NISOURCE INC (NI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:NI • US65473P1057

46.37 USD
+0.55 (+1.2%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
46.33 USD
-0.04 (-0.09%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

NI gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 26 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. While NI belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are concerns on its financial health. NI 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 NI was profitable.
  • NI had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • NI had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years NI always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
NI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFNI 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 2025 0 1B -1B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of NI (2.58%) is worse than 61.54% of its industry peers.
  • NI's Return On Equity of 9.81% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. NI outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.64%, NI belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.31% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NI had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.25%. This is in line with the industry average of 3.88%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (4.64%) for NI is above the 3 year average (4.25%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.58%
ROE 9.81%
ROIC 4.64%
ROA(3y)2.34%
ROA(5y)2.41%
ROE(3y)8.77%
ROE(5y)8.76%
ROIC(3y)4.25%
ROIC(5y)4.14%
NI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICNI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2 4 6 8

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 13.95%, NI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.08% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of NI has grown nicely.
  • NI has a Operating Margin of 27.64%. This is amongst the best in the industry. NI outperforms 92.31% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of NI has grown nicely.
  • NI has a better Gross Margin (76.15%) than 84.62% of its industry peers.
  • NI's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 27.64%
PM (TTM) 13.95%
GM 76.15%
OM growth 3Y11.66%
OM growth 5Y6.12%
PM growth 3Y2.92%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6%
GM growth 5Y-0.04%
NI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsNI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), NI is destroying value.
  • NI has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, NI has more shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for NI is higher compared to a year ago.
NI Yearly Shares OutstandingNI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M
NI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsNI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10B 20B 30B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.80, we must say that NI is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • NI has a Altman-Z score (0.80) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.71 is on the high side and indicates that NI has dependencies on debt financing.
  • NI's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.71 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. NI outperforms 46.15% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.71
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.8
ROIC/WACC0.72
WACC6.44%
NI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFNI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B 10B 15B

2.3 Liquidity

  • NI has a Current Ratio of 0.69. This is a bad value and indicates that NI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.69, NI is doing worse than 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NI has a Quick Ratio of 0.69. This is a bad value and indicates that NI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • NI has a Quick ratio (0.56) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.69
Quick Ratio 0.56
NI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesNI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • NI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 8.57%, which is quite good.
  • Measured over the past 5 years, NI shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 7.56% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 21.76% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.25% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)8.57%
EPS 3Y8.93%
EPS 5Y7.56%
EPS Q2Q%4.08%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.76%
Revenue growth 3Y4.32%
Revenue growth 5Y7.25%
Sales Q2Q%19.85%

3.2 Future

  • NI is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 9.45% yearly.
  • NI is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.51% yearly.
EPS Next Y11.02%
EPS Next 2Y9.62%
EPS Next 3Y10%
EPS Next 5Y9.45%
Revenue Next Year5.28%
Revenue Next 2Y4.99%
Revenue Next 3Y5.6%
Revenue Next 5Y5.51%

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 decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
NI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesNI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2B 4B 6B 8B
NI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesNI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 24.41, the valuation of NI can be described as rather expensive.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, NI is valued expensively inside the industry as 88.46% of the companies are valued cheaper.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of NI to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.99), we can say NI is valued inline with the index average.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.98 indicates a rather expensive valuation of NI.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, NI is valued expensively inside the industry as 84.62% of the companies are valued cheaper.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.06. NI is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 24.41
Fwd PE 21.98
NI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsNI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of NI is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 12.4
NI Per share dataNI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates NI does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The decent profitability rating of NI may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.21
PEG (5Y)3.23
EPS Next 2Y9.62%
EPS Next 3Y10%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.65%, NI has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 4.52, NI's dividend is way lower than its industry peers. On top of this 92.31% of the companies listed in the same industry pay a better dividend than NI!
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.85, NI pays a bit more dividend than the S&P500 average.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.65%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of NI has a limited annual growth rate of 2.82%.
  • NI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • NI has not decreased its dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record of non decreasing dividend.
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.82%
Div Incr Years13
Div Non Decr Years20
NI Yearly Dividends per shareNI Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • 57.22% of the earnings are spent on dividend by NI. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
  • NI's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP57.22%
EPS Next 2Y9.62%
EPS Next 3Y10%
NI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendNI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M -1B
NI Dividend Payout.NI Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.NI Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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NISOURCE INC

