Evergy vs Portland General Electric
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I put Evergy and Portland General Electric side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Evergy is the larger business, with $6.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.6B for Portland General Electric, about 1.7 times as much.
- Portland General Electric grew revenue faster (4.0%, against 2.0%).
- Evergy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (25.7% operating margin, against 15.5%).
- Portland General Electric turned more of its sales into free cash flow (−2.0% FCF margin, against −12.6%).
- Evergy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.1%, against 5.4%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Evergy’s earnings: a P/E of 22.5x against 19.4x for Portland General Electric.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Evergy
EVRG
5/10
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityShare count change
Portland General Electric
POR
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | EVRG FY25 | POR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $19.9B | $5.1B |
| Revenue | $6.0B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | −$752M | −$71.0M |
| Net income | $856M | $306M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 5-year growth | 3.9% | 10.8% |
| Share count change | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 25.7% | 15.5% |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | −12.6% | −2.0% |
| Return on capital | 6.1% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 7.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $14.9B | $4.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.5x | 4.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $613M | $225M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 22.5x | 19.4x |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 5 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.