FirstEnergy Corp (FE)
OvervaluedFundamental
44
Price
$43.29
Market Cap
$24.88B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
FirstEnergy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, distribution, and transmission of electricity in the United States. It operates through Distribution, Integrated, and Stand-Alone Transmission segments. The company owns and operates coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power generating facilities. The company operates 252,959 distribution line miles and 24,157 transmission line miles, including overhead pole line and underground conduit carrying primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits. The company serves customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, and New York. FirstEnergy Corp. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on September 18, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users
AEP's Ohio and Appalachian Power utilities serve the same Ohio and West Virginia regulated electricity customers as FirstEnergy's Ohio Edison, Mon Power and Potomac Edison, and both compete for the same state rate-case approvals and PJM transmission investment.
Exelon is the other large pure transmission-and-distribution holding company in the Mid-Atlantic, with PECO in Pennsylvania, Atlantic City Electric in New Jersey and Pepco/BGE in Maryland facing the same regulators and the same customer base as FirstEnergy's utilities in those states.
PPL Electric Utilities distributes power to eastern and central Pennsylvania, directly adjacent to and overlapping the market of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania's 2.1 million customers, with both competing for Pennsylvania rate recovery and grid-investment approvals.
PSE&G is the largest electric distributor in New Jersey, the same state where FirstEnergy's Jersey Central Power & Light operates, so the two compete for New Jersey customers, rate treatment and state clean-energy infrastructure programs.
Duquesne Light is the privately held electric distributor of the Pittsburgh area, bordering FirstEnergy's West Penn Power and Penn Power territories and competing for the same western-Pennsylvania customers and regulatory decisions.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$15.53B
Trailing 12 months (through 3/31/2026)
Net Income
$1.06B
Trailing 12 months (through 3/31/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$-1.00B
Total Equity
$12.51B
Total Liabilities
$41.98B
Current Ratio
0.52
Interest Coverage
1.82
Debt/EBITDA
5.18
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$35.91
Current Price
$43.29
Margin of Safety
-20.6%
Fair Value Range
$23.60 - $48.22
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
23.55
ROE
8.2%
P/B Ratio
1.98
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
-
ROIC
3.5%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
3.5%
WACC
5.6%
ROIC − WACC
-2.0 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (12)
- P/B Ratio 1.98
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 14.7%
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Low reliance on intangibles
- ROE 8.5%
- Revenue Growth 5Y 7.1%
- Analyst Consensus 67% Buy
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 3.02
- Share Dilution 0.7%
- Piotroski F-Score 6/9
Failed (11)
- EPS shows upward trend
- EPS CAGR -4.74%
- Price CAGR 4.07%
- ROIC 3.5%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- Current Ratio
- Return on Tangible Assets
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- Earnings Surprise avg -2.0%
- Net Margin Trend 6.9% vs 7.8%
Unavailable (5)
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- P/FCF NaN
- Dividend Payout NaN%
- CapEx intensity
- PEG Ratio (need PE > 0 and growth > 0)
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Share count is stable
Institutional Holdings
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Brian X. Tierney | CEO, President & Chairman | 57 |
| Mr. K. Jon Taylor | Senior VP of Strategy & CFO | 51 |
| Mr. Toby L. Thomas | Chief Operating Officer | 54 |
| Mr. Hyun Park | Senior VP & Chief Legal Officer | 64 |
| Mr. Allan Wade Smith | President of FirstEnergy Utilities | 60 |
| Mr. Jason J. Lisowski | VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 44 |
| Mr. Daniel Puscas | Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | - |
| Ms. Karen Sagot | Vice President of Investor Relations | - |
| Ms. Deandra Williams-Lewis | Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | - |
| Ms. Tabrina L. Davis | Vice President of Communications | - |
Audit Risk
6
Board Risk
5
Compensation Risk
3
Shareholder Rights Risk
3
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-18
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Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-07-28
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-07-28
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Latest News
Recent headlines for FE, sourced from Markets Gazette.