FEFirstEnergy

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FE and its subsidiaries are principally involved in the transmission, distribution, and generation of electricity. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 11,186
Headquarters: Akron, OH
CEO: Brian X. Tierney
Next results: around Feb 16, 2027

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All key numbers (40, from the latest 10-K and 10-Q) From EDGAR

EPS (ttm)	1.84	Sales (ttm)	15.5B	Net income (ttm)	1.1B	Sales growth	+12.0%	EPS growth	+3.5%	Sales Q/Q	+11.6%
Free cash flow	-1.7B	Gross margin	-	Oper. margin	14.7%	Net margin	6.9%	FCF margin	-11.2%	ROE	8.4%
ROA	1.9%	R&D / sales	-	Dividend	1.78	Debt/Eq	2.22	Curr. ratio	0.52	Cash	52.0M
Op. cash flow (ttm)	3.2B	EBITDA	3.9B	EBITDA margin	25.6%	Net debt	28.0B	Quick ratio	0.42	Interest cover	1.81
ROIC	4.4%	Payout ratio	101.1%	Tax rate	18.5%	Shares out.	578.4M	Shares Y/Y	+0.2%	Book / share	21.88
Cash / share	0.09	Sales / share	26.84	Asset turnover	0.27	Days sales out.	42	Sales 3Y CAGR	+6.6%	Sales 5Y CAGR	+6.9%
EPS 3Y CAGR	+35.3%	EPS 5Y CAGR	-2.4%	Employees	11,186	Sales / employee	1.4M

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Changes in the numbers

FY2025 against FY2024

Revenue growth sped up to +12.0%+4.7% → +12.0% · Revenue FY2025 / revenue FY2024 − 1, against the same a year earlier · 10-K ↗
Operating margin narrowed to 14.6%17.6% → 14.6% · Operating income / revenue · 10-K ↗

What management wrote about it → · Every company →

FE against Utilities peers

Ten years, side by side → · All 31 →

FEPeer median

Each side 0 to 100, ranked against every company we cover: relative position on reported figures, not a buy score. How

Every dot is one of the 31 companies, the better end on the right. Hover a dot for the company.

Sales growth

+12.0%10th of 31 · median +9.7%

Net margin

6.9%30th of 31 · median 13.8%

Return on equity

8.4%29th of 31 · median 10.3%

Free cash flow margin

-11.2%11th of 24 · median -13.7%

Debt / equity (less is better)

2.2227th of 30 · median 1.70

FE and the 5 peers closest in revenue
Company	Revenue (ttm)	Sales growth	Gross margin	Net margin	ROE	FCF margin	Debt / equity
FE FirstEnergy	$15.5B	+12.0%	-	6.9%	8.4%	-11.2%	2.22
D Dominion Energy	$17.5B	+16.5%	-	16.9%	10.1%	-	1.78
DTE DTE Energy	$16.5B	+26.9%	-	7.7%	10.3%	-	2.17
XEL Xcel Energy	$14.9B	+9.1%	-	17.9%	10.5%	-51.2%	1.59
ES Eversource Energy	$14.0B	+13.8%	-	10.4%	8.9%	2.1%	1.78
AES AES Corporation	$13.6B	-0.4%	21.3%	13.2%	31.3%	-11.2%	-

Profitability

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Net margin below the peer median6.9% vs 13.8%
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Return on equity below 15%8.4%
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A profit in 8 of 10 years

Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025: -42.4% → 6.8%

Balance sheet

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Interest covered less than 5 timesOperating income is 1.8× interest expense
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Debt larger than equityDebt / equity 2.22 on the latest balance sheet (peer median 1.70)
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Current ratio below 1Current ratio 0.52

Debt / equity at each year end, FY2016 to FY2025: 3.61 → 2.12

What the debt is made of ↓

Cash and shareholders

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Free cash flow positive in 3 of 10 years−$1.0B last year
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Share count up over 5 years+6.4%
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Dividend per share up over 5 years$1.56 → $1.78
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Cash from operations above net income$3.7B vs $1.0B

Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025: 548.0M → -1.0B

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What the debt is made of, and when it is due

balance sheet of Mar 31, 2026 · schedule of Dec 31, 2025

The debt note's own lines, 2025-12-31

Line, as the company names it	Kind	Rate	Fixed or floating	Amount
Phase In Recovery Bonds	Notes and bonds	–	not stated	$159.0M

From the debt note in the 10-K's XBRL (0001031296-26-000046), as the company tags it: by issue, by year, by currency or by kind. Lines from two ways of cutting the same debt can overlap, so they are not added up. Fixed or floating is read from the line's own name only; "not stated" when it says neither.

