D vs ES vs AEP Stock Comparison

Dominion Energy, Eversource Energy and American Electric Power Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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D Dominion Energy, Inc
$65.09 +7.3% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.28B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
4.11%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
ES Eversource Energy
$67.89 +6.2% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.53B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.93B
Div. yield
4.60%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eversource Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eversource Energy 5, American Electric Power 4, Dominion Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDESAEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.28B $25.53B $70.41B AEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x 14.6x 25.5x ES
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 15.5x 21.5x ES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.0% +9.8% +10.3% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 12.5% 12.1% D
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 6.2% 5.5% ES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.1x 6.2x 6.0x AEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.11% 4.60% 2.94% ES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% -8.0% +5.9% D
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -4.4%/yr +8.8%/yr AEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.8% 24.8% 18.5% AEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 68/100 38/100 ES

Percentile Scorecard

DESAEP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDESAEP
Valuation 6 #63 of 67 85 #11 of 67 23 #52 of 67
Growth 41 #39 of 65 97 #3 of 65 63 #25 of 65
Profitability 7 #59 of 63 69 #20 of 63 55 #29 of 63
Financial Health 15 #53 of 62 3 #60 of 62 28 #45 of 62
Shareholder Returns 9 #61 of 67 85 #11 of 67 24 #51 of 67
Overall 15 68 38
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ES ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • AEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDESAEPSPY
1 month +7.3%+6.2%+8.4% +0.7%
3 months -6.7%-8.1%+1.2% +3.7%
6 months +0.9%-4.0%-5.7% +7.1%
Year to date +11.1%+0.8%+12.2% +12.8%
1 year +10.3%-8.0%+5.9% +11.9%
3 years +62.7%+27.2%+71.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.6%+8.3%+19.7% +22.8%
5 years -14.3%-20.0%+52.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.0%-4.4%+8.8% +10.9%
10 years -11.4%+25.3%+104.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+2.3%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDESAEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.8%24.8%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.7%29.3%19.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.00-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-0.320.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-44.2%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-10.9%-6.7% -1.2%
52-week high $71.67$76.21$138.69 $779.14
52-week low $57.08$63.29$113.70 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDESAEP
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 20.5x 14.6xmedian 20.5x 25.5xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 13.1x 11.6xmedian 13.1x 14.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 40.5x 107.9xmedian 40.5x -12.2xmedian 40.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.86median 2.14 3.87median 2.14 2.76median 2.14

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDESAEP
Revenue $18.12B $13.93B $22.79B
Gross profit – – $15.43B
Operating income $3.82B $3.14B $5.24B
Net income $2.65B $1.76B $3.07B
Free cash flow -$6.85B $236.71M -$5.75B
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $4.64 $5.02
Cash & equivalents $296.00M – $375.00M
Total debt $53.42B $29.62B $52.84B
Shares (diluted) 882.10M 376.58M 550.63M
Enterprise value $59.96B $25.69B $68.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDESAEP
P/E 22.6x 14.6x 25.5x
P/FCF -8.4x 107.9x -12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 5.8x 9.2x
P/S 3.2x 1.8x 3.1x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 11.6x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 28.9x 17.6x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 4.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF -16.1x 233.0x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 12.5x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.86 3.87 2.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDESAEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.0% 9.8% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 3.4% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 26.1% 2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 11.2% 19.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% 107.0% -17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 6.3% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% 103.1% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 3.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 51.2% 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 28.0% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% 116.6% -63.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 29.1% -19.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDESAEP
Gross margin – – 67.7%
EBITDA margin 36.3% 34.1% 38.4%
Operating margin 21.1% 22.5% 23.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% 13.1% 15.4%
Net margin 14.0% 12.5% 12.1%
FCF margin -37.8% 1.7% -25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 31.6% 33.8%
Return on equity 7.4% 10.7% 9.6%
Return on assets 2.1% 2.7% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 6.2% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 3.5% 5.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.5x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDESAEP
Debt / assets 43.8% 45.8% 43.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.8x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.1x 6.2x 6.0x
Debt / FCF -7.8x 125.1x -9.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.4% 74.5% 72.6%
Equity / assets 27.6% 25.5% 27.4%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.4x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.64 0.74 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDESAEP
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -2.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.6% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.2% 63.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -33.8% 470.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.5% 8.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 8.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDESAEP
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.50FY2026 $4.39FY2026 $6.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +9.3% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.55BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $23.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +7.0% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDESAEP
Held by institutions 80.9% 86.3% 92.1%
Institutions holding 1,542 1,111 1,986
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +3.7% +13.2%
Institutions buying 781 617 1,065
Institutions selling 517 321 585
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.92 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DESAEP
D 1.00 0.56 0.63
ES 0.56 1.00 0.62
AEP 0.63 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, D, ES and AEP?

American Electric Power (AEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominion Energy (D) $57.28B, Eversource Energy (ES) $25.53B, American Electric Power (AEP) $70.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, D, ES and AEP?

Eversource Energy (ES) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x, Eversource Energy (ES) 14.6x, American Electric Power (AEP) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eversource Energy (ES) is cheapest (Dominion Energy (D) 18.6x, Eversource Energy (ES) 15.5x, American Electric Power (AEP) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%, Eversource Energy (ES) +9.8%, American Electric Power (AEP) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest net margin (Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%, Eversource Energy (ES) 12.5%, American Electric Power (AEP) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Eversource Energy (ES) leads (Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%, Eversource Energy (ES) 6.2%, American Electric Power (AEP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dominion Energy (D) returned the most: Dominion Energy (D) +10.3%, Eversource Energy (ES) -8.0%, American Electric Power (AEP) +5.9%. Over five years, American Electric Power (AEP) compounded fastest (Dominion Energy (D) -3.0%/yr, Eversource Energy (ES) -4.4%/yr, American Electric Power (AEP) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eversource Energy (ES) has the highest dividend yield: Dominion Energy (D) 4.11%, Eversource Energy (ES) 4.60%, American Electric Power (AEP) 2.94%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Electric Power (AEP) has been the steadiest (Dominion Energy (D) 20.8%, Eversource Energy (ES) 24.8%, American Electric Power (AEP) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, D, ES and AEP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eversource Energy (ES) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.