CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CMSC • US1258968528

23.75 USD
+0.05 (+0.21%)
Last: Feb 13, 2026, 08:04 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to CMSC. CMSC was compared to 26 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. CMSC has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CMSC has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing. CMSC also has an excellent dividend rating.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CMSC had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year CMSC had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • CMSC had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • CMSC had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CMSC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCMSC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B -1B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of CMSC (2.73%) is better than 69.23% of its industry peers.
  • CMSC has a better Return On Equity (11.70%) than 84.62% of its industry peers.
  • CMSC has a Return On Invested Capital (3.95%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CMSC had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.46%. This is in line with the industry average of 3.95%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (3.46%) for CMSC is below the current ROIC(3.95%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.73%
ROE 11.7%
ROIC 3.95%
ROA(3y)2.67%
ROA(5y)3.05%
ROE(3y)11.83%
ROE(5y)13.91%
ROIC(3y)3.46%
ROIC(5y)3.6%
CMSC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCMSC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 12.50%, CMSC is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.85% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMSC's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of CMSC (20.70%) is worse than 61.54% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CMSC has grown nicely.
  • The Gross Margin of CMSC (70.26%) is better than 61.54% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CMSC has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 20.7%
PM (TTM) 12.5%
GM 70.26%
OM growth 3Y8.16%
OM growth 5Y1.8%
PM growth 3Y-10.44%
PM growth 5Y5.87%
GM growth 3Y3.22%
GM growth 5Y2.04%
CMSC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCMSC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CMSC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • CMSC has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, CMSC has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CMSC has a worse debt to assets ratio.
CMSC Yearly Shares OutstandingCMSC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M
CMSC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCMSC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10B 20B 30B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.59, we must say that CMSC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • CMSC has a worse Altman-Z score (0.59) than 80.77% of its industry peers.
  • CMSC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.91. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CMSC (1.91) is worse than 69.23% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.91
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.59
ROIC/WACC0.79
WACC5.02%
CMSC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCMSC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B 10B 15B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that CMSC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.90, CMSC is doing worse than 65.38% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMSC has a Quick Ratio of 0.90. This is a bad value and indicates that CMSC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CMSC's Quick ratio of 0.60 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CMSC is outperformed by 73.08% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.6
CMSC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCMSC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 7.78% over the past year.
  • CMSC shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 6.08% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)7.78%
EPS 3Y7.6%
EPS 5Y6.08%
EPS Q2Q%8.05%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%12.27%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 8.04% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.53% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y8.17%
EPS Next 2Y8.03%
EPS Next 3Y7.88%
EPS Next 5Y8.04%
Revenue Next Year4.28%
Revenue Next 2Y4.44%
Revenue Next 3Y5.35%
Revenue Next 5Y5.53%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
CMSC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCMSC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
CMSC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCMSC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 1 2 3 4 5

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 6.60, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of CMSC.
  • 73.08% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CMSC, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • CMSC is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.68, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.10, the valuation of CMSC can be described as very cheap.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CMSC is cheaper than 73.08% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.06, CMSC is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 6.6
Fwd PE 6.1
CMSC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCMSC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CMSC is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 73.08% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.29
CMSC Per share dataCMSC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CMSC's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of CMSC may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.81
PEG (5Y)1.09
EPS Next 2Y8.03%
EPS Next 3Y7.88%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CMSC has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 6.14%, which is a nice return.
  • CMSC's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 3.96. CMSC pays more dividend than 92.31% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMSC's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.84.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 6.14%

5.2 History

  • On average, the dividend of CMSC grows each year by 6.54%, which is quite nice.
  • CMSC has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
  • CMSC has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.54%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years4
CMSC Yearly Dividends per shareCMSC Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.5 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • 62.87% of the earnings are spent on dividend by CMSC. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
  • CMSC's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP62.87%
EPS Next 2Y8.03%
EPS Next 3Y7.88%
CMSC Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCMSC Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M -500M 1B -1B -1.5B
CMSC Dividend Payout.CMSC Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.CMSC Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078