NYSE:NI (2/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 46.33 -0.04 (-0.09%)

46.37

+0.55 (+1.2%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners100.34%
Inst Owner Change0.13%
Ins Owners0.23%
Ins Owner Change1.04%
Market Cap22.13B
Revenue(TTM)6.64B
Net Income(TTM)926.90M
Analysts84.35
Price Target48.15 (3.84%)
Short Float %1.82%
Short Ratio2.21
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.65%
Yearly Dividend1.12
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.82%
DP57.22%
Div Incr Years13
Div Non Decr Years20
Ex-Date02-03
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-4.04%
Min EPS beat(2)-6.79%
Max EPS beat(2)-1.29%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)0.23%
Min EPS beat(4)-6.79%
Max EPS beat(4)5.94%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)5.72%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)4.82%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)2.1%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)14.38%
Min Revenue beat(2)7.16%
Max Revenue beat(2)21.59%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)9.8%
Min Revenue beat(4)1.66%
Max Revenue beat(4)21.59%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.55%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.5%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.2%
PT rev (1m)0.09%
PT rev (3m)3.29%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.2%
EPS NQ rev (3m)2.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.02%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.06%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.11%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.11%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.19%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.34%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 24.41
Fwd PE 21.98
P/S 3.33
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 9.37
P/B 2.34
P/tB 2.78
EV/EBITDA 12.4
EPS(TTM)1.9
EY4.1%
EPS(NY)2.11
Fwd EY4.55%
FCF(TTM)-1.27
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)4.95
OCFY10.68%
SpS13.92
BVpS19.8
TBVpS16.69
PEG (NY)2.21
PEG (5Y)3.23
Graham Number29.1
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.58%
ROE 9.81%
ROCE 5.67%
ROIC 4.64%
ROICexc 4.65%
ROICexgc 4.87%
OM 27.64%
PM (TTM) 13.95%
GM 76.15%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.34%
ROA(5y)2.41%
ROE(3y)8.77%
ROE(5y)8.76%
ROIC(3y)4.25%
ROIC(5y)4.14%
ROICexc(3y)4.37%
ROICexc(5y)4.21%
ROICexgc(3y)4.6%
ROICexgc(5y)4.47%
ROCE(3y)5.33%
ROCE(5y)5.2%
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.79%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.47%
ROICexc growth 3Y4.43%
ROICexc growth 5Y3.1%
OM growth 3Y11.66%
OM growth 5Y6.12%
PM growth 3Y2.92%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6%
GM growth 5Y-0.04%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.19
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.71
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.39
Cap/Depr 254.42%
Cap/Sales 44.72%
Interest Coverage 3.3
Cash Conversion 78.65%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.69
Quick Ratio 0.56
Altman-Z 0.8
F-Score6
WACC6.44%
ROIC/WACC0.72
Cap/Depr(3y)276.67%
Cap/Depr(5y)275.74%
Cap/Sales(3y)48.89%
Cap/Sales(5y)45.38%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)8.57%
EPS 3Y8.93%
EPS 5Y7.56%
EPS Q2Q%4.08%
EPS Next Y11.02%
EPS Next 2Y9.62%
EPS Next 3Y10%
EPS Next 5Y9.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.76%
Revenue growth 3Y4.32%
Revenue growth 5Y7.25%
Sales Q2Q%19.85%
Revenue Next Year5.28%
Revenue Next 2Y4.99%
Revenue Next 3Y5.6%
Revenue Next 5Y5.51%
EBIT growth 1Y25.36%
EBIT growth 3Y16.48%
EBIT growth 5Y13.81%
EBIT Next Year81.83%
EBIT Next 3Y31.94%
EBIT Next 5Y24.75%
FCF growth 1Y39.13%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y32.6%
OCF growth 3Y18.79%
OCF growth 5Y16.43%

NISOURCE INC / NI FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of NISOURCE INC (NI) stock?

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


What is the valuation status for NI stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to NISOURCE INC (NI). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of NI stock?

NISOURCE INC (NI) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for NI stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for NISOURCE INC (NI) is 24.41 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.34.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for NI stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of NISOURCE INC (NI) is expected to grow by 11.02% in the next year.