The company maintains a conservative capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45 as of 2026Q1, though net PPE growth to $4.5 trillion appears largely driven by inflationary restatements.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 |
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| Total Assets | 6.16T | 5.8T | 3.98T | 3.29T | 3.26T | 463.27B | 224.51B | 162.63B | 118.39B | 70.88B | 18.93B | 12.98B | 8.63B | 7.26B | 6.87B | 7.01B | 4.93B | 4.37B | 4.13B | 3.85B | 3.53B | 3.58B |
| Asset Growth % | 188.27% | 45.63% | 21.12% | 0.91% | 602.82% | 106.35% | 38.05% | 37.37% | 67.02% | 274.37% | 45.86% | 50.42% | 18.9% | 5.62% | -1.99% | 42.3% | 12.73% | 5.71% | 7.46% | 8.85% | -1.17% | - |
| PP&E (Net) | 4.55T | 4.14T | 3.01T | 2.78T | 2.69T | 381.41B | 188.82B | 138.25B | 96.07B | 57.06B | 11.2B | 8.89B | 6.65B | 5.19B | 4.34B | 4B | 3.69B | 3.48B | 3.26B | 3.09B | 2.93B | 2.89B |
| PP&E / Total Assets % | 73.91% | 71.49% | 75.71% | 84.61% | 82.61% | 82.33% | 84.1% | 85.01% | 81.15% | 80.5% | 59.14% | 68.45% | 77.08% | 71.5% | 63.22% | 56.98% | 74.88% | 79.67% | 78.76% | 80.38% | 82.76% | 80.79% |
| Total Current Assets | 1.55T | 1.56T | 966.26B | 505.68B | 565.97B | 81.82B | 35.17B | 24.69B | 21.08B | 13.75B | 6.62B | 3.87B | 1.64B | 1.87B | 1.48B | 2.13B | 1.15B | 693.56M | 587.08M | 496.34M | 347.47M | 575.57M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 165.47B | 207.1B | 23.92B | 19.88B | 11.05B | 6.18B | 6.58B | 558M | 42.45M | 122.35M | 258.56M | 128.95M | 179.08M | 243.47M | 71.11M | 130.51M | 8.61M | 8.69M | 6.06M | 3.46M | 481K | 11.66M |
| Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Inventory | 253.67B | 240.09B | 149.77B | 39.82B | 43.66B | 6.7B | 2.77B | 2.52B | 1.93B | 589.34M | 230.29M | 120.51M | 61.56M | 83.85M | 85M | 45.33M | 12.41M | 14.85M | 16.7M | 23.17M | 13.63M | 13.79M |
| Other Current Assets | 2.82B | 1.45K | 52.82B | 374M | 649M | 166M | 116M | 93M | 46.87M | 23.8M | 13.55M | 10.68M | 1.06M | 1.79M | 312.08M | 1.34B | 20.35M | 36.98M | 6.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 156.97B | 54.39B | 121M | 124M | 66M | 27M | 378M | 15M | 13.6M | 10.69M | 44.86M | 24M | 432K | 427K | 422K | 419K | 415K | 408K | 67.61M | 390K | 378K | 368K |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 845.85M | 793.01M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 526M | 2.9K | 124M | 3M | 20M | 14M | 143M | 35M | 1.23B | -1.12B | 50.49M | 153.78M | 249.24M | 199.4M | 197.06M | 95.99M | 83.58M | 107.31M | 142.92M | 258.17M | 261.4M | 111.25M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.61T | 3.57T | 2.47T | 2.05T | 2.21T | 319.72B | 129.61B | 82.11B | 70.77B | 43.09B | 18.57B | 11.46B | 8.25B | 6.08B | 6.38B | 5.16B | 3.18B | 2.19B | 2.04B | 1.87B | 1.86B | 2.2B |
| Total Debt | 1.16T | 1.17T | 476.36B | 213.23B | 101.38B | 20.66B | 12.99B | 13.6B | 12.72B | 6.29B | 2.82B | 2.51B | 1.63B | 1.35B | 1.45B | 1.25B | 1.09B | 790.49M | 940.39M | 1.01B | 1.1B | 1.62B |
| Net Debt | 991.35B | 965.91B | 452.44B | 193.36B | 90.32B | 14.49B | 6.41B | 13.04B | 12.67B | 6.17B | 2.56B | 2.38B | 1.45B | 1.11B | 1.38B | 1.12B | 1.08B | 781.8M | 934.33M | 1.01B | 1.1B | 1.61B |
| Long-Term Debt | 781.36B | 704.28B | 354.94B | 96.57B | 98.58B | 0 | 12.46B | 11.16B | 11.06B | 6.19B | 2.77B | 2.46B | 1.6B | 1.31B | 1.35B | 1.19B | 1.04B | 707.5M | 913.15M | 984.53M | 1.1B | 0 |
| Short-Term Borrowings | 367.1B | 464.45B | 112.53B | 110.33B | 573M | 19.99B | 216M | 2.26B | 1.66B | 105.14M | 53.68M | 48.8M | 33.96M | 40.58M | 103.14M | 59.02M | 54.11M | 82.99M | 27.25M | 29.29M | 2.03M | 1.62B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 20.63B | 4.28B | 8.89B | 3.8B | 1.55B | 676M | 309M | 182M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 1.3T | 1.46T | 1.09T | 774.64B | 1.35T | 189.96B | 63.62B | 33.46B | 32.26B | 18.52B | 9.56B | 5.68B | 4.33B | 3.28B | 2.28B | 1.8B | 786.5M | 760.27M | 635.58M | 539.57M | 435.6M | 2.12B |
