FirstEnergy Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
FirstEnergy has a total shareholder equity of $14.2B and total debt of $27.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 193.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $55.9B and $41.7B respectively. FirstEnergy's EBIT is $2.8B making its interest coverage ratio 2.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.4B.
Key information
193.67%
Debt to equity ratio
US$27.47b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.6x |
| Cash | US$1.40b |
| Equity | US$14.18b |
| Total liabilities | US$41.70b |
| Total assets | US$55.88b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Investors Appear Satisfied With FirstEnergy Corp.'s (NYSE:FE) Prospects
Sep 30
FirstEnergy Can Continue Offering Double-Digit Annual Returns
Sep 26FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.445
Apr 06FirstEnergy: A Defensive Play With Limited Upside
Mar 31FirstEnergy's (NYSE:FE) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.445
Mar 23Here's Why FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Jan 06Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE)
Dec 17FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Nov 29FirstEnergy's De-Risked Balance Sheet: The Ultimate Differentiator
Oct 03FirstEnergy: An Emerging Value Case With A High Yield, But Not Discounted Enough
Jun 16FirstEnergy: Dividend Distribution Potential, And Cheap Valuation
Apr 02FirstEnergy: Attractive Valuation Overshadowed By Static Dividend And Legal Issues
Dec 26FirstEnergy: Continuing To Deliver On The Thesis
Nov 07FirstEnergy Continues To Boast Stability In An Uncertain Environment, Despite Q2 Weakness
Aug 28FirstEnergy: Attractive Valuation, But Higher Risks Than Peers
Jun 16Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FE's short term assets ($4.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($5.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: FE's short term assets ($4.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($36.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FE's net debt to equity ratio (183.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: FE's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 314.1% to 193.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FE's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (13.1%).
Interest Coverage: FE's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/21 03:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
FirstEnergy Corp. is covered by 26 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Gregg Orrill | Barclays |
| Nicholas Campanella | Barclays |