Eversource Energy (ES) stock: Winston Score and insider trades

§Winston Score History

Eversource Energy is a utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses across New England. It owns and operates the power lines, pipes, and equipment that move energy from generators to customers — it does not generate most of the power itself. Eversource serves roughly 4 million customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, making it one of the largest energy delivery companies in the northeastern United States.

Eversource makes money by charging regulated rates approved by state governments, meaning its revenue is relatively predictable but tightly controlled by regulators. Because customers cannot easily switch to a different power line company, Eversource has a natural monopoly in its service territories, which provides stability. However, the company recently sold its offshore wind investments after significant losses, and it carries a heavy debt load, so rising interest rates and the cost of upgrading aging infrastructure remain the key financial risks it faces going forward.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

-85.4% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $0.96

30 Jun 2026: $0.14

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS decreased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Eversource Energy is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

32.0%

Modest — 32.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

22.5%

Excellent — 22.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

6.8%

Weak — 6.8% 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

+7.8%

Steady sales growth (+7.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+65.7%

Earnings growing fast (+65.7% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

306%

Turns 306% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

2.1%

Thin free cash flow (2.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.82

Elevated debt (1.82)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.28x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.3x)

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)

17.5x

Fair value — P/E 17.5

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

+4.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.5 → 12.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

4.71%

Healthy income — 4.71% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+4.8%

Dividend growing modestly (4.8% YoY)

Payout Ratio

79%

no trend

Most of the profit goes out as dividends. Little left to reinvest, and less cushion if earnings dip.

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Eversource Energy

§How the score breaks down

Share count rising — dilution

§Winston Score History

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