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PCG PG&E Corporation

utility · 2026-09-22

N/A
too hard · 28
Owner-earnings value$16.74
Price$12.94
Margin of safety +29.3%

Quality gate · 28/100

Returns on capital 0/30
Consistency 15.0/22
Margins / pricing power 11.1/16
Balance sheet 0/16
Cash conversion 0/10
Capital allocation 1.3/6

⚠ sub-hurdle returns (median roic 5% < 9%) · over-levered (net debt/EBITDA 5.7x > 4x)

Median ROIC5.1%
Gross margin39.8%
Net debt / EBITDA5.7x
FCF conversion-175%
Share count / yr+3.4%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)3.17B
Owner-earnings yield8.1%
Free-cash-flow yield-11.0%
Growth used (normalized)1.1%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)-4.9%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)9.0%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
13.20B 1.1%2.94B
23.25B 1.3%2.73B
33.30B 1.6%2.54B
43.35B 1.8%2.38B
53.42B 2.0%2.22B
63.49B 2.2%2.08B
73.58B 2.4%1.96B
83.67B 2.6%1.84B
93.77B 2.8%1.74B
103.89B 3.0%1.64B

Recent news

score · 8 articles

  • I'm Watching PG&E Closely, but Here's Why I Haven't Bought the Dip
  • Microgrid Investments And Dividend Payouts Might Change The Case For Investing In PG&E (PCG)
  • PG&E (PCG) Commits $73 Million To Community Microgrids In New Funding Phase
  • PG&E (PCG) Dividend Reaffirmed Following Selloff While Valuation Debate Deepens
  • PG&E (PCG) Stock Fair Value Edges Lower As Analysts Split On Wildfire Risk
  • The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Exelon, PG&E and Centuri
  • 3 Utility Stocks to Track as Fed Delivers First Rate Hike Since 2023
  • Is PG&E Stock Cheap, Or Just Waiting On California?

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~-5%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 1%. Capped at market + 6pts.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-22 28 $12.94 $16.74 +29.3% N/A
2026-08-11 28 $17.04 $22.06 +29.4% N/A
2026-07-02 27 $16.57 $21.43 +29.3% N/A
2026-06-25 27 $17.12 $22.12 +29.2% N/A
2026-06-23 27 $16.77 $24.80 +47.9% N/A