Last 48 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Regulated Gas
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 21.72 | 29.16 | 12.79 | 16.16 | 41.06 | 29.47 | 14.53 | 18.96 | 39.80 | 32.38 | 12.96 | 20.96 | 46.11 | 33.06 | 15.69 | 20.10 | 53.42 | 33.74 | 16.56 | 28.48 | 42.27 |
| — | -1.0% | -12.0% | -14.8% | +3.2% | -9.0% | +12.1% | -9.5% | -13.7% | -2.0% | -17.4% | +4.3% | -13.7% | -2.0% | -5.3% | -29.4% | +26.4% | -12.5% | +11.8% | +34.7% | +12.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.35 | 3.67 | 2.15 | 2.71 | 4.43 | 3.65 | 2.48 | 3.23 | 4.37 | 3.57 | 2.44 | 2.88 | 3.32 | 3.92 | 2.62 | 2.81 | 3.92 | 4.14 | 2.74 | 4.02 | 4.94 |
| — | +0.5% | -13.1% | -16.2% | +1.3% | +2.3% | +1.7% | +12.4% | +31.8% | -9.0% | -6.9% | +2.2% | -15.4% | -5.3% | -4.7% | -30.1% | -20.6% | -13.3% | +3.0% | +16.4% | +43.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.90 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 1.75 | 2.10 | 1.88 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.71 | 2.01 | 2.46 | 2.66 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.83 | 3.04 | 3.33 | 2.82 |
| — | -5.7% | -10.0% | -12.3% | +0.8% | +2.1% | +9.4% | +16.9% | +3.2% | -25.2% | -29.7% | -32.4% | -20.2% | -13.1% | -12.5% | -24.1% | -10.6% | -1.0% | +8.3% | +22.7% | +24.5% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.36 | — | 27.45 | — | — | 27.28 | 14.54 | — | — | 29.62 | 15.59 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +88.8% | — | — | -7.9% | -6.8% | — | — | -93.3% | -13.1% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.00 | 21.79 | 9.39 | 10.86 | 16.52 | 14.24 | 9.86 | 12.53 | 17.21 | 15.01 | 9.38 | 13.74 | 15.59 | 14.91 | 10.22 | 11.54 | 18.44 | 16.38 | 10.77 | 15.18 | 18.41 |
| — | +53.0% | -4.8% | -13.3% | -4.0% | -5.1% | +5.1% | -8.8% | +10.4% | +0.7% | -8.2% | +19.1% | -15.5% | -9.0% | -5.1% | -24.0% | +0.2% | -5.7% | +10.2% | +24.0% | +29.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 18.43 | 21.79 | 11.83 | 13.51 | 26.32 | 21.40 | 12.78 | 15.87 | 25.51 | 22.58 | 11.83 | 18.46 | 31.47 | 24.79 | 13.88 | 16.73 | 36.21 | 26.34 | 14.41 | 23.20 | 34.69 |
| — | +1.8% | -7.5% | -14.9% | +3.2% | -5.2% | +8.0% | -14.0% | -18.9% | -8.9% | -14.8% | +10.3% | -13.1% | -5.9% | -3.7% | -27.9% | +4.4% | -9.7% | +10.1% | +26.5% | +11.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 31.6% | 100.0% | 31.0% | 41.3% | 43.2% | 42.5% | 39.8% | 42.6% | 42.1% | 41.3% | 43.5% | 40.5% | 36.6% | 38.6% | 36.5% | 35.7% | 32.2% | 35.7% | 35.3% | 36.9% | 38.8% |
| — | +135.4% | -22.3% | -3.1% | +2.6% | +2.8% | -8.5% | +5.1% | +15.0% | +6.9% | +19.2% | +13.5% | +13.7% | +8.1% | +3.5% | -3.2% | -17.0% | -9.3% | -8.1% | -10.4% | -3.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 27.7% | 26.2% | 28.1% | 28.6% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 31.1% | 25.6% | 24.5% | 32.4% | 25.5% | 15.4% | 20.9% | 25.2% | 22.9% | 14.2% | 19.0% | 24.6% | 23.0% | 18.7% |
