Stocks · Utilities · Regulated Electric

Ameren Corporation AEE

$99.94 +0.30% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $27.66B

Low risk

Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Net debt is 5.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
  2. The shares trade at 17.6× trailing earnings, lower than 86% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
  3. Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 5 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +4.3%).

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Utilities sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth32Weak

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 22%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 16%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 50%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 7%
Quality58Neutral

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 47%
  • Gross marginBottom 36%
  • Operating marginTop 25%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 36%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Top 48%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 47%
  • Interest coverTop 30%
Value49Neutral

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 44%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 47%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 49%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 26%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 36%
Momentum63Neutral

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthTop 34%
  • 6-month returnBottom 47%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 39%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 38%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 32%
Revisions59Neutral

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 48%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 12%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 48%
  • Upside to consensus price targetBottom 31%
Stability82Strong

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 25%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 14%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 48%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 47%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)12.3%3.8%↓
EPS growth (YoY)23.3%24.8%↑
Gross margin44.9%41.1%↓
Operating margin19.3%24.9%↑
FCF margin-19.2%-16.1%↑

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)3.8%12.3%↓Bottom 22%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)24.8%23.3%↑Top 16%
Gross margin41.1%44.9%↓Bottom 36%
Operating margin24.9%19.3%↑Top 25%
Net margin17.9%14.6%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin-16.1%-19.2%↑—
Return on invested capital4.0%—Bottom 47%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR3.4%—Top 50%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
2.08×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-3.3%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.3%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+8.8 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
5.21×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
2.6×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
2.89%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-2.06%
Shareholder yield
0.82%
Share count change, 1 year
+2.6%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+1.9%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
5
Beats in the last 8 reports
5 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+4.3%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
-0.1%
Positive 20 days after report
4 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$116.33
Target vs current price
+16.4%
Analysts with a rating
25
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
48%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Jul 30, 2026+4.6%-1.1%-0.9%-2.0%—
May 5, 2026+8.5%-0.7%-2.1%-5.0%-3.2%
Feb 11, 2026+1.2%+0.2%+2.4%+3.4%+2.8%
Nov 5, 2025+2.8%-0.6%+3.2%-0.4%+0.5%
Jul 31, 2025+2.3%+1.3%+1.8%+1.1%+4.5%
May 1, 2025+0.0%-1.2%+0.3%-3.1%-0.9%
Feb 13, 2025-3.1%+1.0%-0.1%+0.7%+0.1%
Nov 6, 2024-2.1%+0.1%+5.0%+5.4%+8.9%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Jul 30, 2026$1.13$1.08+4.6%$2.09B
May 5, 2026$1.28$1.18+8.5%$2.18B
Feb 11, 2026$0.78$0.77+1.2%$1.78B
Nov 5, 2025$2.17$2.11+2.8%$2.70B
Jul 31, 2025$1.01$0.99+2.3%$2.22B
May 1, 2025$1.07$1.07+0.0%$2.10B
Feb 13, 2025$0.77$0.80-3.1%$1.94B
Nov 6, 2024$1.87$1.91-2.1%$2.17B

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)17.6×20.4×14thTop 44%
P/E (forward)18.5×———
EV / EBITDA11.8×——Top 49%
EV / Sales5.65×——Bottom 26%
Free-cash-flow yield-5.09%——Bottom 47%
Earnings yield5.68%——Top 44%

P/E over the past five years

Range 16.3× – 23.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
-3.4%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+24.8%
Change in P/E multiple
-15.0%

Most of the move came from earnings growth.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-3.9%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+0.0%
Distance from 50-day average
-5.8%
Distance from 200-day average
-7.3%
RSI (14)
32.0
Relative volume
1.27×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
14.5%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
8th percentile · Low for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.18
Correlation with S&P 500
0.15
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-15.5%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-16.5%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Apr 20, 2022Feb 8, 2024-31.1%453 days259 days (Feb 21, 2025)
Nov 16, 2020Feb 26, 2021-16.7%69 days36 days (Apr 20, 2021)
Jun 26, 2026Sep 24, 2026-16.2%62 daysNot yet recovered
Aug 17, 2021Oct 1, 2021-10.4%32 days121 days (Mar 25, 2022)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$27.66B
P/E (TTM)
17.6
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$5.68
Revenue (TTM)
$8.75B
Dividend yield
2.96%
52-week range
$96.57 – $118.32
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$6.39B$7.96B$7.50B$7.62B$8.80B
Gross profit$2.99B$3.34B$3.47B$3.65B$2.60B
Operating income$1.33B$1.51B$1.56B$1.52B$2.03B
Net income$990.0M$1.07B$1.15B$1.18B$1.46B
EPS (diluted)$3.84$4.14$4.38$4.42$5.35
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$2.17B$1.94B$2.10B$2.22B$2.70B$1.78B$2.18B$2.09B
Net income$456.0M$207.0M$289.0M$275.0M$640.0M$252.0M$357.0M$314.0M
EPS (diluted)$1.70$0.77$1.07$1.01$2.35$0.92$1.28$1.13
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$1.66B$2.26B$2.56B$2.76B$3.35B
Capital expenditure-$3.52B-$3.38B-$3.77B-$4.41B-$4.17B
Free cash flow-$1.86B-$1.12B-$1.21B-$1.65B-$821.0M
Dividends paid-$565.0M-$610.0M-$662.0M-$714.0M-$768.0M
Net share buybacks$295.0M$333.0M$346.0M$273.0M$574.0M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$12.0M
Total assets
$51.22B
Total liabilities
$37.40B
Total debt
$21.81B
Net debt
$21.80B
Shareholders’ equity
$13.69B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Sep 8, 2026$0.75Sep 30, 2026
Jun 9, 2026$0.75Jun 30, 2026
Mar 10, 2026$0.75Mar 31, 2026
Dec 9, 2025$0.71Dec 31, 2025
Sep 9, 2025$0.71Sep 30, 2025
Jun 10, 2025$0.71Jun 30, 2025
Mar 11, 2025$0.71Mar 31, 2025
Dec 11, 2024$0.67Dec 31, 2024

Short interest

Shares sold short
12,135,965
Days to cover
8.09
Change vs previous report
-2.4%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.