Last 47 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Independent Power Producers
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 → | -27.49 | 28.81 | 74.60 | — | — | — | 15.58 | — | — | 9.83 | 2.23 | — | 1.54 | 10.17 | 1.99 | — | 6.31 | — | 3.75 | — | — |
| — | — | +378.7% | — | — | — | +598.0% | — | — | -3.3% | +12.3% | — | -75.5% | — | -47.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.18 | 2.14 | 1.72 | 1.57 | 1.72 | 1.86 | 0.92 | 1.54 | 1.20 | 0.92 | 0.52 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 0.99 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 1.69 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 0.84 |
| — | +15.5% | +86.9% | +1.5% | +43.4% | +101.5% | +75.8% | +50.6% | +113.6% | -6.8% | -2.9% | +45.7% | -12.7% | -41.4% | -43.6% | -43.0% | -23.5% | +55.0% | -4.0% | +31.1% | +2.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.57 | 2.26 | 2.63 | 2.56 | 2.63 | 1.93 | 1.53 | 2.27 | 1.60 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.54 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.21 | 0.99 | 1.25 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 1.08 |
| — | +16.8% | +72.2% | +12.8% | +64.7% | +71.9% | +48.9% | +47.7% | +85.8% | +3.5% | -2.4% | +27.2% | -13.2% | -12.9% | -1.3% | +4.0% | -8.2% | +49.8% | +40.6% | +94.9% | +141.3% | |
| P/FCF | 22.32 | — | 138.60 | 6.39 | 7.06 | 10.18 | — | — | 5.04 | 11.41 | 2.83 | 8.89 | 1.12 | — | 3.35 | — | — | — | 1.96 | — | 1.88 |
| — | — | — | — | +40.0% | -10.8% | — | — | +352.3% | — | -15.5% | — | — | — | +70.9% | — | — | — | -51.5% | — | -44.2% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.82 | 8.18 | 14.10 | 27.05 | 13.27 | 12.68 | 7.29 | 14.11 | 7.62 | 5.16 | 3.18 | 9.84 | 2.06 | 5.01 | 2.22 | 5.97 | 3.88 | 11.23 | 3.32 | 8.34 | — |
| — | -35.5% | +93.4% | +91.7% | +74.1% | +145.6% | +129.2% | +43.4% | +269.9% | +3.0% | +43.1% | +64.8% | -46.9% | -55.4% | -33.1% | -28.4% | — | +91.8% | -38.3% | -25.2% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 13.80 | 21.77 | 82.28 | 84.42 | — | 15.20 | 123.68 | 23.08 | 9.36 | 4.53 | 94.13 | 2.65 | 10.92 | 3.14 | 23.15 | 7.71 | 47.71 | 4.67 | 54.51 | — |
| — | — | +43.2% | -33.5% | +265.8% | — | +235.4% | +31.4% | +771.7% | -14.3% | +44.5% | +306.6% | -65.7% | -77.1% | -32.8% | -57.5% | — | +306.0% | -76.0% | — | — |
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 | 32.6% | 88.9% | 43.0% | 23.0% | 28.3% | 77.1% | 57.0% | 57.5% | 60.2% | 74.9% | 61.7% | 51.1% | 70.8% | 65.9% | 67.2% | 44.6% | 60.1% | 47.6% | 65.0% | 49.0% | 55.9% |
| — | +15.3% | -24.5% | -59.9% | -53.0% | +3.0% | -7.6% | +12.5% | -15.0% | +13.6% | -8.3% | +14.6% | +17.9% | +38.5% | +3.4% | -9.0% | +7.5% | -18.6% | +20.3% | +22.9% | +9.6% | |
| Operating Margin | -9.2% | 29.4% | 4.2% | -15.0% | 1.8% | -0.5% | 13.2% | 0.9% | 14.3% | 27.3% | 34.7% | 3.4% | 50.1% | 19.0% | 40.3% | 3.9% | 19.1% | 4.6% | 40.8% | 4.1% | -48.1% |
| — | +6457.1% | -67.8% | -1797.7% | -87.5% | -101.7% | -62.0% | -73.7% | -71.6% | +43.5% | -13.8% | -12.9% | +163.2% | +315.2% | -1.2% | -5.7% | +139.6% | -63.6% | +291.1% | +118.9% | -181.1% | |
| Net Margin | -5.7% | 10.1% | 2.3% | -6.0% | -8.0% | -22.9% | 6.1% | -5.8% | -3.6% | 11.9% | 23.4% | -9.5% | 38.0% | 11.8% | 27.0% | -16.2% | 7.8% | -15.3% | 25.3% | -9.7% | -52.5% |
| — | +144.0% | -62.1% | -4.5% | -121.0% | -292.8% | -74.1% | +39.2% | -109.5% | +0.1% | -13.2% | +41.5% | +389.7% | +177.5% | +6.7% | -67.1% | +114.8% | -4630.4% | +641.6% | +64.4% | -114.0% |
