($1.85 per share, trailing). UNITIL Corporation yields 3.54%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 60%**. 60% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.7%/yr** (1-yr 5.9%). The dividend has grown 3.7% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 20.6%** (YTD 13.0%, 3-mo 4.8%). The shares are up 20.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.2%** (20.4% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.08** (volatility 20%). Beta of -0.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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