| — | +0.4% | -3.2% | -8.1% | -1.9% | +6.3% | -10.3% | +21.9% | +66.2% | +17.4% | +28.7% | +11.3% | +8.1% | +10.2% | +2.3% | -0.1% | -24.1% | -6.6% | -8.8% | -10.6% | +9.2% | |
| Net Margin | 15.1% | 12.6% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 18.8% | 13.7% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 16.7% | 14.0% | 7.4% | 12.2% | 16.6% | 14.2% | 11.6% |
| — | +1.5% | -1.5% | +4.5% | -1.2% | +13.3% | -9.4% | +24.7% | +52.9% | -8.0% | +12.9% | -2.1% | -3.0% | -2.7% | +0.5% | -1.4% | -36.6% | -1.7% | -8.1% | -13.2% | +27.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 9.4% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1.7% |
| — | -5.8% | +1.7% | +10.5% | -3.1% | +14.6% | -1.9% | +11.7% | +22.1% | -24.4% | -14.9% | -24.5% | -8.3% | -11.0% | -8.1% | +6.6% | -29.1% | +11.8% | -3.4% | -12.5% | +9.2% | |
| ROA | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| — | -4.9% | +3.7% | +12.1% | -0.1% | +19.1% | +1.0% | +13.9% | +20.8% | -26.0% | -15.5% | -23.6% | -6.4% | -9.1% | -5.8% | +8.9% | -27.6% | +14.7% | -1.4% | -6.2% | +25.1% | |
| ROIC | 6.3% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| — | -5.8% | +2.0% | -1.5% | -2.0% | +10.4% | -0.9% | +7.8% | +22.0% | -12.1% | -10.3% | -16.9% | +4.4% | +2.8% | -4.2% | +9.3% | -15.3% | +5.8% | -4.9% | -4.3% | +8.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.96 |
| — | -0.7% | -3.2% | -4.6% | -1.0% | -6.7% | -3.5% | -4.2% | +14.7% | +22.1% | +18.3% | +14.6% | -5.1% | -3.7% | -4.8% | -5.1% | +0.3% | -0.1% | +1.4% | +1.6% | -22.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.48 | 31.74 | 13.31 | 16.03 | 21.92 | 20.06 | 13.32 | 17.54 | 23.11 | 22.41 | 13.76 | 21.78 | 19.50 | 15.93 | 10.46 | 12.90 | 20.41 | 16.23 | 10.36 | 14.36 | 18.75 |
| — | +58.2% | -0.0% | -8.6% | -5.2% | -10.5% | -3.2% | -19.5% | +18.5% | +40.7% | +31.5% | +68.9% | -4.5% | -1.8% | +1.0% | -10.2% | +8.9% | -5.1% | +4.8% | +7.7% | -6.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.38 |
| — | -24.4% | -6.2% | -8.2% | +62.7% | +9.8% | +0.8% | +1.4% | -19.7% | -28.9% | -29.4% | -8.6% | -7.4% | +6.2% | +18.2% | +16.2% | +37.2% | +47.2% | +34.4% | +9.1% | +13.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.34 |
| — | -24.0% | -2.7% | -6.2% | +73.2% | +14.7% | +3.7% | +4.4% | -18.6% | -28.0% | -29.5% | -10.9% | -13.4% | +1.8% | +13.8% | +14.5% | +34.2% | +42.3% | +29.0% | +4.5% | +10.5% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.65 | 2.90 | 5.32 | 4.47 | 2.48 | 2.83 | 4.83 | 3.83 | 2.43 | 2.49 | 4.69 | 3.04 | 2.85 | 4.19 | 7.63 | 6.26 | 3.14 | 4.99 | 10.45 | 7.27 | 4.11 |
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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's current P/E is 21.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 24.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's current operating margin is 27.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.