| 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 | -8.3% | 2.9% | 0.9% | -2.3% | -3.0% | -5.7% | 2.5% | -2.1% | -1.2% | 3.6% | 12.3% | -2.7% | 15.6% | 3.3% | 13.9% | -6.3% | 2.9% | -2.7% | 7.1% | -2.2% | -15.2% |
| — | +151.9% | -64.7% | -12.8% | -149.0% | -257.9% | -79.7% | +24.0% | -107.7% | +9.4% | -11.3% | +56.5% | +431.2% | +220.0% | +95.9% | -178.5% | +119.4% | -4425.0% | +907.2% | +45.2% | -366.7% | |
| ROA | -1.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -0.4% | -0.5% | -1.1% | 0.5% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.8% | 2.6% | -0.6% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 2.9% | -1.3% | 0.7% | -0.7% | 2.0% | -0.6% | -4.8% |
| — | +151.7% | -69.2% | +4.6% | -105.5% | -234.7% | -81.0% | +33.8% | -106.6% | +4.8% | -10.7% | +51.1% | +451.0% | +203.4% | +43.1% | -108.7% | +115.4% | -3357.3% | +737.0% | +59.2% | -252.3% | |
| ROIC | -2.8% | 1.9% | 0.3% | -1.2% | 0.1% | -0.0% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 4.2% | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| — | +7714.2% | -73.7% | -1642.2% | -88.3% | -101.2% | -73.2% | -73.6% | -82.2% | +28.3% | -29.4% | -39.0% | +179.3% | +459.3% | +52.1% | +35.0% | +146.3% | -67.6% | +451.6% | +126.5% | -453.6% |
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 | 3.06 | 2.29 | 3.02 | 2.96 | 2.74 | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.47 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.29 | 1.62 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 1.39 | 1.44 |
| — | -15.5% | +19.3% | +19.8% | +26.3% | +23.4% | +16.5% | +8.0% | +34.2% | +15.3% | +11.1% | +13.7% | -1.1% | +20.4% | +30.6% | +45.1% | +13.3% | +33.9% | +28.6% | +29.3% | +60.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 10.83 | 17.09 | 31.43 | 59.54 | 27.77 | 30.48 | 18.81 | 30.60 | 18.60 | 14.46 | 9.28 | 24.92 | 6.62 | 14.84 | 7.11 | 18.14 | 11.09 | 28.79 | 9.49 | 21.19 | — |
| — | -43.9% | +67.1% | +94.6% | +49.3% | +110.8% | +102.7% | +22.8% | +181.0% | -2.6% | +30.5% | +37.4% | -40.3% | -48.5% | -25.1% | -14.4% | — | +89.0% | -34.6% | -35.1% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.51 | 1.29 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.57 |
| — | +6.9% | -9.7% | +5.8% | +6.1% | -5.8% | +22.3% | -23.9% | -51.8% | -49.6% | -54.3% | -29.5% | +42.0% | +48.6% | +32.6% | +13.0% | -30.7% | -36.8% | -41.1% | -44.1% | +39.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.82 | 1.43 | 1.53 | 1.43 | 1.23 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.44 |
| — | +7.5% | -10.6% | +4.9% | +5.8% | -4.8% | +24.8% | -21.9% | -52.9% | -51.0% | -56.3% | -33.7% | +39.2% | +45.1% | +33.7% | +17.2% | -28.7% | -33.0% | -37.1% | -40.9% | +57.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.51 | 2.19 | 1.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | -0.40 | 1.71 | 0.25 | 1.14 | 2.42 | 7.56 | 0.39 | 11.65 | 3.06 | 9.67 | 1.27 | 4.27 | 0.70 | 6.09 | 0.52 | -8.81 |
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TransAlta Corporation's current P/E is -27.5x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 51.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
TransAlta Corporation's current operating margin is -9.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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