Origin Energy Valuation

Is ORG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ORG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ORG (A$10.81) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$14)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ORG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ORG?

Key metric: As ORG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for ORG. This is calculated by dividing ORG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is ORG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.3x
EarningsAU$1.40b
Market CapAU$18.57b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ORG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ORG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.3x
APA APA Group
9.6x-24.6%AU$9.4b
AGL AGL Energy
10.4x-1.8%AU$7.4b
EMA Emera
25.4x13.1%CA$15.8b
PNW Pinnacle West Capital
15.7x5.8%US$9.7b
ORG Origin Energy
13.3x-4.5%AU$18.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ORG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the peer average (15.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ORG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Electric Utilities Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ORG 13.3xIndustry Avg. 13.6xNo. of Companies28PE0816243240+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ORG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the Global Electric Utilities industry average (13.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ORG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ORG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.3x
Fair PE Ratio15.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ORG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ORG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentAU$10.81
AU$10.27
-5.0%
7.8%AU$11.75AU$8.86n/a11
Dec ’25AU$10.87
AU$10.27
-5.5%
7.8%AU$11.75AU$8.86n/a11
Nov ’25AU$9.72
AU$10.27
+5.6%
7.8%AU$11.75AU$8.86n/a11
Oct ’25AU$10.19
AU$10.42
+2.2%
8.2%AU$11.65AU$8.86n/a11
Sep ’25AU$9.96
AU$10.18
+2.2%
10.7%AU$11.70AU$7.85n/a12
Aug ’25AU$10.54
AU$10.62
+0.8%
10.5%AU$12.10AU$7.85n/a12
Jul ’25AU$10.93
AU$10.44
-4.5%
11.1%AU$12.10AU$7.85n/a11
Jun ’25AU$10.19
AU$9.94
-2.4%
9.0%AU$11.00AU$7.85n/a10
May ’25AU$9.70
AU$9.65
-0.6%
8.3%AU$10.55AU$7.85n/a10
Apr ’25AU$9.20
AU$9.37
+1.8%
7.6%AU$10.50AU$7.85n/a10
Mar ’25AU$9.01
AU$9.21
+2.2%
8.6%AU$10.50AU$7.85n/a10
Feb ’25AU$8.42
AU$9.27
+10.1%
7.5%AU$10.50AU$8.07n/a7
Jan ’25AU$8.47
AU$9.03
+6.6%
8.3%AU$10.50AU$8.25n/a6
Dec ’24AU$8.18
AU$9.05
+10.7%
5.6%AU$9.75AU$8.25AU$10.875
Nov ’24AU$9.07
AU$9.16
+1.0%
3.9%AU$9.75AU$8.80AU$9.725
Oct ’24AU$8.78
AU$8.92
+1.6%
3.1%AU$9.39AU$8.55AU$10.195
Sep ’24AU$8.72
AU$8.85
+1.4%
1.9%AU$9.00AU$8.55AU$9.965
Aug ’24AU$8.49
AU$8.79
+3.5%
2.1%AU$9.00AU$8.48AU$10.545
Jul ’24AU$8.41
AU$8.36
-0.7%
11.8%AU$9.00AU$6.18AU$10.936
Jun ’24AU$8.36
AU$8.37
+0.08%
11.8%AU$9.00AU$6.18AU$10.196
May ’24AU$8.38
AU$8.43
+0.6%
11.1%AU$9.00AU$6.18AU$9.707
Apr ’24AU$8.29
AU$8.10
-2.3%
11.3%AU$9.00AU$6.18AU$9.207
Mar ’24AU$8.02
AU$7.71
-3.8%
11.7%AU$9.00AU$6.18AU$9.018
Feb ’24AU$7.41
AU$8.14
+9.8%
8.4%AU$9.00AU$7.19AU$8.428
Jan ’24AU$7.72
AU$7.81
+1.2%
12.4%AU$9.00AU$6.35AU$8.478
Dec ’23AU$7.95
AU$7.40
-6.9%
14.2%AU$9.00AU$6.00AU$8.188

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 17:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Origin Energy Limited is covered by 28 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Russell WrightAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Dale KoendersBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited