AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NYSE:AEE - US0236081024 - Common Stock
102.99 USD
-1.91 (-1.82%)
Overall AEE gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated AEE against 26 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. While AEE belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are concerns on its financial health. AEE is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
AEE had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year AEE had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years AEE has always been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years AEE had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of AEE (2.98%) is better than 92.31% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 11.04%, AEE is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.69% of the companies in the same industry.
AEE has a worse Return On Invested Capital (3.68%) 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 3.96%.
The 3 year average ROIC (3.58%) for AEE is below the current ROIC(3.68%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
AEE has a better Profit Margin (15.75%) than 88.46% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of AEE has grown nicely.
The Operating Margin of AEE (20.81%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
AEE's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
AEE's Gross Margin of 96.22% is amongst the best of the industry. AEE outperforms 96.15% of its industry peers.
AEE's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
AEE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for AEE has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for AEE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
AEE has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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 better Altman-Z score (0.95) than 69.23% of its industry peers.
AEE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.57. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
AEE's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.57 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AEE outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.57 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.95 |
ROIC/WACC0.56
WACC6.58%
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.
The Current ratio of AEE (0.93) 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.
AEE has a Quick ratio of 0.64. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AEE outperforms 42.31% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.64 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 13.57% over the past year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 6.50% on average over the past years.
The Revenue has grown by 22.71% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.22% on average over the past years.
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
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 8.09% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
Based on estimates for the next years, AEE will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 7.52% on average per year.
EPS Next Y9.77%
EPS Next 2Y8.31%
EPS Next 3Y8.24%
EPS Next 5Y8.09%
Revenue Next Year8.23%
Revenue Next 2Y7.08%
Revenue Next 3Y6.75%
Revenue Next 5Y7.52%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 20.52, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of AEE.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AEE is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 73.08% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AEE to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.47), we can say AEE is valued inline with the index average.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 19.13, AEE is valued on the expensive side.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AEE is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 76.92% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
AEE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 35.42.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.52 | ||
| Fwd PE | 19.13 |
4.2 Price Multiples
80.77% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than AEE, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.66 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
The decent profitability rating of AEE may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.1
PEG (5Y)3.16
EPS Next 2Y8.31%
EPS Next 3Y8.24%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.71%, AEE has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
With a Dividend Yield of 2.71, AEE pays less dividend than the industry average, which is at 4.19. 88.46% of the companies listed in the same industry pay a better dividend than AEE!
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.44, AEE has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.71% |
5.2 History
On average, the dividend of AEE grows each year by 6.73%, which is quite nice.
AEE has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has 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
5.3 Sustainability
53.51% of the earnings are spent on dividend by AEE. 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 2Y8.31%
EPS Next 3Y8.24%
NYSE:AEE (11/19/2025, 2:58:26 PM)
102.99
-1.91 (-1.82%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners86.22%
Inst Owner Change11.55%
Ins Owners0.15%
Ins Owner Change-1.41%
Market Cap27.85B
Revenue(TTM)8.96B
Net Income(TTM)1.41B
Analysts76
Price Target113.6 (10.3%)
Short Float %3.26%
Short Ratio5.44
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.71% |
Yearly Dividend2.66
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.73%
DP53.51%
Div Incr Years7
Div Non Decr Years7
Ex-Date
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)4.33%
PT rev (3m)5.2%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.58%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-5.61%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.3%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.8%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.04%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-12.51%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.58%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.52%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.52 | ||
| Fwd PE | 19.13 | ||
| P/S | 3.11 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 8.67 | ||
| P/B | 2.18 | ||
| P/tB | 2.25 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.66 |
EPS(TTM)5.02
EY4.87%
EPS(NY)5.38
Fwd EY5.23%
FCF(TTM)-4.62
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)11.89
OCFY11.54%
SpS33.13
BVpS47.26
TBVpS45.74
PEG (NY)2.1
PEG (5Y)3.16
Graham Number73.06
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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
WACC6.58%
ROIC/WACC0.56
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 Y9.77%
EPS Next 2Y8.31%
EPS Next 3Y8.24%
EPS Next 5Y8.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.71%
Revenue growth 3Y6.04%
Revenue growth 5Y5.22%
Sales Q2Q%24.21%
Revenue Next Year8.23%
Revenue Next 2Y7.08%
Revenue Next 3Y6.75%
Revenue Next 5Y7.52%
EBIT growth 1Y17.83%
EBIT growth 3Y4.38%
EBIT growth 5Y3.65%
EBIT Next Year105.58%
EBIT Next 3Y36.11%
EBIT Next 5Y22.66%
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.
Can you provide the valuation status for AMEREN CORPORATION?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 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.
Can you provide the financial health for AEE stock?
The financial health rating of AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) is 1 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for AMEREN CORPORATION?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE) is expected to grow by 9.77% in the next year.