Alliant Energy
LNT · Electric Utilities
$69.66
0.9%Portland General Electric
POR · Electric Utilities
$44.55
0.8%The short version
- Alliant Energy is the larger business, with $4.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.6B for Portland General Electric.
- Alliant Energy grew revenue faster (9.6%, against 4.0%).
- Alliant Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (23.5% operating margin, against 15.5% operating margin).
- Portland General Electric turned more of its sales into free cash flow (−2.0% FCF margin, against −25.4% FCF margin).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Alliant Energy’s earnings: a P/E of 21.8x against 19.6x for Portland General Electric.
| Latest fiscal year | LNT · FY25 | POR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $18.0B | $5.2B |
| Revenue | $4.4B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | −$1.1B | −$71.0M |
| Net income | $810M | $306M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.6% | 4.0% |
| 5-year growth | 5.0% | 10.8% |
| Share count change | 0.4% | 6.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 15.5% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | −25.4% | −2.0% |
| Return on capital | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 7.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $11.8B | $4.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.3x | 4.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $521M | $225M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 21.8x | 19.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
FY16
LNT $3.3B
POR $1.9B
FY17
LNT $3.4B
POR $2.0B
FY18
LNT $3.5B
POR $2.0B
FY19
LNT $3.6B
POR $2.1B
FY20
LNT $3.4B
POR $2.1B
FY21
LNT $3.7B
POR $2.4B
FY22
LNT $4.2B
POR $2.6B
FY23
LNT $4.0B
POR $2.9B
FY24
LNT $4.0B
POR $3.4B
FY25
LNT $4.4B
POR $3.6B
LNT
POR
FY16
LNT 16.7%
POR 17.7%
FY17
LNT 19.9%
POR 18.9%
FY18
LNT 19.6%
POR 17.4%
FY19
LNT 21.3%
POR 16.6%
FY20
LNT 21.7%
POR 12.5%
FY21
LNT 21.7%
POR 15.8%
FY22
LNT 22.1%
POR 15.0%
FY23
LNT 23.4%
POR 13.6%
FY24
LNT 22.3%
POR 14.9%
FY25
LNT 23.5%
POR 15.5%
LNT
POR
FY16
LNT −$804M
POR −$22.0M
FY17
LNT −$945M
POR $83.0M
FY18
LNT −$1.1B
POR $35.0M
FY19
LNT −$980M
POR −$60.0M
FY20
LNT −$865M
POR −$217M
FY21
LNT −$587M
POR −$104M
FY22
LNT −$998M
POR −$92.0M
FY23
LNT −$864M
POR −$938M
FY24
LNT −$885M
POR −$490M
FY25
LNT −$1.1B
POR −$71.0M
LNT
POR
FY16
LNT 5.8%
POR 5.9%
FY17
LNT 6.5%
POR 5.5%
FY18
LNT 6.3%
POR 6.6%
FY19
LNT 6.1%
POR 6.2%
FY20
LNT 5.9%
POR 4.9%
FY21
LNT 5.9%
POR 5.8%
FY22
LNT 6.2%
POR 5.3%
FY23
LNT 6.0%
POR 4.6%
FY24
LNT 5.2%
POR 5.6%
FY25
LNT 5.6%
POR 5.4%
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