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FIRSTENERGY CORP FE

NYSE · stock · Electric Services · website · IPO 1946-09-13 · LEI

FIRSTENERGY CORP statistics & valuation

P / E27.5×
P / S1.9×
P / B2.0×
Net margin6.8%
Return on capital4.4%
Graham number -34.3%$30.89

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 ($30.89); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-42.40% -12.30% 12.00% 8.30% 10.00% 11.50% 3.30% 8.60% 7.30% 6.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.10% 17.30% 22.20% 22.70% 20.00% 15.50% 15.30% 17.60% 17.60% 14.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-99.00% -43.90% 19.80% 13.10% 14.90% 14.80% 3.80% 10.10% 7.10% 7.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
442.3M 445.3M 511.9M 542.0M 543.1M 570.3M 572.1M 574.3M 577.0M 578.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-14.30% -4.10% 3.40% 2.20% 2.40% 2.80% 0.90% 2.30% 1.90% 1.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$14.49 -$3.88 $1.99 $1.68 $1.99 $2.35 $0.71 $1.92 $1.70 $1.76 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

FIRSTENERGY CORP trades at about 26.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.5×–57.7×, median 24.1×).

15.5× 57.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15.5×–57.7×); dot = today's 26.7×.

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 margin14.6%17.6%17.6%15.3%15.5%20.0%22.7%22.2%17.3%14.1%
Net margin6.8%7.3%8.6%3.3%11.5%10.0%8.3%12.0%-12.3%-42.4%
Return on assets1.8%1.9%2.3%0.9%2.8%2.4%2.2%3.4%-4.1%-14.3%
Return on equity7.3%7.1%10.1%3.8%14.8%14.9%13.1%19.8%-43.9%-99.0%
Current ratio0.570.560.480.610.730.740.500.520.760.41

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