Fortis Inc. CUM RD 5Y SR G

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Regulated Electric · Utilities

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Winston Score

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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

Mixed

Cash Flow

Good

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Fortis Inc. is a Canadian utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses. It owns and operates power lines, pipelines, and distribution networks across Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. Its customers are mostly everyday households and commercial businesses who depend on it for basic energy needs.

Fortis makes money by charging regulated rates for delivering energy — meaning government regulators set the prices it can charge, which creates steady, predictable revenue. The company serves roughly 3.4 million customers and operates in ten utility systems spread across North America. Its main competitive advantage is that regulated utilities face little direct competition, since they hold exclusive service territories granted by governments. The key growth driver is its multi-year capital investment plan to upgrade and expand its energy infrastructure, though rising interest rates pose a real risk since the company carries significant debt to fund those projects.

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

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 months

$384M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Fortis Inc. CUM RD 5Y SR G 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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

27.4%

Modest — 27.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

27.4%

Excellent — 27.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

5.7%

Weak — 5.7% 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

+3.9%

Slow sales growth (+3.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-0.0%

Earnings shrinking (-0.0% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

236%

Turns 236% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-16.0%

Burning cash (-16.0%)

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

1.42

Elevated debt (1.42)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.33x

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)

7.0x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 7.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+1.0

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

6.31%

no trend

Healthy income — 6.31% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+1.3%

no trend

Dividend flat

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