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AEE · NYSE
Ameren Corporation
Utilities - Regulated Electric · United States
USD 100.110.4% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$27.72B
- Trailing P/E
- 17.63x
- Forward P/E
- 17.26x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- -6.2%
- Trailing net margin
- 18.6%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 3.0%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-11-05 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution business and natural gas transmission and distribution business. The company also generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable energy, including hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar energy centers. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Ameren Corporation was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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| Metric | AEEAmeren CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | DTEDTE Energy CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$27.72B | US$25.02B | US$26.19B | US$25.61Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 17.26x | 18.20x | 15.05x | 16.62xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 12.67x | 12.73x | 14.88x | 13.80xn=2 |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | -6.2% | 10.7% | -1.5% | 4.6%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 25.2% | 24.5% | 13.6% | 19.1%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | -6.4% | -20.7% | -9.9% | -15.3%n=2 |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 5.57x | 6.28x | 7.69x | 6.98xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 1.58x | 2.10x | 2.29x | 2.20xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 17.63x | 22.48x | 19.95x | 21.21xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 2.02x | 2.13x | 2.16x | 2.15xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 5.89x | 5.10x | 3.27x | 4.18xn=2 |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 11.9% | 23.3% | 22.4% | 22.9%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 52.4% | 47.0% | 29.3% | 38.2%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 18.6% | 11.6% | 8.0% | 9.8%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 11.9% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10.4%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | -21.2% | -54.0% | -15.8% | -34.9%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 3.1%n=2 |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 51.4% | 53.2% | 72.7% | 63.0%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 0.53x | 1.12x | 0.80x | 0.96xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.42n=2 |
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