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Canadian Utilities TSX:CU.PRF Stock Report

Last Price

CA$19.75

Market Cap

CA$9.5b

7D

-0.9%

1Y

13.2%

Updated

13 Mar, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Canadian Utilities Limited

TSX:CU.PRF Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$9.5b

CU.PRF Stock Overview

Engages in the electricity, natural gas, renewables, pipelines, and liquids businesses in Canada, Australia, and internationally. More details

CU.PRF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends3/6

Rewards

Trading at 74.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Revenue is forecast to grow 7.33% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Earnings have declined by 2% per year over past 5 years

Dividend of 5.22% is not well covered by earnings or free cash flows

Profit margins (10.8%) are lower than last year (16.6%)


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Canadian Utilities Limited Competitors

ATCO

TSX:ACO.X

CA$5.4b

Algonquin Power & Utilities

TSX:AQN

CA$5.3b

AltaGas

TSX:ALA

CA$11.4b

Northland Power

TSX:NPI

CA$5.2b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Canadian Utilities
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$19.75
52 Week HighCA$20.25
52 Week LowCA$16.99
Beta0.65
1 Month Change2.33%
3 Month Change0.71%
1 Year Change13.18%
3 Year Change-11.95%
5 Year Change14.16%
Change since IPO-20.87%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

CU.PRFCA Integrated UtilitiesCA Market
7D-0.9%0.8%-1.4%
1Y13.2%17.6%8.6%

Return vs Industry: CU.PRF underperformed the Canadian Integrated Utilities industry which returned 16.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CU.PRF exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 8.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CU.PRF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CU.PRF volatility
CU.PRF Average Weekly Movement1.7%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement3.1%
Market Average Movement8.5%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market17.3%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: CU.PRF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: CU.PRF's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19279,084Nancy Southernwww.canadianutilities.com

Canadian Utilities Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity, natural gas, renewables, pipelines, and liquids businesses in Canada, Australia, and internationally. It operates through ATCO Energy Systems, ATCO EnPower, and ATCO Australia. The ATCO Energy Systems segment provides regulated electricity transmission and distribution services in northern and central east Alberta, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and in the Lloydminster area of Saskatchewan; and international electricity services.

Canadian Utilities Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Canadian Utilities's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CU.PRF fundamental statistics
Market capCA$9.49b
Earnings (TTM)CA$403.00m
Revenue (TTM)CA$3.74b

23.6x

P/E Ratio

2.5x

P/S Ratio

Is CU.PRF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CU.PRF income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$3.74b
Cost of RevenueCA$1.14b
Gross ProfitCA$2.60b
Other ExpensesCA$2.20b
EarningsCA$403.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.48
Gross Margin69.51%
Net Profit Margin10.77%
Debt/Equity Ratio155.3%

How did CU.PRF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.2%

Current Dividend Yield

122%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/13 12:51
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/13 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Canadian Utilities Limited is covered by 11 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ross Allen FowlerBarclays
Benjamin PhamBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Robert HastingsCanaccord Genuity