Fortis Inc.

NYSE:FTS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.8b

Fortis Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Fortis has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.6%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.2% per year. Fortis's return on equity is 7.4%, and it has net margins of 13.9%.

Key information

1.6%

Earnings growth rate

-0.9%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities Industry Growth6.3%
Revenue growth rate7.2%
Return on equity7.4%
Net Margin13.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Behind The Billions: Fortis' Ambitious Vision For 2029

Dec 05

Fortis: 'Hold' Despite The Outperformance

Aug 22

Fortis: A Look At The Valuation On This Dividend Aristocrat

Jun 06

Fortis: The Sub-Par Performance Continues Due To Valuation

Mar 27

Fortis: Preferred Shares Deliver Yield And Outperform Common

Jan 10

Fortis: An Update On One Of The Larger Canadian Utilities, Maintain 'Hold'

Nov 06

Fortis: 8-9% Yielding Preferred Shares Offer A Lower Risk Prospect Vs. Common Shares

Aug 23

Fortis: A Stable High-Yielding Utility That Is Too Expensive

Jun 06

Fortis Q4 Earnings Preview

Feb 09

Fortis: A Dividend King In The Making

Jan 17

Fortis Warrants A Valuation Update After A 14% Drop - Close To A 'Buy'

Nov 08

Fortis Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 27

Fortis raises dividend 5.6% to CAD 0.565/share

Sep 28

Fortis subsidiary launches senior notes offering

Sep 08

Fortis: Completion Of Energy Projects Will Likely Push The Price Up

Aug 29

Fortis declares CAD 0.535 dividend

Jul 28

Fortis: Strong Renewable Ambitions And Financials But Appears Overpriced

May 24

Fortis: I Remain At 'Hold', But There Is A Potential Upside At 18X P/E

Mar 01

Fortis: A Solid Dividend Investment

Oct 18

Fortis Is A Dividend Grower With More Upside

Jul 17

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Fortis makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:FTS Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2411,4441,591-700
30 Jun 2411,3921,565-660
31 Mar 2411,3161,528-640
31 Dec 2311,5171,506-620
30 Sep 2311,8001,495-710
30 Jun 2311,6341,427-750
31 Mar 2311,5271,417-840
31 Dec 2211,0431,330-920
30 Sep 2210,4581,288-760
30 Jun 2210,1011,257-710
31 Mar 229,7441,226-580
31 Dec 219,4481,231-450
30 Sep 219,2111,234-470
30 Jun 219,1361,231-360
31 Mar 219,0831,252-340
31 Dec 208,9351,209-310
30 Sep 208,9151,224-320
30 Jun 208,8451,210-290
31 Mar 208,7381,656-190
31 Dec 198,7831,655-110
30 Sep 198,6631,57020
30 Jun 198,6521,56820
31 Mar 198,6291,08820
31 Dec 188,3901,10020
30 Sep 188,295973110
30 Jun 188,156975110
31 Mar 188,224992110
31 Dec 178,301963110
30 Sep 178,2431,01800
30 Jun 177,87086700
31 Mar 177,34071700
31 Dec 166,83858500
30 Sep 166,52353100
30 Jun 166,56155500
31 Mar 166,61469200
31 Dec 156,75772800
30 Sep 156,71270600
30 Jun 156,34356900
31 Mar 155,86137200
31 Dec 145,40131200
30 Sep 144,93729900
30 Jun 144,65533500
31 Mar 144,38934200
31 Dec 134,04733300

Quality Earnings: FTS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FTS's current net profit margins (13.9%) are higher than last year (12.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FTS's earnings have grown by 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FTS's earnings growth over the past year (6.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (1.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: FTS earnings growth over the past year (6.4%) did not outperform the Electric Utilities industry 13.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: FTS's Return on Equity (7.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Fortis Inc. 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.

AnalystInstitution
Harshit GuptaAccountability Research Corporation
Daniel FordBarclays
Ross Allen FowlerBarclays