Left: the debt lines on the balance sheet (XBRL). Right: the principal due each year, from the debt note's maturity schedule; it can differ a little from the balance sheet, which shows the debt net of discounts and fees. Leases are not counted. The full schedule →

Revenue and net income, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue 15.1B Net income 1.0B

From XBRL in each 10-K. Hover a bar for the line item and filing. Full financials →

Where the $15.1B of revenue came from

by product, year to Dec 31, 2025

Distribution services and retail generation $12.2B · 81%
Transmission $2.3B · 15%
Other $590.0M · 4%

From the segment tables in the 10-K XBRL. Revenue by segment, product and region →

FE's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow as reported to the SEC in XBRL, one column per fiscal year. Hover a number to see the line item and filing it comes from. Where a company changed how it tags a line, the first tag it reported for that period is used. A number looks wrong? Tell us.

Annual Quarterly

Revenue15.1B

Net income1.0B

Free cash flow-1.0B

EPS (diluted)1.76

Dividend per share1.78

Diluted shares578.0M

Revenue by business segment

year to Dec 31, 2025

	Revenue	Share	vs year before
Regulated Distribution	7.5B	49.5%	+10.1%
Integrated	5.7B	37.7%	+16.6%
Integrated	5.6B	37.3%	+16.6%
Regulated Transmission	1.9B	12.6%	+6.6%
Stand Alone Transmission	1.9B	12.5%	+6.7%

10-K 0001031296-26-000046, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Revenue by product or service

year to Dec 31, 2025

	Revenue	Share	vs year before
Distribution services and retail generation	12.2B	80.8%	+11.1%
Transmission	2.3B	15.3%	+7.6%
Other	590.0M	3.9%	+69.5%

10-K 0001031296-26-000046, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Income statement

From EDGAR

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	14.6B	14.0B	11.3B	11.0B	10.8B	11.1B	12.5B	12.9B	13.5B	15.1B
Operating income	2.1B	2.4B	2.5B	2.5B	2.2B	1.7B	1.9B	2.3B	2.4B	2.2B
Interest expense	973.0M	1.0B	1.1B	1.0B	1.1B	1.1B	1.0B	1.1B	1.1B	1.2B
Pretax income	1.1B	1.4B	1.5B	1.1B	1.1B	1.6B	1.4B	1.5B	1.5B	1.6B
Income tax	527.0M	1.7B	490.0M	213.0M	126.0M	320.0M	1.0B	267.0M	377.0M	288.0M
Net income	-6.2B	-1.7B	1.3B	912.0M	1.1B	1.3B	406.0M	1.1B	978.0M	1.0B
EPS (diluted)	-14.49	-3.88	1.99	1.68	1.99	2.35	0.71	1.92	1.70	1.76
Diluted shares	426.0M	444.0M	494.0M	542.0M	543.0M	546.0M	572.0M	574.0M	577.0M	578.0M
Depreciation & amortization	2.0B	1.7B	1.4B	1.2B	1.2B	1.7B	1.3B	1.5B	1.6B	1.7B
EBITDA	4.0B	4.1B	3.9B	3.7B	3.4B	3.4B	3.2B	3.7B	4.0B	3.9B
Operating margin	14.1%	17.3%	22.2%	22.7%	20.0%	15.5%	15.3%	17.6%	17.6%	14.6%
Net margin	-42.4%	-12.3%	12.0%	8.3%	10.0%	11.5%	3.3%	8.6%	7.3%	6.8%
Revenue growth	-	-3.7%	-19.7%	-2.0%	-2.2%	+3.2%	+11.9%	+3.3%	+4.7%	+12.0%
EPS growth	-	-	-	-15.6%	+18.5%	+18.1%	-69.8%	+170%	-11.5%	+3.5%

