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Ameren Corporation (AEE) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

AEE • • Utilities
UtilitiesElectric UtilitiesElectric and gas combination utilities
AboutAmeren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. The company engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution activities; and rate-regulated natural gas distribution and transmission businesses. It primarily generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable sources, such as hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Ameren Corporation was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.Show more
  • Revenue $8.8B +15.4%
  • EBITDA $3.69B +18.4%
  • Net Income $1.46B +23.2%
  • Free Cash Flow -$775M +52.9%
  • EBITDA Margin 41.98% +2.5%
  • Net Margin 16.55% +6.7%
  • ROE 11.3% +13.4%
  • Interest Coverage 2.61 +14.2%
  • Debt/Equity 1.47 -4.2%
  • Net Debt/EBITDA 5.36 -10.5%
  • CapEx / Revenue 46.91% -18.9%
  • CapEx Coverage 0.81 +29.6%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓16 years of consecutive dividend growth
  • ✓16 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.5%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High leverage: 5.4x Debt/EBITDA

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.73%
5Y8.72%
3Y3.41%
TTM15.43%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y8.74%
5Y10.82%
3Y10.68%
TTM23.18%

EPS CAGR

10Y7.52%
5Y8.86%
3Y8.92%
TTM21.04%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.93%
5Y Avg4.33%
3Y Avg4.3%
Latest4.73%

Peer Comparison

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ESEversource Energy28.59B76.2133.57-0.08%10.22%8.3%1.92
ETREntergy Corporation48.45B107.1127.398.98%13.68%10.28%1.80
LNTAlliant Energy Corporation18.6B72.3426.89-1.14%19.13%11.19%1.49
XELXcel Energy Inc.49.3B83.3624.23-5.38%13.46%9.04%1.55
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.38.07B116.9624.2213.96%15.9%3.82%0.09
FTSFortis Inc.29.17B57.5023.145.75%14.79%6.48%1.34
CMSCMS Energy Corporation6.57B78.0722.1213.63%12.62%11.1%34.04%1.99
AEEAmeren Corporation31.31B113.2821.1715.43%16.55%10.76%1.47