NYSE:CMSC (2/13/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

23.75

+0.05 (+0.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities
Earnings (Last)02-05
Earnings (Next)04-22
Inst Owners99.05%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.55%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap7.23B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)1.04B
Analysts75.24
Price Target26.58 (11.92%)
Short Float %0.01%
Short Ratio1.06
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 6.14%
Yearly Dividend2.11
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.54%
DP62.87%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years4
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)5.49%
Min EPS beat(2)2.11%
Max EPS beat(2)8.88%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)2.37%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.09%
Max EPS beat(4)8.88%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)2.87%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)5.97%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)5.61%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)6.58%
Min Revenue beat(2)4.73%
Max Revenue beat(2)8.42%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.54%
Min Revenue beat(4)-11.28%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.42%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-5.65%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.25%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.59%
PT rev (1m)-0.29%
PT rev (3m)2.55%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.52%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.48%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.03%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.18%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-5.18%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-14.4%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.02%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.18%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 6.6
Fwd PE 6.1
P/S 0.87
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 3.35
P/B 0.82
P/tB 0.82
EV/EBITDA 8.29
EPS(TTM)3.6
EY15.16%
EPS(NY)3.89
Fwd EY16.4%
FCF(TTM)-4.96
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)7.1
OCFY29.89%
SpS27.26
BVpS29.13
TBVpS29.13
PEG (NY)0.81
PEG (5Y)1.09
Graham Number48.57
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.73%
ROE 11.7%
ROCE 4.91%
ROIC 3.95%
ROICexc 3.99%
ROICexgc 3.99%
OM 20.7%
PM (TTM) 12.5%
GM 70.26%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.67%
ROA(5y)3.05%
ROE(3y)11.83%
ROE(5y)13.91%
ROIC(3y)3.46%
ROIC(5y)3.6%
ROICexc(3y)3.48%
ROICexc(5y)3.62%
ROICexgc(3y)3.48%
ROICexgc(5y)3.62%
ROCE(3y)4.31%
ROCE(5y)4.48%
ROICexgc growth 3Y1.52%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-2.23%
ROICexc growth 3Y1.52%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.23%
OM growth 3Y8.16%
OM growth 5Y1.8%
PM growth 3Y-10.44%
PM growth 5Y5.87%
GM growth 3Y3.22%
GM growth 5Y2.04%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.22
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.91
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 5.62
Cap/Depr 284.34%
Cap/Sales 44.22%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 71.83%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.6
Altman-Z 0.59
F-Score5
WACC5.02%
ROIC/WACC0.79
Cap/Depr(3y)219.4%
Cap/Depr(5y)213.13%
Cap/Sales(3y)33.34%
Cap/Sales(5y)32.61%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)7.78%
EPS 3Y7.6%
EPS 5Y6.08%
EPS Q2Q%8.05%
EPS Next Y8.17%
EPS Next 2Y8.03%
EPS Next 3Y7.88%
EPS Next 5Y8.04%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%12.27%
Revenue Next Year4.28%
Revenue Next 2Y4.44%
Revenue Next 3Y5.35%
Revenue Next 5Y5.53%
EBIT growth 1Y16.96%
EBIT growth 3Y9.07%
EBIT growth 5Y3.72%
EBIT Next Year95.25%
EBIT Next 3Y33.19%
EBIT Next 5Y23.76%
FCF growth 1Y-339.65%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y3.25%
OCF growth 3Y9.22%
OCF growth 5Y5.77%

CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 / CMSC FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CMSC stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CMSC.


What is the valuation status of CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of CMSC stock?

CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for CMSC stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC) is 6.6 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.82.


What is the expected EPS growth for CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CMS ENERGY CORP - CMS 5 7/8 10/15/2078 (CMSC) is expected to grow by 8.17% in the next year.