FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:FE • US3379321074

49.57 USD
+0.63 (+1.29%)
At close: Feb 19, 2026
49.1153 USD
-0.45 (-0.92%)
After Hours: 2/19/2026, 8:04:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, FE scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. FE was compared to 46 industry peers in the Electric Utilities industry. FE has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. FE has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth. FE also has an excellent dividend rating.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • FE had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year FE had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years FE 4 years were profitable.
  • FE had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
FE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFE 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 2B -2B -4B -6B

1.2 Ratios

  • FE has a Return On Assets of 2.38%. This is in the lower half of the industry: FE underperforms 71.74% of its industry peers.
  • FE has a Return On Equity of 10.39%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: FE outperforms 58.70% of its industry peers.
  • FE has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.34%. This is in the better half of the industry: FE outperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.
  • FE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.82%. This is in line with the industry average of 4.59%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (3.82%) for FE is below the current ROIC(4.34%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.38%
ROE 10.39%
ROIC 4.34%
ROA(3y)1.67%
ROA(5y)2.05%
ROE(3y)7.47%
ROE(5y)10.42%
ROIC(3y)3.82%
ROIC(5y)3.73%
FE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

  • FE has a worse Profit Margin (9.19%) than 71.74% of its industry peers.
  • FE's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • FE has a Operating Margin (19.35%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FE has declined.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 70.32%, FE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of FE has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 19.35%
PM (TTM) 9.19%
GM 70.32%
OM growth 3Y6.67%
OM growth 5Y-4.97%
PM growth 3Y-14.28%
PM growth 5Y-2.47%
GM growth 3Y-1.11%
GM growth 5Y-0.69%
FE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 -40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • FE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • There is no outstanding debt for FE. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
FE Yearly Shares OutstandingFE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M
FE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B 40B 50B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.80, we must say that FE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • FE has a Altman-Z score of 0.80. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: FE outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
  • FE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.02. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • FE has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (2.02) than 86.96% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.02
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.8
ROIC/WACC0.69
WACC6.27%
FE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFE 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 20B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.75 indicates that FE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FE's Current ratio of 0.75 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FE is outperformed by 67.39% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.64 indicates that FE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FE's Quick ratio of 0.64 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FE outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.75
Quick Ratio 0.64
FE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for FE have decreased by -3.04% in the last year.
  • FE shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 1.30% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-3.04%
EPS 3Y1.76%
EPS 5Y1.3%
EPS Q2Q%-20.9%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%19.55%

3.2 Future

  • FE is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 8.19% yearly.
  • FE is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.84% yearly.
EPS Next Y9.89%
EPS Next 2Y8.97%
EPS Next 3Y8.41%
EPS Next 5Y8.19%
Revenue Next Year3.54%
Revenue Next 2Y3.81%
Revenue Next 3Y4.22%
Revenue Next 5Y3.84%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
FE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 5B 10B 15B
FE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 19.44, the valuation of FE can be described as rather expensive.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as FE.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.09. FE is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 17.69, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of FE.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as FE.
  • FE is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 27.98, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.44
Fwd PE 17.69
FE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as FE.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.2
FE Per share dataFE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)1.97
PEG (5Y)14.9
EPS Next 2Y8.97%
EPS Next 3Y8.41%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.75%, FE has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.81, FE pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
  • FE's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.85.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.75%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of FE has a limited annual growth rate of 1.59%.
  • FE has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
  • FE has not decreased their dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)1.59%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years10
FE Yearly Dividends per shareFE Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.5 1 1.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • 75.49% of the earnings are spent on dividend by FE. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of FE is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP75.49%
EPS Next 2Y8.97%
EPS Next 3Y8.41%
FE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendFE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -2B -4B -6B
FE Dividend Payout.FE Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.FE Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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FIRSTENERGY CORP

NYSE:FE (2/19/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 49.1153 -0.45 (-0.92%)

