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CMS Energy Corporation — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

CMS
NYSEUtilitiesRegulated ElectricCIK 0000811156cmsenergy.comAbout CMS
Last close · Oct 16, 202668.70+1.76 (+2.63%)
Market cap$21.5B
Model value · P/E · own history
76.49
CMS Energy closed at $68.70 — undervalued by 10% vs model.
70.26the model's range80.61

P/E · own history leads for a regulated utility. From its own five-year median P/E applied to its earnings.

Other models
31.41 – 96.07
Wall St. target
77.00 11% below
Below model, 1y
14 of 20 days

Price and model value

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Daily close

Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
3.28%
Past 2 years
low 2.75%high 3.60%
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$1.71Aug ’21$1.82Aug ’22$1.92Aug ’23$2.03Aug ’24$2.14Aug ’25$2.25TTM
Coverage
—
Raised
18 years in a row
Growth, 5 yrs
5.6% a year
Last change
+5.1% · Feb 2026
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.57, paid Sep 1, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asRegulated utility
Low/slowing growth (~7% recent)Moderate margins (13% net margin)Highly cyclical earningsHigh leverage (D/E 2.1x)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2025 · chosen for utilities
P/E
19.5×
EV / EBITDA
12.8×
FCF yield
-7.7%
Dividend yield, TTM
3.28%
Beta
0.32
Cost of capital (WACC)
5.82%
Full financials

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-14Truist Financial · target77.00
10-06RBC Capital · target73.00
10-06Capital One Financial · target73.00
07-23Keybanc · “Sector Weight” from “Overweight”downgrade
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About CMS Energy

CMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and NorthStar Clean Energy. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources. Its distribution system comprises 263 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 4 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 4,619 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 18 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 82,854 miles of electric distribution overhead lines; 10,027 miles of underground distribution lines; and 1,102 substations. The Gas Utility segment engages in the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas, which includes 2,337 miles of transmission lines; 14 gas storage fields; 28,433 miles of distribution mains; and 8 compressor stations. The NorthStar Clean Energy segment is involved in the independent power production and marketing, including the development and operation of renewable generation. The company serves 1.9 million electric and 1.8 million gas customers, including residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Jackson, Michigan.

CEO
Garrick J. Rochow
Headquarters
Jackson, MI
Employees
8,350
IPO
1973-02-21
Full company profile

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