CU-PR-C Fundamental Analysis - CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to CU-PR-C. CU-PR-C was compared to 19 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. CU-PR-C has an average financial health and profitability rating. CU-PR-C has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CU-PR-C was profitable.
CU-PR-C had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years CU-PR-C has been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years CU-PR-C had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

CU-PR-C has a Return On Assets of 2.16%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CU-PR-C outperforms 57.89% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of 7.68%, CU-PR-C perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.63% of the companies in the same industry.
CU-PR-C has a Return On Invested Capital (3.86%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CU-PR-C is in line with the industry average of 3.73%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (3.86%) for CU-PR-C is above the 3 year average (3.80%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	2.16%
ROE	7.68%
ROIC	3.86%

ROA(3y)2.32%

ROA(5y)2.06%

ROE(3y)7.67%

ROE(5y)6.68%

ROIC(3y)3.8%

ROIC(5y)3.75%

1.3 Margins

CU-PR-C has a Profit Margin (14.43%) which is in line with its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CU-PR-C has declined.
CU-PR-C has a Operating Margin of 31.51%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CU-PR-C outperforms 57.89% of its industry peers.
CU-PR-C's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 88.73%, CU-PR-C is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.89% of the companies in the same industry.
CU-PR-C's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	31.51%
PM (TTM)	14.43%
GM	88.73%

OM growth 3Y1.06%

OM growth 5Y-4.58%

PM growth 3Y4.89%

PM growth 5Y-13.81%

GM growth 3Y1.25%

GM growth 5Y0.22%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CU-PR-C has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, CU-PR-C has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, CU-PR-C has less shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, CU-PR-C has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

CU-PR-C has an Altman-Z score of 0.73. This is a bad value and indicates that CU-PR-C is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.73, CU-PR-C is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.68% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of CU-PR-C is 34.08, which is on the high side as it means it would take CU-PR-C, 34.08 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of CU-PR-C (34.08) is better than 63.16% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.68 is on the high side and indicates that CU-PR-C has dependencies on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of CU-PR-C (1.68) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.68
Debt/FCF	34.08
Altman-Z	0.73

ROIC/WACC0.78

WACC4.95%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.56 indicates that CU-PR-C should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of CU-PR-C (1.56) is better than 63.16% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.48 indicates that CU-PR-C should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
CU-PR-C's Quick ratio of 1.48 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CU-PR-C outperforms 63.16% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.56
Quick Ratio	1.48

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

CU-PR-C shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -2.13%.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 0.09% on average over the past years.
Looking at the last year, CU-PR-C shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -0.94% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, CU-PR-C shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -0.85% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2.13%

EPS 3Y1.06%

EPS 5Y0.09%

EPS Q2Q%5.26%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.94%

Revenue growth 3Y2.11%

Revenue growth 5Y-0.85%

Sales Q2Q%-2.22%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 5.88% on average over the next years.
Based on estimates for the next years, CU-PR-C will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.45% on average per year.

EPS Next Y11.2%

EPS Next 2Y7.22%

EPS Next 3Y6.68%

EPS Next 5Y5.88%

Revenue Next Year-4.75%

Revenue Next 2Y-0.31%

Revenue Next 3Y1.45%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 10.74, which indicates a very decent valuation of CU-PR-C.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CU-PR-C is on the same level as its industry peers.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.38, CU-PR-C is valued rather cheaply.
CU-PR-C is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.59.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CU-PR-C indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CU-PR-C is cheaper than 68.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.
CU-PR-C's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 24.29.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.74
Fwd PE	9.59

4.2 Price Multiples

CU-PR-C's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
CU-PR-C's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	14.33
EV/EBITDA	8.8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

PEG (NY)0.96

PEG (5Y)119.96

EPS Next 2Y7.22%

EPS Next 3Y6.68%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CU-PR-C has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.21%, which is a nice return.
CU-PR-C's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 4.80.
CU-PR-C's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.85.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.21%

5.2 History

The dividend of CU-PR-C has a limited annual growth rate of 0.91%.
CU-PR-C has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
CU-PR-C has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)0.91%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years4

5.3 Sustainability

CU-PR-C pays out 107.49% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of CU-PR-C is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DP107.49%

EPS Next 2Y7.22%

EPS Next 3Y6.68%

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CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP

TSX:CU-PR-C (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

24.7

-0.09 (-0.36%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorUtilities

GICS IndustryGroupUtilities

GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities

Earnings (Last)11-07 2025-11-07/bmo

Earnings (Next)02-25 2026-02-25/amc

Inst Owners16.33%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.3%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap5.07B

