Spire
SR · Gas Utilities
$85.24
0.4%Talen Energy
TLN · Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
$327.91
1.1%The short version
- Talen Energy is the larger business, with $2.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Spire.
- Talen Energy grew revenue faster (22.0%, against −4.5%).
- Spire kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (21.2% operating margin, against −3.5% operating margin).
- Talen Energy turned more of its sales into free cash flow (23.5% FCF margin, against −13.9% FCF margin).
- Spire earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (5.2%, against −1.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | SR · FY25 | TLN · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.0B | $15.1B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | −$344M | $606M |
| Net income | $272M | −$219M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −4.5% | 22.0% |
| 5-year growth | 5.9% | — |
| Share count change | 4.3% | −19.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 21.2% | −3.5% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | −8.5% |
| FCF margin | −13.9% | 23.5% |
| Return on capital | 5.2% | −1.3% |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | −17.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.2B | $6.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.3x | 32.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $182M | $103M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 15.0x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
FY16
SR $1.5B
TLN —
FY17
SR $1.7B
TLN —
FY18
SR $2.0B
TLN —
FY19
SR $2.0B
TLN —
FY20
SR $1.9B
TLN —
FY21
SR $2.2B
TLN —
FY22
SR $2.2B
TLN —
FY23
SR $2.7B
TLN —
FY24
SR $2.6B
TLN $2.1B
FY25
SR $2.5B
TLN $2.6B
SR
TLN
FY16
SR 18.4%
TLN —
FY17
SR 19.6%
TLN —
FY18
SR 15.0%
TLN —
FY19
SR 15.5%
TLN —
FY20
SR 11.1%
TLN —
FY21
SR 20.1%
TLN —
FY22
SR 18.6%
TLN —
FY23
SR 15.7%
TLN —
FY24
SR 18.8%
TLN 10.7%
FY25
SR 21.2%
TLN −3.5%
SR
TLN
FY16
SR $35.0M
TLN —
FY17
SR −$150M
TLN —
FY18
SR −$42.8M
TLN —
FY19
SR −$372M
TLN —
FY20
SR −$169M
TLN —
FY21
SR −$375M
TLN —
FY22
SR −$497M
TLN —
FY23
SR −$222M
TLN —
FY24
SR $51.1M
TLN $171M
FY25
SR −$344M
TLN $606M
SR
TLN
FY16
SR 4.9%
TLN —
FY17
SR 5.0%
TLN —
FY18
SR 6.0%
TLN —
FY19
SR —
TLN —
FY20
SR —
TLN —
FY21
SR 10.1%
TLN —
FY22
SR 6.7%
TLN —
FY23
SR 5.2%
TLN —
FY24
SR 5.1%
TLN —
FY25
SR 5.2%
TLN −1.3%
SR
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