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PNW vs AES // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE) VS. The AES Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PNW 8
— AES 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AES
LAST: $106.28 (-0.34%) • MKT CAP: $12.92B
valuation
17.4x
LAST: $14.83 (-1.46%) • MKT CAP: $10.74B
valuation
3.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PNW VS. AES)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PNW | AES | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 18.10% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.20% | 6.70% | -1.50 | AES | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 17.4x | 3.5x | +13.90 | AES | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.11% | -15.12% | +27.23 | PNW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.00% | 9.10% | +10.90 | PNW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.60% | 7.40% | +8.20 | PNW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.20% | -0.40% | +4.60 | PNW | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.27% | 4.67% | -1.40 | AES | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.95 | 0.54 | +0.41 | PNW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 3/9 | +3.00 | PNW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.8 | 58.3 | +8.50 | PNW | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.69 | 0.75 | -0.06 | AES | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.4x | 11.0x | +3.40 | AES | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.92B | $10.74B | $2.19B | PNW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PNW REV | AES REV | PNW GROSS % | AES GROSS % | PNW FCF | AES FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.34B | $12.23B | — | 18.1% | $1.56B | -$1.62B |
| FY 2024 | $5.12B | $12.28B | — | 18.8% | $1.38B | -$4.64B |
| FY 2023 | $4.70B | $12.67B | — | — | $996.4M | $2.46B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PNW // BETA 0.69
AES // BETA 0.75