Why EIX Stock slipped -0.99% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

The Roarable RQD score is 38 out of 100, a letter grade of D-, with the verdict "Roarable Sell — Vulnerable Balance Sheet & Flow." Per the Roarable RQD rating, the five pillars score as follows: Fundamental Cash Engine 6/20 (ROIC 10.5%; FCF yield -3.13%), Whale 13F Flow 10/20, Insider Conviction 9/20, Macro Regime Fit 5/20 (Beta 0.6), and Forensic Balance Sheet 8/20 (Altman Z 0.76; Piotroski F 6/9; Debt/Equity 2.05). The weakest pillars are Fundamental Cash Engine and Macro Regime Fit, while Whale 13F Flow is the strongest at 10/20 but still well below half weight. For a prospective investor, the rating points to a stock whose reported earnings and operating margin (36.7%) are not converting into positive free cash flow, with leverage that the forensic pillar flags as a vulnerability. The low beta of 0.6 is a defensive characteristic, but the macro pillar scores it poorly relative to the rating's framework. Valuation metrics (P/E TTM 5.1, EV/EBITDA 4.7) and a 5.58% dividend yield describe a low-multiple profile; the rating indicates the market and the balance sheet are not rewarding that profile on the Roarable scale. This is an analytical summary of the scoring, not a personal recommendation.

Edison International (EIX) is a NYSE-listed issuer in the Utilities sector, Electric Utilities: Central industry, per the company profile. The profile identifies it as an electric utility operating with a market capitalization of $22.9B. Source data does not provide a breakdown of customers, revenue streams, or regulatory structure beyond the sector and industry classification.

Revenue rose from $16338.0M (FY 2023) to $19317.0M (FY 2025), and net income moved from $1197.0M to $4459.0M over the same span per the SEC financials. Reported free cash flow was negative in FY 2025 ($-715.0M) and FY 2024 ($-693.0M). Per the market data, operating margin is 36.7%, net margin 23.1%, gross margin 0%, and ROIC 10.5%. Per the Roarable RQD rating, the Altman Z-Score is 0.76, the Piotroski F-Score is 6/9, and Debt/Equity is 2.05; the debt line in the SEC financials rose from $4587.7M (FY 2023) to $36070.0M (FY 2025).

Per the recent news and catalysts feed, six items reference EIX. Items are Yahoo Finance coverage of wildfire claims news (YELLOW), a Seeking Alpha piece on dividend safety versus stock performance (YELLOW), a StockInvest.us price forecast (YELLOW), an Investing.com report that Truist cut its price target on wildfire policy uncertainty (RED, flagged RISK WATCH), a Yahoo Finance preview of the next quarterly earnings report (YELLOW), and a Yahoo Finance comparison with PCG and SRE on wildfire-related valuation (YELLOW). The one item flagged RED is the Truist target cut, which is the only RISK WATCH signal in the feed. The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph reports no supply-chain links and no proprietary signals.

• What is the magnitude and timing of the wildfire-related claims referenced in the news feed, and how do they relate to the reported debt increase?
• What drives the gap between reported net income ($4459.0M, FY 2025) and negative free cash flow ($-715.0M) in the same period?
• What are the EPS figures for FY 2025 and FY 2024, which the SEC financials report as N/A?
• What is the cash balance trend in FY 2023, which is reported as N/A?
• What do the 13F, insider, and analyst data show, given that the holders and analyst sections are empty?