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AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:AEE - US0236081024 - Common Stock

104.13 USD
+0.4 (+0.39%)
Last: 1/21/2026, 8:04:00 PM
104.13 USD
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After Hours: 1/21/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Taking everything into account, AEE scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AEE was compared to 26 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. AEE has an excellent profitability rating, but there are concerns on its financial health. AEE is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year AEE was profitable.
  • AEE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years AEE has always been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years AEE had a positive operating cash flow.
AEE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAEE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B -1B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 2.98%, AEE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.31% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AEE's Return On Equity of 11.04% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AEE outperforms 57.69% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of AEE (3.68%) is worse than 65.38% of its industry peers.
  • AEE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.58%. This is in line with the industry average of 3.94%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (3.58%) for AEE is below the current ROIC(3.68%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.98%
ROE 11.04%
ROIC 3.68%
ROA(3y)2.77%
ROA(5y)2.76%
ROE(3y)10.04%
ROE(5y)10.02%
ROIC(3y)3.58%
ROIC(5y)3.63%
AEE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAEE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2 4 6 8 10

1.3 Margins

  • With an excellent Profit Margin value of 15.75%, AEE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 88.46% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AEE's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • AEE's Operating Margin of 20.81% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AEE outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
  • AEE's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 96.22%, AEE belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.15% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AEE's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 20.81%
PM (TTM) 15.75%
GM 96.22%
OM growth 3Y-1.56%
OM growth 5Y-1.49%
PM growth 3Y0.05%
PM growth 5Y2.05%
GM growth 3Y4.64%
GM growth 5Y2.42%
AEE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAEE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), AEE is destroying value.
  • AEE has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • AEE has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for AEE is higher compared to a year ago.
AEE Yearly Shares OutstandingAEE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
AEE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAEE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B 40B

2.2 Solvency

  • AEE has an Altman-Z score of 0.95. This is a bad value and indicates that AEE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • AEE has a Altman-Z score of 0.95. This is in the better half of the industry: AEE outperforms 69.23% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.57 is on the high side and indicates that AEE has dependencies on debt financing.
  • AEE has a Debt to Equity ratio (1.57) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.57
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.95
ROIC/WACC0.55
WACC6.7%
AEE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAEE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5B 10B 15B

2.3 Liquidity

  • AEE has a Current Ratio of 0.93. This is a bad value and indicates that AEE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • AEE has a Current ratio (0.93) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • AEE has a Quick Ratio of 0.93. This is a bad value and indicates that AEE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.64, AEE is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.31% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.93
Quick Ratio 0.64
AEE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAEE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 13.57% over the past year.
  • AEE shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 6.50% yearly.
  • The Revenue has grown by 22.71% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • Measured over the past years, AEE shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.22% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.57%
EPS 3Y6.13%
EPS 5Y6.5%
EPS Q2Q%16.04%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.71%
Revenue growth 3Y6.04%
Revenue growth 5Y5.22%
Sales Q2Q%24.21%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, AEE will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.12% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.25% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y10.08%
EPS Next 2Y8.49%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%
EPS Next 5Y8.12%
Revenue Next Year9.62%
Revenue Next 2Y7.78%
Revenue Next 3Y7.24%
Revenue Next 5Y7.25%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
AEE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAEE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
AEE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAEE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2 4 6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 20.74 indicates a rather expensive valuation of AEE.
  • 80.77% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than AEE, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.32. AEE is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
  • AEE is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 19.27.
  • AEE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. AEE is more expensive than 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AEE is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.30, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.74
Fwd PE 19.27
AEE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAEE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • AEE's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather expensive when compared to the industry. AEE is more expensive than 80.77% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 13.72
AEE Per share dataAEE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates AEE does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The decent profitability rating of AEE may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.06
PEG (5Y)3.19
EPS Next 2Y8.49%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • AEE has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.75%.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 4.14, AEE's dividend is way lower than its industry peers. On top of this 88.46% of the companies listed in the same industry pay a better dividend than AEE!
  • AEE's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 1.86.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.75%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of AEE is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 6.73%!
  • AEE has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • As AEE did not decrease their dividend in the past 5 years, we can say the dividend looks stable.
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.73%
Div Incr Years7
Div Non Decr Years7
AEE Yearly Dividends per shareAEE Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • AEE pays out 53.51% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
  • AEE's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP53.51%
EPS Next 2Y8.49%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%
AEE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendAEE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B -1B
AEE Dividend Payout.AEE Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.AEE Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

