WEC Energy Group's electric and gas utility businesses serve electric and gas customers in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin service territories. The company also owns a 60% stake in American Transmission Co.
It is a $33.8B utility company. Revenue grew 8.9% over the last year, it keeps 17¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it carries $20.4B of net debt. It trades at 20.0× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- wecenergygroup.com
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Employees
- 7 151
- Sector
- Utilities
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Growth and Health lag behind.
Valuation60
- P/E vs own history21th pct · 20/25
- FCF yield-4.1% · 0/25
- P/S3.5x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA14.8x · 20/25
Growth30
- Revenue CAGR4.2% · 6/25
- Net income CAGR4.6% · 6/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y4.9% · 6/25
- Fwd implied growth14.9% · 12/25
Profitability52
- ROICn/a · 0/25
- ROE12.2% · 12/25
- Net margin16.7% · 20/25
- Operating margin23.8% · 20/25
Health18
- Altman Z0.91 · 3/25
- Current ratio0.53 · 0/25
- Interest coverage3.5x · 10/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 40% · 5/25
Quality60
- Piotroski F4/9 · 10/25
- Beneish M-2.55 · 25/25
- FCF conversion-81% · 0/25
- Margin stabilityσ 2.6% · 25/25
Moat60
- ROIC >12% years2/10 yrs · 0/25
- Median gross margin64.3% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years6/10 yrs · 10/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 12.6% · 25/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2025FinancialBest year on record$1.56B net income
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$7.47B in first reported year
- 2000MilestoneMarie, Michigan. *2000 WICOR, holding company of Wisconsin Gas, became part of Wisconsin Energy, creating the…
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
No standout strengths in the available data.
Watch-outs
- Negative free cash flow (-$1.4B)
- Altman Z-Score 0.91 — elevated financial-distress risk
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+8.9% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$1.69B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+2.6% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing-$1.37B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationscurrent ratio 0.53
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$33.8B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+2.3% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 0.9 — distress
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 3.54%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 20.0
Peer comparisonWEC Energy Group, Inc. vs 6 largest utilities peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEC this company | $33.8B | 20.0 | +8.9% | 16.7% | Strained |
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. | $161.3B | 17.4 | +10.8% | 32.4% | Strained |
| CEG Constellation Energy Corporation | $105.8B | 30.5 | +26.0% | 11.1% | Strained |
| SO The Southern Company | $99.1B | 21.3 | +6.4% | 15.4% | Strained |
| DUK Duke Energy Corporation | $90.9B | 17.3 | +6.3% | 15.8% | Strained |
| WMB Williams Companies Inc. | $89.2B | 29.0 | +8.7% | 25.2% | Strained |
| KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. | $72.4B | 20.9 | +12.5% | 19.3% | Strained |
Head-to-head: WEC vs NEE · WEC vs CEG · WEC vs SO
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/WEC
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Deeper analysis of WEC on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $103.74 · market cap $33.8B.