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue+6.08B6.17B6.29B5.91B5.79B6.39B7.96B7.5B7.62B8.8B
Revenue Growth %-0.36%1.61%1.9%-6.06%-1.96%10.36%24.44%-5.74%1.64%15.43%
Cost of Revenue3.44B3.39B3.5B3.17B2.94B3.4B4.61B4.03B3.97B6.2B
Gross Profit+2.63B2.78B2.79B2.74B2.86B2.99B3.34B3.47B3.65B2.6B
Gross Margin %----------
Gross Profit Growth %1.42%5.66%0.43%-1.86%4.19%4.65%11.77%3.71%5.36%-28.74%
Operating Expenses+1.31B1.37B1.44B1.48B1.56B1.66B1.83B1.91B2.14B577M
Other Operating Expenses----------
EBITDA+2.25B2.36B2.39B2.35B2.45B2.61B2.95B3.06B3.12B3.69B
EBITDA Margin %----------
EBITDA Growth %5.25%5.21%1.19%-1.76%4.47%6.4%13.14%3.56%2.06%18.36%
Depreciation & Amortization+923M952M1.03B1.08B1.15B1.28B1.44B1.5B1.6B1.67B
D&A / Revenue %----------
Operating Income (EBIT)+1.32B1.41B1.36B1.27B1.3B1.33B1.51B1.56B1.52B2.03B
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %5%6.66%-3.76%-6.63%2.6%2.54%13.65%2.84%-2.7%33.64%
Interest Expense+382M391M401M381M419M383M486M566M663M776M
Interest Coverage3.46x3.61x3.38x3.33x3.10x3.48x3.12x2.75x2.29x2.61x
Interest / Revenue %----------
Non-Operating Income-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Pretax Income+1.04B1.1B1.06B1.02B1.03B1.15B1.25B1.34B1.27B1.6B
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+382M576M237M182M155M157M176M183M83M136M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+653M523M815M828M871M990M1.07B1.15B1.18B1.46B
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %3.65%-19.91%55.83%1.6%5.19%13.66%8.48%7.26%2.6%23.18%
EPS (Diluted)+2.682.143.323.353.503.844.144.384.425.35
EPS Growth %3.47%-20.15%55.14%0.9%4.48%9.71%7.81%5.8%0.91%21.04%
EPS (Basic)2.692.163.343.373.533.864.164.384.435.38
Diluted Shares Outstanding243.4M244.2M245.8M247.1M248.7M257.6M259.5M263.4M267.4M272.2M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets+24.7B25.95B27.21B28.93B32.03B35.73B37.9B40.83B44.6B48.48B
Asset Growth %4.48%5.04%4.9%6.31%10.7%11.57%6.07%7.72%9.23%8.7%
PP&E (Net)+20.11B21.47B22.81B24.38B26.81B29.26B31.26B33.78B36.3B39.31B
PP&E / Total Assets %----------
Total Current Assets+1.59B1.61B1.53B1.43B1.65B1.97B2.67B2.18B2.26B2.57B
Cash & Equivalents9M10M16M16M139M8M10M25M7M13M
Receivables1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory527M522M483M494M521M592M667M733M762M774M
Other Current Assets262M242M197M187M244M532M651M491M528M597M
Long-Term Investments607M1.38B1.45B847M982M1.16B958M1.15B1.34B1.53B
Goodwill411M411M411M411M411M411M411M411M411M411M
Intangible Assets0000000000
Other Assets1.98B55M-103M1.87B2.18B2.94B906M3.31B3.9B4.66B
Total Liabilities17.45B18.62B19.44B20.73B22.95B25.91B27.27B29.35B32.35B34.95B
Total Debt+7.83B8.42B9.04B9.8B11.58B13.61B15.1B16.51B18.72B19.83B
Net Debt7.83B8.41B9.02B9.78B11.44B13.6B15.09B16.48B18.71B19.82B
Long-Term Debt6.59B7.09B7.86B8.91B11.08B12.56B13.69B15.12B17.26B18.21B
Short-Term Borrowings1.24B1.32B1.18B882M498M1.05B1.41B1.39B1.46B1.62B
Capital Lease Obligations0000000000
Total Current Liabilities+2.67B2.94B2.69B2.5B2.18B2.83B3.37B3.35B3.41B3.91B
Accounts Payable805M902M817M874M958M1.09B1.16B1.14B1.06B1.25B
Accrued Expenses93M105M2M94M114M2M02M00
Deferred Revenue107M108M000000223M0
Other Current Liabilities384M448M638M655M610M679M797M822M671M1.04B
Deferred Taxes1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Liabilities3.87B6.03B6.23B6.39B6.48B7.02B6.41B6.71B7.21B7.64B
Total Equity+7.25B7.33B7.77B8.2B9.08B9.83B10.64B11.48B12.24B13.53B
Equity Growth %2.21%1.12%6.1%5.51%10.72%8.25%8.22%7.91%6.66%10.51%
Shareholders Equity7.1B7.18B7.63B8.06B8.94B9.7B10.51B11.35B12.11B13.4B
Minority Interest142M142M142M142M142M129M129M129M129M129M
Common Stock2M2M2M2M3M3M3M3M3M3M
Additional Paid-in Capital5.56B5.54B5.63B5.69B6.18B6.5B6.86B7.22B7.51B8.11B
Retained Earnings1.57B1.66B2.02B2.38B2.76B3.18B3.65B4.14B4.6B5.29B
Accumulated OCI-23M-18M-22M-17M-1M13M-1M-6M-6M0
Return on Assets (ROA)2.7%2.07%3.07%2.95%2.86%2.92%2.92%2.93%2.77%3.13%
Return on Equity (ROE)9.11%7.18%10.8%10.37%10.08%10.47%10.5%10.42%9.97%11.3%
Debt / Equity1.08x1.15x1.16x1.19x1.27x1.38x1.42x1.44x1.53x1.47x
Debt / Assets31.72%32.45%33.2%33.86%36.14%38.09%39.82%40.43%41.98%40.91%
Net Debt / EBITDA3.49x3.56x3.77x4.17x4.66x5.21x5.11x5.39x6.00x5.36x
Book Value per Share29.773031.6233.1936.5138.1640.9943.5845.7949.71

