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AVISTA CORP AVA

NYSE · stock · Electric & Other Services Combined · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

AVISTA CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.5B
P / E17.9×
P / S1.8×
P / B1.3×
Dividend yield4.61%
Net margin9.8%
Return on equity7.1%
FCF margin-5.1%
Return on capital4.7%
Graham number +9%$42.01

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($42.01); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.50% 8.00% 9.80% 14.60% 9.80% 10.20% 9.10% 9.80% 9.30% 9.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
20.80% 20.20% 18.70% 15.60% 17.60% 15.90% 11.10% 14.70% 15.80% 18.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.30% 6.70% 7.70% 10.20% 6.40% 6.80% 6.60% 6.90% 6.90% 7.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
64.2M 65.5M 65.9M 67.2M 69.2M 71.5M 74.9M 78.1M 80.0M 82.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.83B $1.99B $1.88B $2.27B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.60% 2.10% 2.40% 3.20% 2.00% 2.10% 2.10% 2.20% 2.30% 2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-3.40% -0.10% -4.50% -3.30% -5.50% -12.00% -19.20% -3.00% 0.10% -5.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.95× 0.99× 0.88× 0.98× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.15 $1.79 $2.07 $2.97 $1.90 $2.10 $2.12 $2.24 $2.29 $2.38 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AVISTA CORP trades at about 16.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.2×–28.1×, median 18.8×).

15.2× 28.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15.2×–28.1×); dot = today's 16.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin18.0%15.8%14.7%11.1%15.9%17.6%15.6%18.7%20.2%20.8%
Net margin9.8%9.3%9.8%9.1%10.2%9.8%14.6%9.8%8.0%9.5%
FCF margin-5.1%0.1%-3.0%-19.2%-12.0%-5.5%-3.3%-4.5%-0.1%-3.4%
Return on assets2.3%2.3%2.2%2.1%2.1%2.0%3.2%2.4%2.1%2.6%
Return on equity7.1%6.9%6.9%6.6%6.8%6.4%10.2%7.7%6.7%8.3%
Debt / equity———0.98×0.88×0.99×0.95×———
Current ratio0.830.850.850.750.480.680.570.540.480.86

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.