Balance sheet

From EDGAR

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash	199.0M	588.0M	367.0M	627.0M	1.7B	1.5B	160.0M	137.0M	111.0M	57.0M
Receivables	1.4B	1.3B	1.2B	1.1B	1.2B	1.0B	1.3B	1.3B	1.5B	1.7B
Inventory	564.0M	236.0M	252.0M	281.0M	317.0M	260.0M	421.0M	512.0M	549.0M	577.0M
Current assets	3.0B	3.1B	2.4B	2.4B	3.7B	3.2B	2.4B	2.6B	2.8B	3.0B
Property & equipment	29.4B	28.1B	29.9B	31.6B	33.3B	34.7B	36.3B	38.4B	-	-
Goodwill	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B	5.6B
Total assets	43.1B	42.3B	40.1B	42.3B	44.5B	45.4B	46.1B	48.8B	52.0B	55.9B
Accounts payable	1.0B	827.0M	965.0M	918.0M	827.0M	943.0M	1.5B	1.4B	1.6B	2.0B
Current liabilities	7.1B	4.1B	4.6B	4.9B	5.0B	4.4B	4.0B	5.4B	5.0B	5.3B
Total debt	22.6B	19.5B	19.5B	21.0B	24.5B	23.9B	21.7B	24.9B	24.0B	26.6B
Total liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	35.5B	37.9B	38.3B	42.0B
Shareholders' equity	6.2B	3.9B	6.8B	7.0B	7.2B	8.7B	10.2B	10.4B	12.5B	12.5B
Retained earnings	-4.5B	-6.3B	-4.9B	-4.0B	-2.9B	-1.6B	-1.2B	-97.0M	43.0M	35.0M

Cash flow

From EDGAR

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating cash flow	3.4B	3.8B	1.4B	2.5B	1.4B	2.8B	2.7B	1.4B	2.9B	3.7B
Capital spending	2.8B	2.6B	2.7B	2.7B	2.7B	2.5B	2.8B	3.4B	4.0B	4.7B
Free cash flow	548.0M	1.2B	-1.3B	-198.0M	-1.2B	324.0M	-165.0M	-2.0B	-1.1B	-1.0B
Stock-based pay (added back)	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends paid	611.0M	639.0M	711.0M	814.0M	845.0M	849.0M	891.0M	906.0M	970.0M	1.0B
Debt raised	2.0B	4.7B	1.5B	2.3B	3.4B	2.1B	700.0M	3.1B	2.1B	5.9B
Debt repaid	2.3B	2.3B	2.6B	789.0M	1.1B	532.0M	3.0B	537.0M	2.8B	3.1B
Investing cash flow	-3.3B	-2.7B	-3.0B	-2.9B	-2.9B	-2.6B	-3.1B	-3.7B	-4.3B	-5.1B
Financing cash flow	-34.0M	-702.0M	1.4B	656.0M	2.6B	-542.0M	-912.0M	2.2B	1.4B	1.3B
Dividend per share	1.44	1.44	1.82	1.53	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.60	1.70	1.78

Stock-based pay and leases

From EDGAR

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Stock-based pay (expense)	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-based pay / revenue	-	-	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-
Operating lease cost	-	-	-	49.0M	60.0M	71.0M	73.0M	79.0M	91.0M	113.0M
Operating lease cash paid	-	-	-	29.0M	44.0M	64.0M	56.0M	54.0M	60.0M	71.0M
Finance lease principal paid	-	-	-	25.0M	15.0M	13.0M	12.0M	8.0M	2.0M	2.0M
Right-of-use assets	-	-	-	231.0M	265.0M	279.0M	262.0M	205.0M	228.0M	276.0M
Operating lease liabilities	-	-	-	273.0M	305.0M	310.0M	295.0M	226.0M	243.0M	287.0M
Finance lease liabilities	-	-	-	60.0M	45.0M	36.0M	23.0M	14.0M	12.0M	10.0M

From SEC's XBRL company facts (data.sec.gov). EBITDA = operating income + depreciation and amortization; free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital spending; total debt = long-term debt (with its current part) + short-term borrowings. Stock-based pay and leases are shown as the company reports them; Tickdelta does not take them out of earnings or add leases to debt. Click a number to open the filing in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer, where you can click the same number to see how it is tagged. Values a company later revised show as revised; the Revised numbers tab lists the changes.

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