CPK Stock Analysis: Chesapeake Utilities | NYSE
Utilities - Regulated Gas | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 3.578m USD | 12M Return: 7.7% | US1653031088 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 20.1M
EPS Trend: 97.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) is a U.S.-based energy delivery company headquartered in Dover, Delaware, and founded in 1859. The company operates through two segments: Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment includes natural gas distribution in Delaware, Marylands eastern shore, and Florida, along with regulated natural gas transmission across the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida, and regulated electric distribution in Florida.
The Unregulated Energy segment covers propane distribution in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, unregulated natural gas transmission in Ohio, electricity and steam generation, and the transportation of compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and renewable natural gas (RNG) to utilities and pipelines. This segment also includes sustainable energy investments and ancillary services such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical work, and energy-related merchandise sales.
CPK is classified within the Gas Utilities sub-industry of the Utilities sector. Its hybrid business model combines rate-regulated utility operations, which provide stable, predictable revenue under state regulatory frameworks, with unregulated activities that expose the company to commodity price and competitive market dynamics.
- Regulated Energy segment rate cases drive allowed returns and earnings growth
- Unregulated Energy pipeline and RNG expansion projects boost capital investment
- Florida natural gas and electric customer additions accelerate service territory growth
| Net Income: 152.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.73 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -50.54% < 20% (prev -14.94%; Δ -35.60% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 337.1m > Net Income 152.4m |
| Net Debt (1.77b) to EBITDA (388.2m): 4.56 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.28 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (24.3m) vs 12m ago 2.84% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 41.11% > 18% (prev 41.76%; Δ -0.65% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 24.69% > 50% (prev 22.95%; Δ 1.74% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.81 > 6 (EBIT TTM 284.0m / Interest Expense TTM 74.5m) |
| A: -0.12 (Total Current Assets 203.4m - Total Current Liabilities 713.8m) / Total Assets 4.32b |
| B: 0.16 (Retained Earnings 680.4m / Total Assets 4.32b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 284.0m / Avg Total Assets 4.09b) |
| D: 0.65 (Book Value of Equity 1.70b / Total Liabilities 2.62b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.89 = B |
| DSRI: 0.76 (Receivables 114.1m/132.0m, Revenue 1.01b/886.1m) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 41.76% / 41.11%) |
| AQI: 0.90 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.16) |
| SGI: 1.14 (Revenue 1.01b / 886.1m) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 152.4m - CFO 337.1m) / TA 4.32b) |
| Beneish M = -3.17 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of November 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 140.28 with a total of 233,766 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.84%, over one month by +9.53%, over three months by +5.68% and over the past year by +7.74%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 134.80 (which is 3.9% or 1.9 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 | 147.3 | 5% |
P/E Trailing = 22.5981
P/E Forward = 19.5695
P/S = 3.6017
P/B = 2.1385
P/EG = 2.2016
Revenue TTM = 1.01b USD
EBIT TTM = 284.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 388.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.33b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 457.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.78b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 7.00m
Net Debt = 1.77b USD (calculated: Debt 1.78b - CCE 8.60m)
Enterprise Value = 5.35b USD (3.58b + Debt 1.78b - CCE 8.60m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.81 (Ebit TTM 284.0m / Interest Expense TTM 74.5m)
EV/FCF = -18.06x (Enterprise Value 5.35b / FCF TTM -296.1m)
FCF Yield = -5.54% (FCF TTM -296.1m / Enterprise Value 5.35b)
FCF Margin = -29.32% (FCF TTM -296.1m / Revenue TTM 1.01b)
Net Margin = 15.09% (Net Income TTM 152.4m / Revenue TTM 1.01b)
Gross Margin = 41.11% ((Revenue TTM 1.01b - Cost of Revenue TTM 594.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.82% (prev 74.39%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.24 (Enterprise Value 5.35b / Total Assets 4.32b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.19% (Interest Expense 74.5m / Debt 1.78b)
Taxrate = 27.26% (57.1m / 209.5m)
NOPAT = 206.6m (EBIT 284.0m * (1 - 27.26%))
Current Ratio = 0.28 (Total Current Assets 203.4m / Total Current Liabilities 713.8m)
Debt / Equity = 1.05 (Debt 1.78b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.70b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.56 (Net Debt 1.77b / EBITDA 388.2m)
Debt / FCF = -5.98 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 1.77b / FCF TTM -296.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.66b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.73% (Net Income 152.4m / Total Assets 4.32b)
RoE = 9.20% (Net Income TTM 152.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.66b)
RoCE = 9.52% (EBIT 284.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.66b + L.T.Debt 1.33b))
RoIC = 5.10% (NOPAT 206.6m / Invested Capital 4.05b)
WACC = 4.17% (E(3.58b)/V(5.36b) * Re(4.73%) + D(1.78b)/V(5.36b) * Rd(4.19%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 4.73% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 83.37 | Cagr: 3.82%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -296.1m)
EPS Correlation: 97.29 | EPS CAGR: 8.35% | SUE: -0.56 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.48 | Revenue CAGR: 16.95% | SUE: 0.23 | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.48 | Chg30d=+0.55% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+7.8% | GrowthRev=+10.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.33 | Chg30d=-0.09% | Revisions=-38% | GrowthEPS=+13.2% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -25% (up=3, down=6)