| Accounts Payable | 522.41B | 521.74B | 613.05B | 425.27B | 1.22T | 128.95B | 49.82B | 17.29B | 12.55B | 6.61B | 3.97B | 3.68B | 3.3B | 2.48B | 1.21B | 623.67M | 221.63M | 347.78M | 339.26M | 316.15M | 267.64M | 205.06M |
| Accrued Expenses | 55.42B | 55.42B | 96.67B | 68.99B | 63.33B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25B | 1.07B | 46.69M | 33.96M | 40.15M | 14.97M | 10.34M | 169.69M | 181.19M | 147.54M | 39.87M | 25.91M | 18.33M |
| Deferred Revenue | 4.47B | 5.88B | 3.31B | 1.32B | 298M | 1.09B | 75M | 15M | 354.74M | 272.82M | 348.05M | 180M | 11.41M | 33.67M | 7.38M | 6.46M | 33.97M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 28.5B | 316.24B | 260.34B | 102.75B | 78.23B | 19.77B | 667M | 640M | 9.92B | 5.7B | 2.81B | 851.69M | 167.05M | 152.98M | 167.76M | 658.9M | 15.6M | 8.01M | 10.51M | 9.71M | 26.38M | 212.1M |
| Deferred Taxes | 3.28T | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Liabilities | 488.81B | 389.76B | 226.85B | 385.45B | 180.22B | 30.02B | 15.43B | 9.82B | 14.65B | 18.09B | 6.04B | 3.16B | 2.2B | 1.38B | 2.25B | 1.65B | 1.31B | 720.76M | -913.15M | 348.93M | 333.22M | 77.83M |
| Total Equity | 2.55T | 2.22T | 1.51T | 1.23T | 1.04T | 143.55B | 94.9B | 80.52B | 47.62B | 27.79B | 361.83M | 1.53B | 385M | 1.18B | 489.29M | 1.85B | 1.75B | 2.18B | 2.09B | 1.97B | 1.67B | 1.38B |
| Equity Growth % | 288.3% | 47.44% | 22.27% | 18.16% | 626.7% | 51.26% | 17.86% | 69.09% | 71.34% | 7581.39% | -76.27% | 296.12% | -67.27% | 140.41% | -73.51% | 5.56% | -19.81% | 4.33% | 5.92% | 18.21% | 21.28% | - |
| Shareholders Equity | 2.55T | 2.22T | 1.51T | 1.23T | 1.04T | 143.55B | 94.9B | 80.52B | 47.62B | 27.79B | 361.83M | 1.53B | 385M | 1.18B | 418.18M | 1.43B | 1.75B | 2.18B | 2.09B | 1.97B | 1.67B | 1.38B |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.11M | 415.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock | 1.07T | 874.67M | 875M | 875M | 875M | 109.58B | 56.25B | 37.28B | 27.6B | 18.12B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.88B | 1.88B | 1.88B | 1.88B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 14.87B | 990.16B | 10.33B | 10.27B | 10.18B | 1.49B | 760M | 504M | 369.99M | 229.92M | 3.45M | 3.45M | 3.45M | 3.45M | 3.45M | 21.77M | 18.32M | 18.32M | 18.32M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 379.68B | 239.14B | 803.65B | 531.53B | 340.14B | -41.58B | -26.7B | 16.52B | 20.32B | 8.98B | -1.19B | 249.34M | -893.11M | -113.39M | -885.13M | -557.34M | 186.92M | 260.95M | 170.31M | 0 | -157.68M | -450.21M |
| Accumulated OCI | 1.15T | 1.07T | 753.06B | 750.79B | 752.84B | 83.02B | 69.2B | 29.27B | 971.23M | 94.36M | 76.21M | -22.49M | -20.1M | -8.52M | 5.1M | 83.77M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.92% | 4.89% | 9.85% | 7.7% | -2.37% | -37.65% | -26.87% | 17.74% | 9.5% | 17.4% | 1.51% | 10.57% | -9.82% | 10.92% | -14.64% | -5.09% | -1.06% | 2.77% | 3.08% | 3.32% | 8.24% | -4.18% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 14.84% | 12.83% | 26.13% | 22.13% | -7.42% | -108.6% | -59.3% | 38.9% | 23.85% | 55.5% | 25.52% | 119.62% | -99.88% | 92.67% | -87.01% | -16.91% | -2.5% | 5.5% | 6.06% | 6.72% | 19.23% | -10.86% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.45x | 0.53x | 0.32x | 0.17x | 0.10x | 0.14x | 0.14x | 0.17x | 0.27x | 0.23x | 7.80x | 1.65x | 4.24x | 1.15x | 2.97x | 0.68x | 0.62x | 0.36x | 0.45x | 0.51x | 0.66x | 1.17x |