49.57

+0.63 (+1.29%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Earnings (Last)02-17
Earnings (Next)04-21
Inst Owners89.8%
Inst Owner Change1.3%
Ins Owners0.13%
Ins Owner Change-0.29%
Market Cap28.64B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)1.33B
Analysts77.6
Price Target50.97 (2.82%)
Short Float %4.92%
Short Ratio5.68
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.75%
Yearly Dividend1.69
Dividend Growth(5Y)1.59%
DP75.49%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years10
Ex-Date05-07
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)4.14%
Min EPS beat(2)3.93%
Max EPS beat(2)4.34%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2.12%
Min EPS beat(4)-7.63%
Max EPS beat(4)7.84%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-0.61%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-1.32%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-1.75%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.63%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.62%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.27%
Min Revenue beat(4)-24.16%
Max Revenue beat(4)5.11%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.22%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.27%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.25%
PT rev (1m)1.05%
PT rev (3m)0.54%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-2.12%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-8.7%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.05%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.18%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.71%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.35%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.22%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.48%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.44
Fwd PE 17.69
P/S 1.98
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 7.94
P/B 2.24
P/tB 3.99
EV/EBITDA 12.2
EPS(TTM)2.55
EY5.14%
EPS(NY)2.8
Fwd EY5.65%
FCF(TTM)-2.12
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)6.25
OCFY12.6%
SpS25.05
BVpS22.15
TBVpS12.43
PEG (NY)1.97
PEG (5Y)14.9
Graham Number35.65
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.38%
ROE 10.39%
ROCE 5.57%
ROIC 4.34%
ROICexc 4.46%
ROICexgc 5.04%
OM 19.35%
PM (TTM) 9.19%
GM 70.32%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)1.67%
ROA(5y)2.05%
ROE(3y)7.47%
ROE(5y)10.42%
ROIC(3y)3.82%
ROIC(5y)3.73%
ROICexc(3y)3.84%
ROICexc(5y)3.79%
ROICexgc(3y)4.39%
ROICexgc(5y)4.37%
ROCE(3y)4.93%
ROCE(5y)4.84%
ROICexgc growth 3Y5.98%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-6.21%
ROICexc growth 3Y6.95%
ROICexc growth 5Y-5.5%
OM growth 3Y6.67%
OM growth 5Y-4.97%
PM growth 3Y-14.28%
PM growth 5Y-2.47%
GM growth 3Y-1.11%
GM growth 5Y-0.69%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.26
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.02
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.78
Cap/Depr 290.97%
Cap/Sales 33.4%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 80.88%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.75
Quick Ratio 0.64
Altman-Z 0.8
F-Score5
WACC6.27%
ROIC/WACC0.69
Cap/Depr(3y)241.74%
Cap/Depr(5y)219.91%
Cap/Sales(3y)26.04%
Cap/Sales(5y)24.94%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-3.04%
EPS 3Y1.76%
EPS 5Y1.3%
EPS Q2Q%-20.9%
EPS Next Y9.89%
EPS Next 2Y8.97%
EPS Next 3Y8.41%
EPS Next 5Y8.19%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%19.55%
Revenue Next Year3.54%
Revenue Next 2Y3.81%
Revenue Next 3Y4.22%
Revenue Next 5Y3.84%
EBIT growth 1Y20.17%
EBIT growth 3Y13.67%
EBIT growth 5Y-1.1%
EBIT Next Year61%
EBIT Next 3Y24.72%
EBIT Next 5Y18%
FCF growth 1Y37.47%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y182.98%
OCF growth 3Y0.94%
OCF growth 5Y3.22%

FIRSTENERGY CORP / FE FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for FIRSTENERGY CORP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to FE.


What is the valuation status for FE stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE) stock?

FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What is the financial health of FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE) stock?

The financial health rating of FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE) is 1 / 10.


Is the dividend of FIRSTENERGY CORP sustainable?

The dividend rating of FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE) is 7 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 75.49%.