Firstenergy FE
NYSE FE
$46.47 -0.15 (-0.32%)
As of: Nov 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EST

Firstenergy (FE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2022)

Updated

Firstenergy's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.79 for Q1 2022, down 8.9% from 1.96 a year earlier but up 128.0% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Firstenergy (FE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2022, Firstenergy reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.48, down 26.7% year-over-year; for FY2021, it came in at 1.51, down 25.5% from FY2020.

  • Going back by year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.03 in FY2020 (-16.5%), 2.43 in FY2019 (+8.4%), 2.24 in FY2018 (-7.2%) and 2.42 in FY2017 (+14.4%).
  • The five-year range for quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio is 0.78 (Q4 2021) to 2.80 (Q3 2017).
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 21.0% over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q4 2019 (growth of 19.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 45.7%).
  • Business Quant data shows FE's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.78 (Q4 2021), 2.23 (Q3 2021) and 1.09 (Q2 2021) in the three quarters before Q1 2022.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Enel Chile 299.49 Bn 296.88 Bn - -
2 Nextera Energy 179.92 Bn 166.66 Bn - 2,624.00
3 Southern 105.56 Bn 96.61 Bn 5.92 Bn 2.23
4 Duke Energy 99.44 Bn 95.69 Bn 5.66 Bn 2.14
5 National Grid 82.69 Bn 64.32 Bn - -
6 American Electric Power 68.52 Bn 66.31 Bn 4.75 Bn 2.99
7 Dominion Energy 59.67 Bn 57.66 Bn - 0.59
8 Entergy 52.06 Bn 38.50 Bn - 3.21
9 Sempra 51.32 Bn 50.45 Bn 2.89 Bn 1.22
10 Firstenergy 26.75 Bn 26.53 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2022 1.79
Dec 31, 2021 0.78
Sep 30, 2021 2.23
Jun 30, 2021 1.09
Mar 31, 2021 1.96
Dec 31, 2020 1.44
Sep 30, 2020 2.71
Jun 30, 2020 1.96
Mar 31, 2020 2.02
Dec 31, 2019 2.37
Sep 30, 2019 2.61
Jun 30, 2019 2.26
Mar 31, 2019 2.49
Dec 31, 2018 1.98
Sep 30, 2018 2.78
Jun 30, 2018 1.97
Mar 31, 2018 2.34
Dec 31, 2017 1.99
Sep 30, 2017 2.80
Jun 30, 2017 2.31
API Access

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