| Debt / Assets | 18.79% | 20.24% | 11.97% | 6.49% | 3.11% | 4.46% | 5.79% | 8.36% | 10.74% | 8.88% | 14.91% | 19.33% | 18.92% | 18.61% | 21.16% | 17.81% | 22.11% | 18.09% | 22.74% | 26.35% | 31.05% | 45.24% |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.04x | 2.68x | 1.63x | - | - | 0.40x | - | 0.67x | 0.85x | 0.89x | - | 0.94x | - | 0.73x | - | 3.85x | 3.96x | 1.96x | 1.97x | 1.67x | 5.11x | 9.02x |
| Book Value per Share | 58.3K | 50.75K | 34.42K | 28.15K | 23.83K | 3.28K | 2.17K | 1.84K | 1.07K | 618.82 | 8.07 | 34 | 8.58 | 27.22 | 10.91 | 41.18 | 39.02 | 46.04 | 46.15 | 43.57 | 40.17 | 33.12 |
Regulatory tariff lag volatility
As reported in financial statements, EDN's net PPE has grown from $1.3 trillion in 2023Q4 to $4.5 trillion by 2026Q1, reflecting a significant nominal expansion of the regulated asset base that appears largely driven by inflationary restatements rather than purely organic infrastructure development within the Buenos Aires concession.
The rapid growth in net PPE suggests that the company is successfully capturing inflationary adjustments within its asset valuation, though this does not necessarily correlate with improved operational efficiency. Investors should monitor whether this asset growth translates into a higher authorized rate base that the regulator will permit for future tariff calculations.
Based on the company's reported figures, the debt-to-equity ratio remains relatively low at 0.45 as of 2026Q1, which may indicate a structural inability to access traditional long-term credit markets rather than a deliberate choice to maintain a conservative capital structure within the Argentine regulatory environment.
The current leverage profile appears to provide some headroom for future financing, yet the lack of historical debt issuance suggests that the company remains constrained by the broader country risk profile. This limited reliance on debt may protect the balance sheet from interest rate shocks but restricts the capacity for aggressive grid modernization.
According to recent SEC filings, equity has expanded from $438.8 billion in 2023Q4 to $2.6 trillion in 2026Q1, a trend that appears heavily influenced by hyperinflationary accounting adjustments under IAS 29 rather than consistent, cash-backed organic growth in the company's underlying shareholder equity base.
The significant increase in equity warrants careful scrutiny, as it may mask the underlying volatility of the company's core earnings power. Analysts should distinguish between these accounting-driven equity gains and the actual cash-generating capacity required to sustain long-term dividend payments or capital reinvestment.
As indicated by the company's balance sheet data, the current ratio has fluctuated between 0.65 and 1.19 over the last ten quarters, highlighting the persistent liquidity challenges inherent in managing a regulated utility that faces significant timing mismatches between wholesale energy procurement costs and tariff collection.
The volatility in the current ratio suggests that the company's liquidity position remains vulnerable to regulatory delays in tariff adjustments. This instability may force management to prioritize short-term cash preservation over long-term capital projects, potentially leading to further deferred maintenance on the aging distribution grid.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EDN stock.
As of 2025, Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDN) had total assets of $5.80T including $1.56T in current assets.
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDN) carries total debt of $1.17T. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDN) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $2.22T ($50750.38 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDN) reported a current ratio of 1.07x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.