VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (VIE.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Euronext Paris - EPA:VIE - FR0000124141 - Common Stock
29.35 EUR
+0.37 (+1.28%)
VIE gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 17 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. While VIE is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. VIE is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year VIE was profitable.
VIE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
VIE had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
VIE had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of VIE (1.51%) is worse than 82.35% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of VIE (8.52%) is worse than 64.71% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 5.75%, VIE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.06% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for VIE is in line with the industry average of 6.39%.
The 3 year average ROIC (5.04%) for VIE is below the current ROIC(5.75%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.51% | ||
| ROE | 8.52% | ||
| ROIC | 5.75% |
ROA(3y)1.26%
ROA(5y)0.95%
ROE(3y)7.32%
ROE(5y)5.34%
ROIC(3y)5.04%
ROIC(5y)4.36%
1.3 Margins
Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 2.46%, VIE is doing worse than 82.35% of the companies in the same industry.
VIE's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
VIE has a Operating Margin of 7.50%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: VIE outperforms 41.18% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of VIE has grown nicely.
VIE's Gross Margin of 18.04% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VIE is outperformed by 82.35% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VIE has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 7.5% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.46% | ||
| GM | 18.04% |
OM growth 3Y18.91%
OM growth 5Y3.17%
PM growth 3Y20.1%
PM growth 5Y1.34%
GM growth 3Y3.77%
GM growth 5Y1.11%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
VIE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, VIE has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for VIE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, VIE has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
VIE has an Altman-Z score of 0.86. This is a bad value and indicates that VIE is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of VIE (0.86) is worse than 64.71% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of VIE is 14.13, which is on the high side as it means it would take VIE, 14.13 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
VIE's Debt to FCF ratio of 14.13 is amongst the best of the industry. VIE outperforms 88.24% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.55 is on the high side and indicates that VIE has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.55, VIE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.82% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.55 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 14.13 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.86 |
ROIC/WACC1.27
WACC4.52%
2.3 Liquidity
VIE has a Current Ratio of 0.91. This is a bad value and indicates that VIE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
VIE has a Current ratio (0.91) which is in line with its industry peers.
VIE has a Quick Ratio of 0.91. This is a bad value and indicates that VIE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
VIE has a Quick ratio of 0.86. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: VIE outperforms 52.94% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 15.01% over the past year.
Measured over the past 5 years, VIE shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 7.31% on average per year.
Looking at the last year, VIE shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.45% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, VIE shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 10.45% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)15.01%
EPS 3Y31.56%
EPS 5Y7.31%
EPS Q2Q%7.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.45%
Revenue growth 3Y16.17%
Revenue growth 5Y10.45%
Sales Q2Q%-0.2%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 9.12% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
VIE is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.85% yearly.
EPS Next Y8.12%
EPS Next 2Y8.62%
EPS Next 3Y8.8%
EPS Next 5Y9.12%
Revenue Next Year2.01%
Revenue Next 2Y3.06%
Revenue Next 3Y3.2%
Revenue Next 5Y3.85%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 19.83, VIE is valued on the expensive side.
82.35% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than VIE, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 25.98, VIE is valued a bit cheaper.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.14, VIE is valued correctly.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of VIE is on the same level as its industry peers.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of VIE to the average of the S&P500 Index (35.79), we can say VIE is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19.83 | ||
| Fwd PE | 13.14 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of VIE is on the same level as its industry peers.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, VIE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.24% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 10.5 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.6 |
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)2.44
PEG (5Y)2.71
EPS Next 2Y8.62%
EPS Next 3Y8.8%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
VIE has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.91%, which is a nice return.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 4.55, VIE pays a better dividend. On top of this VIE pays more dividend than 82.35% of the companies listed in the same industry.
VIE's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.41.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.91% |
5.2 History
On average, the dividend of VIE grows each year by 14.14%, which is quite nice.