AMEREN CORPORATION

NYSE:AEE (1/21/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 104.13 0 (0%)

104.13

+0.4 (+0.39%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)02-11
Inst Owners86.14%
Inst Owner Change0.32%
Ins Owners0.16%
Ins Owner Change-0.21%
Market Cap28.17B
Revenue(TTM)8.96B
Net Income(TTM)1.41B
Analysts75
Price Target113.46 (8.96%)
Short Float %2.98%
Short Ratio4.54
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.75%
Yearly Dividend2.66
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.73%
DP53.51%
Div Incr Years7
Div Non Decr Years7
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)1.81%
Min EPS beat(2)1.65%
Max EPS beat(2)1.97%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-0.24%
Min EPS beat(4)-4.08%
Max EPS beat(4)1.97%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-1.45%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)1.54%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)0.5%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)15.5%
Min Revenue beat(2)7.62%
Max Revenue beat(2)23.39%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)10.16%
Min Revenue beat(4)1.2%
Max Revenue beat(4)23.39%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.41%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)5.14%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)7.44%
PT rev (1m)-1.27%
PT rev (3m)4.2%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.79%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-9.64%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.16%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.58%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.18%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.86%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.53%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.33%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.74
Fwd PE 19.27
P/S 3.14
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 8.76
P/B 2.2
P/tB 2.28
EV/EBITDA 13.72
EPS(TTM)5.02
EY4.82%
EPS(NY)5.4
Fwd EY5.19%
FCF(TTM)-4.61
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)11.88
OCFY11.41%
SpS33.12
BVpS47.25
TBVpS45.73
PEG (NY)2.06
PEG (5Y)3.19
Graham Number73.05
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.98%
ROE 11.04%
ROCE 4.18%
ROIC 3.68%
ROICexc 3.68%
ROICexgc 3.72%
OM 20.81%
PM (TTM) 15.75%
GM 96.22%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.77%
ROA(5y)2.76%
ROE(3y)10.04%
ROE(5y)10.02%
ROIC(3y)3.58%
ROIC(5y)3.63%
ROICexc(3y)3.59%
ROICexc(5y)3.64%
ROICexgc(3y)3.63%
ROICexgc(5y)3.69%
ROCE(3y)4.07%
ROCE(5y)4.13%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-3.58%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-5.47%
ROICexc growth 3Y-3.49%
ROICexc growth 5Y-5.36%
OM growth 3Y-1.56%
OM growth 5Y-1.49%
PM growth 3Y0.05%
PM growth 5Y2.05%
GM growth 3Y4.64%
GM growth 5Y2.42%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.19
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.57
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.83
Cap/Depr 282.23%
Cap/Sales 49.81%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 93.29%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.93
Quick Ratio 0.64
Altman-Z 0.95
F-Score7
WACC6.7%
ROIC/WACC0.55
Cap/Depr(3y)262.59%
Cap/Depr(5y)276.16%
Cap/Sales(3y)50.2%
Cap/Sales(5y)52.53%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.57%
EPS 3Y6.13%
EPS 5Y6.5%
EPS Q2Q%16.04%
EPS Next Y10.08%
EPS Next 2Y8.49%
EPS Next 3Y8.35%
EPS Next 5Y8.12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.71%
Revenue growth 3Y6.04%
Revenue growth 5Y5.22%
Sales Q2Q%24.21%
Revenue Next Year9.62%
Revenue Next 2Y7.78%
Revenue Next 3Y7.24%
Revenue Next 5Y7.25%
EBIT growth 1Y17.83%
EBIT growth 3Y4.38%
EBIT growth 5Y3.65%
EBIT Next Year104.87%
EBIT Next 3Y36.12%
EBIT Next 5Y23%
FCF growth 1Y-45.12%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y19.26%
OCF growth 3Y18.49%
OCF growth 5Y4.95%

AMEREN CORPORATION / AEE FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for AEE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to AEE.


What is the valuation status for AEE stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for AMEREN CORPORATION?

AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


How financially healthy is AMEREN CORPORATION?

The financial health rating of AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) is 1 / 10.


How sustainable is the dividend of AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) stock?

The dividend rating of AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 53.51%.