Evergy

EVRG

Regulated Electric · Utilities

Price

$80.92

-2.24 (-2.69%)

Market Cap

$18.65B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Good

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Share count rising — dilution

+1.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 229.6M (2021) → 233.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Evergy is an electric utility company that generates and delivers electricity to homes and businesses across Kansas and Missouri. It serves roughly 1.7 million customers using a mix of power sources including coal, natural gas, wind, and solar. Evergy is one of the largest electric utilities in the central United States.

Evergy makes money by charging customers for the electricity they use, with rates set and approved by state regulators in Kansas and Missouri. Because regulators control pricing, Evergy has a stable, predictable revenue stream — but it also limits how much profit the company can earn. The company is investing heavily in renewable energy and grid upgrades, which require large amounts of capital spending; the key risk is whether regulators will approve rate increases fast enough to cover those rising costs and keep returns attractive for investors.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+5.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+25.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 months

$1.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Evergy has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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

25.4%

Modest — 25.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

25.4%

Excellent — 25.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

5.9%

Weak — 5.9% 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

+4.1%

Slow sales growth (+4.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+10.4%

Earnings growing (+10.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

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

214%

Turns 214% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-23.2%

Burning cash (-23.2%)

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

1.61

Elevated debt (1.61)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.41x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

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)

20.1x

Growth-priced — P/E 20.1

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+3.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.1 → 16.8)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.30%

Moderate income — 3.30% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+4.1%

Dividend growing modestly (4.1% YoY)

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