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CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP CPK

NYSE · stock · Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.0B
P / E21.5×
P / S3.2×
P / B1.9×
Dividend yield2.01%
Net margin15.1%
Return on equity8.8%
FCF margin-23.1%
Net debt$1.5B
Net debt / EBITDA4.3×
Enterprise value USD$4.5B
EV / EBITDA13×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.7%
Return on capital7.4%
Graham number -29%$95.61

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 ($95.61); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.00% 12.90% 11.50% 13.60% 14.60% 14.60% 13.20% 13.00% 15.10% 15.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
17.20% 20.00% 19.30% 22.20% 23.10% 23.00% 21.00% 22.50% 29.00% 27.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.00% 12.00% 10.90% 11.60% 10.30% 10.80% 10.80% 7.00% 8.50% 8.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
15.6M 16.4M 16.4M 16.4M 16.8M 17.6M 17.8M 18.4M 22.5M 23.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$141.7M $199.6M $321.1M $479.6M $519.5M $563.8M $594.6M $1.20B $1.29B $1.50B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.60% 4.10% 3.30% 3.70% 3.70% 3.90% 4.10% 2.60% 3.30% 3.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-13.20% -14.50% -25.10% -17.00% -1.40% -6.40% 4.50% 2.20% -14.70% -23.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.33× 0.42× 0.63× 0.87× 0.75× 0.73× 0.72× 0.96× 0.94× 0.94× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.86 $3.55 $3.45 $3.96 $4.26 $4.73 $5.04 $4.73 $5.26 $5.97 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

CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP trades at about 22.6× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.7×–28.8×, median 23.8×).

20.7× 28.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.7×–28.8×); dot = today's 22.6×.

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 margin27.5%29.0%22.5%21.0%23.0%23.1%22.2%19.3%20.0%17.2%
Net margin15.1%15.1%13.0%13.2%14.6%14.6%13.6%11.5%12.9%9.0%
FCF margin-23.1%-14.7%2.2%4.5%-6.4%-1.4%-17.0%-25.1%-14.5%-13.2%
Return on assets3.5%3.3%2.6%4.1%3.9%3.7%3.7%3.3%4.1%3.6%
Return on equity8.8%8.5%7.0%10.8%10.8%10.3%11.6%10.9%12.0%10.0%
Debt / equity0.94×0.94×0.96×0.72×0.73×0.75×0.87×0.63×0.42×0.33×
Current ratio0.450.490.480.530.450.410.320.360.430.42

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