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UNITIL CORP UTL

NYSE · stock · Electric & Other Services Combined · website · IPO 1985-03-07

UNITIL CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$926.0M
P / E18.4×
P / S1.7×
P / B1.5×
Dividend yield3.25%
Net margin9.4%
Return on equity8.2%
FCF margin-10.0%
Net debt$654.9M
Enterprise value USD$1.6B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.4%
Return on capital5.9%
Graham number -11.7%$47.68

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 ($47.68); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
7.10% 7.10% 7.40% 10.10% 7.70% 7.60% 7.40% 8.10% 9.50% 9.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
18.30% 18.60% 16.00% 16.70% 17.10% 16.40% 14.30% 15.60% 18.30% 18.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.20% 8.60% 9.40% 11.70% 8.30% 8.00% 8.90% 9.20% 9.20% 8.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
14.1M 14.8M 14.9M 14.9M 15.0M 16.0M 16.0M 16.1M 16.2M 17.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$327.8M $397.2M $398.0M $451.8M $525.6M $499.5M $486.8M $507.5M $637.0M $654.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.40% 2.30% 2.50% 3.20% 2.20% 2.30% 2.60% 2.70% 2.60% 2.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-7.80% -8.10% -5.40% -3.30% -11.20% -1.50% -4.30% -6.10% -8.90% -10.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.14× 1.21× 1.16× 1.21× 1.37× 1.13× 1.06× 1.05× 1.26× 1.10× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.15 $2.35 $2.59 $2.82 $2.93 $2.97 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

UNITIL CORP trades at about 18.2× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.9×–20.1×, median 19×).

16.9× 20.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (16.9×–20.1×); dot = today's 18.2×.

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 margin18.9%18.3%15.6%14.3%16.4%17.1%16.7%16.0%18.6%18.3%
Net margin9.4%9.5%8.1%7.4%7.6%7.7%10.1%7.4%7.1%7.1%
FCF margin-10.0%-8.9%-6.1%-4.3%-1.5%-11.2%-3.3%-5.4%-8.1%-7.8%
Return on assets2.4%2.6%2.7%2.6%2.3%2.2%3.2%2.5%2.3%2.4%
Return on equity8.2%9.2%9.2%8.9%8.0%8.3%11.7%9.4%8.6%9.2%
Debt / equity1.10×1.26×1.05×1.06×1.13×1.37×1.21×1.16×1.21×1.14×
Current ratio0.560.830.640.750.921.020.820.791.000.74

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