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WEC Energy Group

WEC
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Regulated Electric · Utilities
Also trades as: 0LSL.L
Winston Score
50
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

WEC Energy Group is a utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses across the Midwest. It owns several regulated utility brands, including We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, serving roughly 4.6 million customers across Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota. Utilities like WEC are essential services, meaning customers depend on them daily for power and heat.

WEC makes most of its money by charging customers for electricity and gas delivery, with rates set and approved by state regulators. This regulated model provides steady, predictable revenue, which is a key competitive advantage — regulators limit competition but also cap how much profit WEC can earn. The company has been investing heavily in renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, which drives long-term rate base growth but also requires significant ongoing capital spending, meaning WEC carries a meaningful debt load that could become a pressure point if interest rates stay elevated.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+19.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~1 months

$50M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

WEC Energy Group 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
73.1%
Premium pricing power — 73.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.0%
Excellent — 21.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.7%
Weak — 6.7% 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
+8.9%
Steady sales growth (+8.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-0.8%
Earnings shrinking (-0.8% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
210%
Turns 210% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-13.8%
Burning cash (-13.8%)

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
1.60
Elevated debt (1.60)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.69x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.7x)

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)
20.4x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 20.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.4 → 17.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.39%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.39% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+6.8%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (6.8% YoY)

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