CPK Stock Analysis: Chesapeake Utilities | NYSE
Utilities - Regulated Gas | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 2.929m USD | 12M Return: 5.1% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 19.9M
EPS Trend: 97.2%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 98.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) is a U.S.-based energy delivery company headquartered in Dover, Delaware, operating since 1859. It runs two segments: Regulated Energy, which includes natural gas distribution and transmission across the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida, plus regulated electric distribution in Florida; and Unregulated Energy, covering propane distribution in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, unregulated natural gas transmission in Ohio, electricity and steam generation, and CNG, LNG, and renewable natural gas services.
The companys hybrid model-combining rate-regulated utility operations with unregulated energy services-aligns with the structure common among gas utilities, where regulated distribution provides predictable, regulator-approved returns while unregulated activities offer growth potential in adjacent markets like renewable natural gas and sustainable energy investments.
- Florida regulated expansion boosts rate base and customer growth
- Rate case outcomes in Delaware and Maryland affect regulated returns
- Renewable natural gas investments expand unregulated energy margins
| Net Income: 148.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -9.80 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -31.96% < 20% (prev -27.86%; Δ -4.09% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 266.7m > Net Income 148.7m |
| Net Debt (1.67b) to EBITDA (384.4m): 4.34 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.43 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (24.1m) vs 12m ago 4.39% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 38.16% > 18% (prev 41.27%; Δ -3.10% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 25.37% > 50% (prev 22.93%; Δ 2.45% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.79 > 6 (EBIT TTM 277.5m / Interest Expense TTM 73.2m) |
| A: -0.08 (Total Current Assets 239.1m - Total Current Liabilities 553.7m) / Total Assets 4.10b |
| B: 0.16 (Retained Earnings 669.3m / Total Assets 4.10b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 277.5m / Avg Total Assets 3.88b) |
| D: 0.68 (Book Value of Equity 1.65b / Total Liabilities 2.44b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.22 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.04 (Receivables 162.9m/133.3m, Revenue 984.5m/840.2m) |
| GMI: 1.08 (GM 41.27% / 38.16%) |
| AQI: 0.89 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.17) |
| SGI: 1.17 (Revenue 984.5m / 840.2m) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 148.7m - CFO 266.7m) / TA 4.10b) |
| Beneish M = -2.86 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 125.26 with a total of 182,134 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.27%, over one month by +3.10%, over three months by -3.96% and over the past year by +5.06%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 121.00 (which is 3.4% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Chesapeake Utilities has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CPK.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 145.8 | 16.4% |
P/E Trailing = 19.5859
P/E Forward = 18.8324
P/S = 2.9755
P/B = 1.8167
P/EG = 2.2681
Revenue TTM = 984.5m USD
EBIT TTM = 277.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 384.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.33b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 334.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.67b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 7.50m
Net Debt = 1.67b USD (calculated: Debt 1.67b - CCE 4.70m)
Enterprise Value = 4.60b USD (2.93b + Debt 1.67b - CCE 4.70m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.79 (Ebit TTM 277.5m / Interest Expense TTM 73.2m)
EV/FCF = -15.46x (Enterprise Value 4.60b / FCF TTM -297.5m)
FCF Yield = -6.47% (FCF TTM -297.5m / Enterprise Value 4.60b)
FCF Margin = -30.22% (FCF TTM -297.5m / Revenue TTM 984.5m)
Net Margin = 15.10% (Net Income TTM 148.7m / Revenue TTM 984.5m)
Gross Margin = 38.16% ((Revenue TTM 984.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 608.8m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.97% (prev 41.29%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.12 (Enterprise Value 4.60b / Total Assets 4.10b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.37% (Interest Expense 73.2m / Debt 1.67b)
Taxrate = 27.25% (55.7m / 204.4m)
NOPAT = 201.9m (EBIT 277.5m * (1 - 27.25%))
Current Ratio = 0.43 (Total Current Assets 239.1m / Total Current Liabilities 553.7m)
Debt / Equity = 1.01 (Debt 1.67b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.65b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.34 (Net Debt 1.67b / EBITDA 384.4m)
Debt / FCF = -5.61 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 1.67b / FCF TTM -297.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.57b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.83% (Net Income 148.7m / Total Assets 4.10b)
RoE = 9.49% (Net Income TTM 148.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.57b)
RoCE = 9.59% (EBIT 277.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.57b + L.T.Debt 1.33b))
RoIC = 5.21% (NOPAT 201.9m / Invested Capital 3.87b)
WACC = 4.54% (E(2.93b)/V(4.60b) * Re(5.32%) + D(1.67b)/V(4.60b) * Rd(4.37%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 5.32% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 77.78 | Cagr: 8.12%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -297.5m)
EPS Correlation: 97.18 | EPS CAGR: 8.06% | SUE: 1.05 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 98.62 | Revenue CAGR: 16.00% | SUE: 0.73 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.07 | Chg30d=-4.16% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.90 | Chg30d=-4.67% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.45 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+7.3% | GrowthRev=+9.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.31 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+13.4% | GrowthRev=+4.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -22% (up=2, down=4)