# DTE Energy Company (DTE) — Stock CV

DTE Energy Company is a $26.4B utility company. Revenue grew 15.9% over the last year, it keeps 8¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it carries $26.1B of net debt. It trades at 20.1× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

> DTE Energy owns two regulated utilities in Michigan that contribute 90% of earnings. DTE Electric serves approximately 2.3 million customers in southeastern Michigan, including Detroit.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: DTE
- **Sector**: Utilities
- **Industry**: Electric Services
- **Headquarters**: DETROIT, MI
- **Employees**: 9 650
- **Website**: https://www.dteenergy.com
- **Market cap**: $26.4B
- **Last price**: $126.90
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $16.5B
- **Net income**: $1.32B
- **Free cash flow**: -$1.57B
- **Net debt**: $26.1B
- **P/E**: 20.1
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 15.9%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 60 |
| Growth | 51 |
| Profitability | 42 |
| Health | 24 |
| Quality | 60 |
| Moat | 18 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 8 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +15.9% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $1.32B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +8.5% YoY
- [ ] Generates cash — -$1.57B TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — current ratio 0.80
- [x] Established company — $26.4B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — +7.5% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — Altman Z 0.7 — distress
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 3.42%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 20.1

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2025** — Best year on record: $1.46B net income
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $10B: $10.6B in first reported year

## Strengths

- Revenue growing 15.9% year over year

## Watch-outs

- Negative free cash flow (-$1.6B)
- Altman Z-Score 0.67 — elevated financial-distress risk

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $15.0B | $905M | -$705M |
| FY2022 | $19.2B | $1.08B | -$649M |
| FY2023 | $12.7B | $1.39B | -$714M |
| FY2024 | $12.5B | $1.40B | -$824M |
| FY2025 | $15.8B | $1.46B | -$1.02B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/DTE — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.