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Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated PEG

$68.07 +0.27% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $33.92B

Weak trend

Next earnings report: Nov 2, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Net debt is 5.6× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
  2. Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 5 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +7.0%).
  3. The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.

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.

Growth49Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 21%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 44%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 23%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 8%
Quality71Positive

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

  • Return on invested capitalTop 26%
  • Gross marginTop 1%
  • Operating marginTop 42%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 24%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 33%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 35%
  • Interest coverTop 22%
Value60Neutral

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

  • Earnings yieldTop 38%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldTop 13%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 33%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 44%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 49%
Momentum11Very weak

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

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 25%
  • 6-month returnBottom 23%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 21%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 23%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 32%
Revisions86Strong

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

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 31%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 12%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 46%
  • Upside to consensus price targetTop 39%
Stability35Weak

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

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 36%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 36%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 49%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 35%

What changed

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

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)19.0%12.7%↓
EPS growth (YoY)23.5%1.5%↓
Gross margin35.4%85.4%↑
Operating margin24.3%23.1%↓
FCF margin-5.8%15.8%↑

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)12.7%19.0%↓Top 21%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)1.5%23.5%↓Bottom 44%
Gross margin85.4%35.4%↑Top 1%
Operating margin23.1%24.3%↓Top 42%
Net margin16.0%17.8%↓—
Free-cash-flow margin15.8%-5.8%↑—
Return on invested capital4.6%—Top 26%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR7.5%—Top 23%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.79×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-2.7%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.0%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
-13.5 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
5.61×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
2.9×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
3.82%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
0.00%
Shareholder yield
3.82%
Share count change, 1 year
+0.0%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+0.0%

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 4, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
5
Beats in the last 8 reports
7 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+7.0%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
-1.5%
Positive 20 days after report
2 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$83.40
Target vs current price
+22.5%
Analysts with a rating
33
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
48%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 4, 2026+8.3%-0.5%-2.7%-4.3%—
May 5, 2026+7.6%-0.9%-3.4%-2.6%-3.6%
Feb 26, 2026+1.3%-0.1%-2.4%-5.7%-8.7%
Nov 3, 2025+10.8%+1.0%+3.4%+1.3%+1.8%
Aug 5, 2025+10.3%-2.2%-4.0%-9.2%-9.8%
Apr 30, 2025-0.7%-2.1%-2.3%-4.3%+7.3%
Feb 25, 2025+2.4%-1.3%-3.1%-1.2%-5.9%
Nov 4, 2024+3.4%-6.2%-1.7%+5.7%-4.3%

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

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 4, 2026$0.86$0.79+8.3%$2.55B
May 5, 2026$1.55$1.44+7.6%$3.85B
Feb 26, 2026$0.72$0.71+1.3%$2.92B
Nov 3, 2025$1.13$1.02+10.8%$3.23B
Aug 5, 2025$0.77$0.70+10.3%$2.81B
Apr 30, 2025$1.43$1.44-0.7%$3.22B
Feb 25, 2025$0.84$0.82+2.4%$2.46B
Nov 4, 2024$0.90$0.87+3.4%$2.64B

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)16.9×20.2×24thTop 38%
P/E (forward)15.6×———
EV / EBITDA13.4×——Bottom 33%
EV / Sales4.66×——Bottom 44%
Free-cash-flow yield5.85%——Top 13%
Earnings yield5.91%——Top 38%

P/E over the past five years

Range 11.0× – 41.0× 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
-17.5%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+1.5%
Change in P/E multiple
-14.8%

Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.

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)
-5.6%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-1.4%
Distance from 50-day average
-6.9%
Distance from 200-day average
-13.7%
RSI (14)
35.1
Relative volume
1.58×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
15.6%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
6th percentile · Low for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.18
Correlation with S&P 500
0.14
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-21.7%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-29.6%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Nov 26, 2024Sep 24, 2026-29.6%456 daysNot yet recovered
Apr 20, 2022Oct 12, 2022-28.4%121 days403 days (May 21, 2024)
Oct 27, 2020Feb 26, 2021-11.8%83 days27 days (Apr 7, 2021)
Oct 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024-11.0%21 days13 days (Nov 21, 2024)

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

Financial statements

Market cap
$33.92B
P/E (TTM)
16.9
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$4.02
Revenue (TTM)
$12.54B
Dividend yield
3.88%
52-week range
$66.15 – $87.63
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$9.72B$9.80B$11.24B$10.29B$12.17B
Gross profit$3.00B$2.60B$4.83B$3.54B$8.40B
Operating income-$856.0M$1.38B$3.69B$2.35B$2.98B
Net income-$648.0M$1.03B$2.56B$1.77B$2.11B
EPS (diluted)-$1.29$2.06$5.13$3.54$4.21
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$2.64B$2.46B$3.22B$2.81B$3.23B$2.92B$3.85B$2.55B
Net income$520.0M$286.0M$589.0M$585.0M$622.0M$315.0M$741.0M$334.0M
EPS (diluted)$1.04$0.57$1.18$1.17$1.24$0.63$1.48$0.67
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$1.74B$1.50B$3.81B$2.13B$2.37B
Capital expenditure-$2.72B-$2.89B-$3.33B-$3.38B-$2.04B
Free cash flow-$983.0M-$1.39B$481.0M-$1.25B$325.0M
Dividends paid-$1.03B-$1.08B-$1.14B-$1.20B-$1.26B
Net share buybacks$0-$500.0M$0$0$0

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$192.0M
Total assets
$58.81B
Total liabilities
$41.48B
Total debt
$24.68B
Net debt
$24.49B
Shareholders’ equity
$17.33B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Sep 9, 2026$0.67Sep 30, 2026
Jun 9, 2026$0.67Jun 30, 2026
Mar 10, 2026$0.67Mar 31, 2026
Dec 10, 2025$0.63Dec 31, 2025
Sep 9, 2025$0.63Sep 30, 2025
Jun 9, 2025$0.63Jun 30, 2025
Mar 10, 2025$0.63Mar 31, 2025
Dec 10, 2024$0.60Dec 31, 2024

Short interest

Shares sold short
10,744,416
Days to cover
3.46
Change vs previous report
+3.4%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Feb 5, 2008
2-for-1
Jul 27, 1987
3-for-2