Skip to content
Company Analysis

CMS Energy Corporation Preferre CMS-PB

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for CMS Energy Corporation Preferre

Overview of Consumers Energy Company

CMS-PB NYQ
Utilities Utilities - Regulated Electric Framework: Regulated Utilities Mid Cap
Consumers Energy Company (CMS-PB), is a Mid Cap company, in the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry, last closed at $74.00, about 125.9% undervalued vs fair value, -7.9% 1Y return, ranked 98/117 in sector.
Metrics Rev Growth 12.9% ROE 9.4% Gross Margin 43.3%
USD 74.00
0.68%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 17.3%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$6.65B
Enterprise Value
$20.33B
Overall Score
View breakdown
Overall
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Weak
Health
Weak
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Weak
Growth
Weak
Profitability
Weak
Health
Weak
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Weak
Completeness: 88%
Confidence: 84%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats
No strong beats yet

Quick Facts

Website https://www.consumersenergy.co...
HQ Jackson, MI
Employees 8,095
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

No upcoming events available.

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$138
$167
$195
Current: $74.00 +126% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Regulated Utilities - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Total Revenue
$8.1B
12.9%%
EBITDA
$3.2B
10.7%%
Operating Income (EBIT)
$1.8B
16.8%%
Net Income
$1.1B
11.9%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Regulated Utilities

Quality & Reliability Indicators

FFO / Total Debt
18.0%
Good

FFO ÷ Total Debt — the primary S&P/Moody's credit metric for utility ratings. >15% is investment-grade; >20% signals strong credit quality.

Locked Metric
-
Premium
Locked Metric
-
Premium
Locked Metric
-
Premium
Locked Metric
-
Premium
Locked Metric
-
Premium

Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$900.0M
37.0% of FFO

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
4
Active Leaks
1/4
Improving
0
High Impact
1
Critical
Locked Leak
Upgrade to view details
Premium
Locked Leak
Upgrade to view details
Premium
Locked Leak
Upgrade to view details
Premium
Moat Analysis Regulated Utilities

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating CMS Energy Corporation Preferre's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
55
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
Full moat analysis

Key strengths

  • Investment-Grade Interest Coverage Interest coverage is strong (score 0.80), supporting investment-grade credit metrics.
  • Leverage Within Regulated Norms Leverage level is well-managed vs peers (score 0.75).

Key risks

  • Thin Dividend Coverage Operating cash generation is weak (score 0.36), which may pressure dividend coverage.
  • Volatile Payout Coverage Cash flow coverage stability is poor (score 0.20), elevating dividend risk.

The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.

Upgrade to unlock the signals and evidence behind each defense.

Premium access

Unlock full defense analysis

Get key signals, strengths, and risks for every moat dimension.

Upgrade to Premium Unlock all moat defenses and evidence.

Regulatory Franchise

Moderate
50
Premium

Signals, strengths and risks for Regulatory Franchise

Premium

Signals, strengths and risks for Rate-Base Return Quality

Premium

Signals, strengths and risks for Dividend Sustainability

Premium

Signals, strengths and risks for Capital Structure Discipline

Premium

Signals, strengths and risks for Operational Efficiency

Premium

Signals, strengths and risks for Essential Service Resilience

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Regulated Utilities vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CMS-PB's balance between Growth (33.5%), Profitability (31.2%), and Safety (35.4%). Growth 33% Safety 35% Profitability 31%

Click axes to expand details. Marker shows current allocation.

3-Year Trend Analysis Locked
Upgrade to unlock the full 3-year trend analysis and deltas.

Growth

56th percentile vs peers
57
Key Signals
Asset Growth YoY 8.8% 53p Rev Growth YoY 12.9% 73p Equity Growth YoY 10.1% 68p Revenue CAGR 3Y -0.1% 26p
Strengths
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

52th percentile vs peers
53
Key Signals
Strengths
Risks
Premium
Unlock full Profitability drilldowns

See the signal-level drivers and insights behind this axis. Upgrade to reveal the full Trade-Off Ledger.

Upgrade Now

Safety

59th percentile vs peers
60
Key Signals
Strengths
Safety drilldowns are available to premium members.

Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for CMS Energy Corporation Preferre.

Loading valuation model...
Unable to Compute Fair Value

This company cannot be valued using standard models.

What this means: The Scenario Theatre requires financial data (revenue, cash flow, shares outstanding) to calculate fair value estimates. This data may be unavailable for:

  • Recently listed companies (IPOs, SPACs)
  • Shell companies or holding companies
  • Companies that haven't filed recent financials
  • Foreign companies with limited data coverage
X.X%
X%XX%
X.X%
-XX%XX%
XX.X%
-XX%XX%
Adjust the sliders above to explore different valuation scenarios.
Unlock Premium
Reveal the full Scenario Theatre
See live sliders, narratives, and full Bear/Base/Bull outcomes.
Upgrade Now
Bear
-
- - -
- upside
-
Base
$167.15
- - -
+125.9% vs current
Snapshot base estimate
Bull
-
- - -
- upside
-
Fair Value Range Current: $-
$- $- $-
Actions & Info
Send Feedback
Please select a category.
0/1000