Talen Energy
TLN · Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
$327.91
1.1%Essential Utilities
WTRG · Water Utilities
$43.11
0.4%The short version
- Talen Energy is the larger business, with $2.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Essential Utilities.
- Talen Energy grew revenue faster (22.0%, against 18.6%).
- Essential Utilities kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (37.2% operating margin, against −3.5% operating margin).
- Talen Energy turned more of its sales into free cash flow (23.5% FCF margin, against −17.0% FCF margin).
- Essential Utilities earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.4%, against −1.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | TLN · FY25 | WTRG · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $15.1B | $12.2B |
| Revenue | $2.6B | $2.5B |
| Free cash flow | $606M | −$420M |
| Net income | −$219M | $616M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 22.0% | 18.6% |
| 5-year growth | — | 11.1% |
| Share count change | −19.1% | 2.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −3.5% | 37.2% |
| Net margin | −8.5% | 24.9% |
| FCF margin | 23.5% | −17.0% |
| Return on capital | −1.3% | 6.4% |
| Return on equity | −17.7% | 9.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $6.1B | $8.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 32.4x | 6.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $103M | $376M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 22.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 |
FY16
TLN —
WTRG $820M
FY17
TLN —
WTRG $810M
FY18
TLN —
WTRG $838M
FY19
TLN —
WTRG $890M
FY20
TLN —
WTRG $1.5B
FY21
TLN —
WTRG $1.9B
FY22
TLN —
WTRG $2.3B
FY23
TLN —
WTRG $2.1B
FY24
TLN $2.1B
WTRG $2.1B
FY25
TLN $2.6B
WTRG $2.5B
TLN
WTRG
FY16
TLN —
WTRG 40.7%
FY17
TLN —
WTRG 41.3%
FY18
TLN —
WTRG 38.6%
FY19
TLN —
WTRG 38.2%
FY20
TLN —
WTRG 29.7%
FY21
TLN —
WTRG 32.1%
FY22
TLN —
WTRG 28.9%
FY23
TLN —
WTRG 33.7%
FY24
TLN 10.7%
WTRG 36.3%
FY25
TLN −3.5%
WTRG 37.2%
TLN
WTRG
FY16
TLN —
WTRG $13.2M
FY17
TLN —
WTRG −$96.8M
FY18
TLN —
WTRG −$127M
FY19
TLN —
WTRG −$212M
FY20
TLN —
WTRG −$328M
FY21
TLN —
WTRG −$376M
FY22
TLN —
WTRG −$462M
FY23
TLN —
WTRG −$266M
FY24
TLN $171M
WTRG −$559M
FY25
TLN $606M
WTRG −$420M
TLN
WTRG
FY16
TLN —
WTRG 10.2%
FY17
TLN —
WTRG 9.6%
FY18
TLN —
WTRG 9.2%
FY19
TLN —
WTRG 9.1%
FY20
TLN —
WTRG 7.5%
FY21
TLN —
WTRG 7.6%
FY22
TLN —
WTRG 7.9%
FY23
TLN —
WTRG 6.5%
FY24
TLN —
WTRG 5.7%
FY25
TLN −1.3%
WTRG 6.4%
TLN
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