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Ameren Corporation

AEE
53
Regulated Electric · Utilities
Also trades as: 0HE2.L GBP 1.08 (+1.22%)
Price
$108.94
+2.46 (+2.31%)
Market Cap
$30.16B
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
16/30
Growth
Strong
16/20
Cash Flow
Good
6/10
Stability
Mixed
4/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

53 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 53.

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Share count rising — dilution

+5.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 257.6M (2021) → 272.2M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Ameren Corporation is a utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses. It serves about 2.4 million electric customers and nearly 1 million natural gas customers across Missouri and Illinois. Ameren owns the regulated utilities Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, making it one of the largest energy providers in the Midwest.

Ameren makes money by charging customers for the electricity and gas it delivers, with rates set and approved by state regulators. This regulated model means revenue is relatively stable and predictable, but profit growth depends heavily on getting rate increases approved by government agencies. The company is investing billions of dollars in upgrading its power grid and adding renewable energy sources, which is its main growth driver — but rising construction costs and the pace of regulatory approvals remain the key risks to that plan.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-5.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+11.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~17 months

$1.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Ameren Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
49.0%
Healthy — 49.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.9%
Excellent — 21.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.1%
Weak — 6.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.8%
Slow sales growth (+3.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+25.4%
Earnings growing fast (+25.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
208%
Turns 208% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-16.1%
Burning cash (-16.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.59
Elevated debt (1.59)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.63x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.0x
Fair value — P/E 19.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.88%
Moderate income — 2.88% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+5.6%
Dividend growing modestly (5.6% YoY)
Payout Ratio
51%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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