Revenue(TTM)3.70B

Net Income(TTM)534.00M

Analysts76

Price Target25.3 (2.43%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.21%

Yearly Dividend2.03

Dividend Growth(5Y)0.91%

DP107.49%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years4

Ex-Date02-05 2026-02-05 (0.32475)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)1

Avg EPS beat(2)1.43%

Min EPS beat(2)-0.71%

Max EPS beat(2)3.56%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-4.67%

Min EPS beat(4)-19.54%

Max EPS beat(4)3.56%

EPS beat(8)3

Avg EPS beat(8)-1.46%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-1.81%

EPS beat(16)8

Avg EPS beat(16)0.87%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.91%

Min Revenue beat(2)1.21%

Max Revenue beat(2)6.61%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-6.77%

Min Revenue beat(4)-17.55%

Max Revenue beat(4)6.61%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.85%

Revenue beat(12)7

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.37%

Revenue beat(16)11

Avg Revenue beat(16)2.94%

PT rev (1m)-0.33%

PT rev (3m)-0.19%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.34%

EPS NY rev (1m)0.18%

EPS NY rev (3m)0.69%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.33%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.74
Fwd PE	9.59
P/S	1.37
P/FCF	14.33
P/OCF	2.45
P/B	0.73
P/tB	0.88
EV/EBITDA	8.8

EPS(TTM)2.3

EY9.31%

EPS(NY)2.58

Fwd EY10.43%

FCF(TTM)1.72

FCFY6.98%

OCF(TTM)10.09

OCFY40.84%

SpS18.02

BVpS33.86

TBVpS28.09

PEG (NY)0.96

PEG (5Y)119.96

Graham Number41.86

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	2.16%
ROE	7.68%
ROCE	4.92%
ROIC	3.86%
ROICexc	3.9%
ROICexgc	4.11%
OM	31.51%
PM (TTM)	14.43%
GM	88.73%
FCFM	9.57%

ROA(3y)2.32%

ROA(5y)2.06%

ROE(3y)7.67%

ROE(5y)6.68%

ROIC(3y)3.8%

ROIC(5y)3.75%

ROICexc(3y)3.89%

ROICexc(5y)3.86%

ROICexgc(3y)4.08%

ROICexgc(5y)4.04%

ROCE(3y)4.85%

ROCE(5y)4.79%

ROICexgc growth 3Y-1.78%

ROICexgc growth 5Y-8.85%

ROICexc growth 3Y-2.21%

ROICexc growth 5Y-9.16%

OM growth 3Y1.06%

OM growth 5Y-4.58%

PM growth 3Y4.89%

PM growth 5Y-13.81%

GM growth 3Y1.25%

GM growth 5Y0.22%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.15

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		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.68
Debt/FCF	34.08
Debt/EBITDA	6.17
Cap/Depr	236.18%
Cap/Sales	46.41%
Interest Coverage	2.3
Cash Conversion	109.4%
Profit Quality	66.29%
Current Ratio	1.56
Quick Ratio	1.48
Altman-Z	0.73

F-Score5

WACC4.95%

ROIC/WACC0.78

Cap/Depr(3y)207.42%

Cap/Depr(5y)191.14%

Cap/Sales(3y)37.24%

Cap/Sales(5y)34.8%

Profit Quality(3y)96.11%

Profit Quality(5y)129.14%

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2.13%

EPS 3Y1.06%

EPS 5Y0.09%

EPS Q2Q%5.26%

EPS Next Y11.2%

EPS Next 2Y7.22%

EPS Next 3Y6.68%

EPS Next 5Y5.88%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.94%

Revenue growth 3Y2.11%

Revenue growth 5Y-0.85%

Sales Q2Q%-2.22%

Revenue Next Year-4.75%

Revenue Next 2Y-0.31%

Revenue Next 3Y1.45%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y54.44%

EBIT growth 3Y3.19%

EBIT growth 5Y-5.39%

EBIT Next Year241.72%

EBIT Next 3Y57.68%

EBIT Next 5Y30.99%

FCF growth 1Y-27.01%

FCF growth 3Y-13.47%

FCF growth 5Y0.5%

OCF growth 1Y9.93%

OCF growth 3Y3.72%

OCF growth 5Y7.14%

CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP / CU-PR-C.CA FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CU-PR-C.CA.

What is the valuation status of CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP (CU-PR-C.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP (CU-PR-C.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.

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CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP (CU-PR-C.CA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.

Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for CU-PR-C stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP (CU-PR-C.CA) is 10.74 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.73.

Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CU-PR-C stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP (CU-PR-C.CA) is expected to grow by 11.2% in the next year.

CANADIAN UTILITIES LTD - CUCN 5.2 PERP (CU-PR-C.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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