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+2.12B2.12B2.17B2.17B1.73B1.66B2.26B2.56B2.76B3.35B
Operating CF Growth %4.23%0.05%2.46%0%-20.41%-3.82%36.24%13.3%7.76%21.35%
Operating CF / Revenue %----------
Net Income659M529M821M834M877M995M1.08B1.16B1.19B1.46B
Depreciation & Amortization923M952M1.03B1.08B1.15B1.28B1.44B1.5B1.6B1.67B
Deferred Taxes386M539M224M167M148M156M170M229M127M253M
Other Non-Cash Items-1M-12M28M-23M12M-1M46M-22M30M-1M
Working Capital Changes133M93M44M91M-484M-788M-494M-326M-214M-51M
Capital Expenditures+-2.13B-2.19B-2.34B-2.44B-3.3B-3.52B-3.38B-3.77B-4.41B-4.13B
CapEx / Revenue %----------
CapEx / D&A----------
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)----------
Cash from Investing+-2.16B-2.2B-2.34B-2.44B-3.33B-3.53B-3.37B-3.8B-4.46B-4.14B
Acquisitions0000000000
Purchase of Investments-322M-321M-315M-463M-224M-452M-229M-266M-584M-440M
Sale of Investments1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Other Investing-2.08B-2.13B-2.27B-2.41B-3.22B8M23M-1M-26M423M
Cash from Financing+-258M102M205M334M1.73B1.72B1.17B1.29B1.75B884M
Dividends Paid-416M-431M-451M-472M-494M-565M-610M-662M-714M-768M
Dividend Payout Ratio %63.71%82.41%55.34%57%56.72%57.07%56.8%57.47%60.41%52.75%
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Stock Issued0074M68M476M308M333M346M273M574M
Share Repurchases00000-13M0000
Other Financing-100M-57M-41M-52M-46M-53M-39M-56M-59M-18M
Net Change in Cash+-299M16M39M69M125M-146M61M56M56M92M
Exchange Rate Effect0000000000
Cash at Beginning351M52M68M107M176M301M155M216M272M328M
Cash at End52M68M107M176M301M155M216M272M328M420M
Free Cash Flow+-14M-77M-168M-272M-1.57B-1.86B-1.12B-1.21B-1.65B-775M
FCF Growth %-122.58%-450%-118.18%-61.9%-477.94%-18.45%40.01%-8.06%-36.45%52.94%
FCF Margin %----------
FCF / Net Income %----------

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)9.11%7.18%10.8%10.37%10.08%10.47%10.5%10.42%9.97%11.3%
EBITDA Margin36.95%38.26%37.99%39.73%42.34%40.82%37.11%40.77%40.94%41.98%
Net Debt / EBITDA3.49x3.56x3.77x4.17x4.66x5.21x5.11x5.39x6.00x5.36x
Interest Coverage3.46x3.61x3.38x3.33x3.10x3.48x3.12x2.75x2.29x2.61x
CapEx / Revenue0.91%1.02%0.83%0.52%1.14%55.1%42.48%50.28%57.85%46.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio63.71%82.41%55.34%57%56.72%57.07%56.8%57.47%60.41%52.75%
Debt / Equity1.08x1.15x1.16x1.19x1.27x1.38x1.42x1.44x1.53x1.47x
EPS Growth3.47%-20.15%55.14%0.9%4.48%9.71%7.81%5.8%0.91%21.04%

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