Chesapeake Utilities vs Ormat Technologies
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The short version
- Ormat Technologies is the larger business, with $990M of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $930M for Chesapeake Utilities.
- Chesapeake Utilities grew revenue faster (18.1%, against 12.5%).
- Chesapeake Utilities kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (27.5% operating margin, against 17.1%).
- Chesapeake Utilities turned more of its sales into free cash flow (−23.1% FCF margin, against −28.8%).
- Chesapeake Utilities earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.1%, against 3.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | CPK · FY25 | ORA · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $5.4B |
| Revenue | $930M | $990M |
| Free cash flow | −$215M | −$285M |
| Net income | $140M | $124M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 18.1% | 12.5% |
| 5-year growth | 13.8% | 7.0% |
| Share count change | 4.3% | 0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 27.6% |
| Operating margin | 27.5% | 17.1% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 12.5% |
| FCF margin | −23.1% | −28.8% |
| Return on capital | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 5.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.7B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.8x | 5.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $60.7M | $29.1M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 42.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
CPK $499M
ORA $663M
FY17
CPK $450M
ORA $693M
FY18
CPK $490M
ORA $719M
FY19
CPK $480M
ORA $746M
FY20
CPK $488M
ORA $705M
FY21
CPK $570M
ORA $663M
FY22
CPK $681M
ORA $734M
FY23
CPK $671M
ORA $829M
FY24
CPK $787M
ORA $880M
FY25
CPK $930M
ORA $990M
CPK
ORA
Operating margin
FY16
CPK 17.2%
ORA 30.5%
FY17
CPK 20.0%
ORA 29.6%
FY18
CPK 19.3%
ORA 25.7%
FY19
CPK 22.2%
ORA 26.0%
FY20
CPK 23.1%
ORA 30.3%
FY21
CPK 23.0%
ORA 25.5%
FY22
CPK 21.0%
ORA 20.8%
FY23
CPK 22.5%
ORA 20.1%
FY24
CPK 29.0%
ORA 19.6%
FY25
CPK 27.5%
ORA 17.1%
CPK
ORA
Free cash flow
FY16
CPK −$65.7M
ORA $7.4M
FY17
CPK −$65.2M
ORA −$13.7M
FY18
CPK −$123M
ORA −$113M
FY19
CPK −$81.8M
ORA −$43.5M
FY20
CPK −$6.6M
ORA −$55.7M
FY21
CPK −$36.4M
ORA −$160M
FY22
CPK $30.6M
ORA −$283M
FY23
CPK $14.9M
ORA −$309M
FY24
CPK −$116M
ORA −$76.8M
FY25
CPK −$215M
ORA −$285M
CPK
ORA
Return on capital
FY16
CPK 7.1%
ORA 8.0%
FY17
CPK 8.3%
ORA 8.7%
FY18
CPK 6.7%
ORA 5.7%
FY19
CPK 6.5%
ORA 4.9%
FY20
CPK 6.3%
ORA 4.6%
FY21
CPK 6.6%
ORA 3.9%
FY22
CPK 6.5%
ORA 3.4%
FY23
CPK 5.4%
ORA 3.8%
FY24
CPK 6.1%
ORA 3.7%
FY25
CPK 6.1%
ORA 3.3%
CPK
ORA
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.