Dividend Growth(5Y)14.14%
Div Incr Years4
Div Non Decr Years4
5.3 Sustainability
110.63% of the earnings are spent on dividend by VIE. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
VIE's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP110.63%
EPS Next 2Y8.62%
EPS Next 3Y8.8%
EPA:VIE (11/26/2025, 5:35:15 PM)
29.35
+0.37 (+1.28%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners69.87%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.04%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap21.77B
Revenue(TTM)44.69B
Net Income(TTM)1.10B
Analysts76
Price Target36 (22.66%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.91% |
Yearly Dividend1.72
Dividend Growth(5Y)14.14%
DP110.63%
Div Incr Years4
Div Non Decr Years4
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-0.47%
PT rev (3m)-1.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.03%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.65%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19.83 | ||
| Fwd PE | 13.14 | ||
| P/S | 0.49 | ||
| P/FCF | 10.5 | ||
| P/OCF | 4.32 | ||
| P/B | 1.69 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.6 |
EPS(TTM)1.48
EY5.04%
EPS(NY)2.23
Fwd EY7.61%
FCF(TTM)2.79
FCFY9.52%
OCF(TTM)6.79
OCFY23.14%
SpS60.25
BVpS17.41
TBVpS-9.37
PEG (NY)2.44
PEG (5Y)2.71
Graham Number24.08
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.51% | ||
| ROE | 8.52% | ||
| ROCE | 7.92% | ||
| ROIC | 5.75% | ||
| ROICexc | 8.05% | ||
| ROICexgc | 23.25% | ||
| OM | 7.5% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.46% | ||
| GM | 18.04% | ||
| FCFM | 4.64% |
ROA(3y)1.26%
ROA(5y)0.95%
ROE(3y)7.32%
ROE(5y)5.34%
ROIC(3y)5.04%
ROIC(5y)4.36%
ROICexc(3y)6.81%
ROICexc(5y)6.13%
ROICexgc(3y)18.27%
ROICexgc(5y)16.36%
ROCE(3y)6.95%
ROCE(5y)6.02%
ROICexgc growth 3Y15.28%
ROICexgc growth 5Y0.49%
ROICexc growth 3Y14.61%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.23%
OM growth 3Y18.91%
OM growth 5Y3.17%
PM growth 3Y20.1%
PM growth 5Y1.34%
GM growth 3Y3.77%
GM growth 5Y1.11%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.61
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.55 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 14.13 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.11 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 96.55% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.63% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 4.55 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 78.45% | ||
| Profit Quality | 188.28% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.86 |
F-Score6
WACC4.52%
ROIC/WACC1.27
Cap/Depr(3y)95.76%
Cap/Depr(5y)89.42%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.68%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.46%
Profit Quality(3y)191.78%
Profit Quality(5y)437.08%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)15.01%
EPS 3Y31.56%
EPS 5Y7.31%
EPS Q2Q%7.14%
EPS Next Y8.12%
EPS Next 2Y8.62%
EPS Next 3Y8.8%
EPS Next 5Y9.12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.45%
Revenue growth 3Y16.17%
Revenue growth 5Y10.45%
Sales Q2Q%-0.2%
Revenue Next Year2.01%
Revenue Next 2Y3.06%
Revenue Next 3Y3.2%
Revenue Next 5Y3.85%
EBIT growth 1Y7.58%
EBIT growth 3Y38.14%
EBIT growth 5Y13.96%
EBIT Next Year98.4%
EBIT Next 3Y29.88%
EBIT Next 5Y19.4%
FCF growth 1Y10.91%
FCF growth 3Y13.48%
FCF growth 5Y7.99%
OCF growth 1Y0.58%
OCF growth 3Y16.98%
OCF growth 5Y10.29%
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT / VIE.PA FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for VIE stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to VIE.PA.
Can you provide the valuation status for VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (VIE.PA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of VIE stock?
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (VIE.PA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (VIE.PA) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (VIE.PA) is 19.83 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.69.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for VIE stock?
The dividend rating of VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (VIE.PA) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 110.63%.