(RWE) RWE - Overview
Sector: Utilities | Industry: Utilities - Diversified | Exchange: XETRA (Germany) | Market Cap: 40.402m EUR | Total Return: 69.2% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 82.9M
EPS Trend: -87.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -94.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Beneish M-Score 0.38 > -1.5 - likely earnings manipulation
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
Idiosyncratic Leader
RWE Aktiengesellschaft is a global energy utility headquartered in Essen, Germany, specializing in the generation and distribution of electricity. The company manages a diverse portfolio across five segments: Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind/Solar, Flexible Generation, Supply & Trading, and Phaseout Technologies. Its operations span Europe and North America, utilizing energy sources ranging from renewables like hydro and biomass to conventional gas and lignite assets.
The company operates within the integrated utility model, which combines power generation with commodity trading and storage infrastructure to mitigate price volatility. As a major player in the European energy transition, RWE is shifting its capital allocation toward green technologies while managing the scheduled decommissioning of its coal-fired assets. Utilities in this sector often face high capital expenditure requirements but benefit from long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) that provide revenue stability.
Investors can evaluate the company’s long-term earnings potential and valuation metrics on ValueRay. Founded in 1898, RWE remains a central component of the German industrial landscape, serving a broad client base of municipal, commercial, and industrial consumers.
- Accelerated renewable capacity expansion drives long-term earnings growth across international markets
- Volatile energy commodity prices impact supply and trading segment profitability
- German regulatory policy dictates the timeline and compensation for lignite phaseout
- Falling interest rates reduce financing costs for capital-intensive green energy projects
- European natural gas demand fluctuations influence flexible generation asset utilization rates
| Net Income: 2.36b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.93 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 60.29% < 20% (prev 21.35%; Δ 38.94% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 5.46b > Net Income 2.36b |
| Net Debt (14.4b) to EBITDA (7.18b): 2.01 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.26 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (711.1m) vs 12m ago -3.56% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 8.65% > 18% (prev 0.39%; Δ 825.9% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 14.59% > 50% (prev 24.96%; Δ -10.37% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.58 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 7.18b / Interest Expense TTM 2.73b) |
| A: 0.08 (Total Current Assets 45.6b - Total Current Liabilities 36.2b) / Total Assets 117b |
| B: 0.20 (Retained Earnings 23.2b / Total Assets 117b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 4.31b / Avg Total Assets 106b) |
| D: 0.39 (Book Value of Equity 28.9b / Total Liabilities 73.9b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.86 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.75 (Receivables 7.08b/6.23b, Revenue 15.5b/24.0b) |
| GMI: 4.47 (GM 8.65% / 38.67%) |
| AQI: 0.86 (AQ_t 0.23 / AQ_t-1 0.27) |
| SGI: 0.65 (Revenue 15.5b / 24.0b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 2.36b - CFO 5.46b) / TA 117b) |
| Beneish M = 0.38 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of May 30, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 54.56 with a total of 7,027,097 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.67%,
over one month by -8.18%,
over three months by +2.09% and
over the past year by +69.18%.
RWE has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 17.3742
P/E Forward = 21.5517
P/S = 2.6238
P/B = 1.143
P/EG = 1.4353
Revenue TTM = 15.5b EUR
EBIT TTM = 4.31b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 7.18b EUR
Long Term Debt = 11.6b EUR (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 8.11b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 27.4b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.83b
Net Debt = 14.4b EUR (calculated: Debt 27.4b - CCE 13.0b)
Enterprise Value = 54.8b EUR (40.4b + Debt 27.4b - CCE 13.0b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.58 (Ebit TTM 4.31b / Interest Expense TTM 2.73b)
EV/FCF = -13.03x (Enterprise Value 54.8b / FCF TTM -4.21b)
FCF Yield = -7.68% (FCF TTM -4.21b / Enterprise Value 54.8b)
FCF Margin = -27.08% (FCF TTM -4.21b / Revenue TTM 15.5b)
Net Margin = 15.19% (Net Income TTM 2.36b / Revenue TTM 15.5b)
Gross Margin = 8.65% ((Revenue TTM 15.5b - Cost of Revenue TTM 14.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 8.60% (prev 16.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.47 (Enterprise Value 54.8b / Total Assets 117b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 9.97% (Interest Expense 2.73b / Debt 27.4b)
Taxrate = 5.33% (8.00m / 150.0m)
NOPAT = 4.08b (EBIT 4.31b * (1 - 5.33%))
Current Ratio = 1.26 (Total Current Assets 45.6b / Total Current Liabilities 36.2b)
Debt / Equity = 0.78 (Debt 27.4b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 35.3b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.01 (Net Debt 14.4b / EBITDA 7.18b)
Debt / FCF = -3.42 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 14.4b / FCF TTM -4.21b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 34.2b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.22% (Net Income 2.36b / Total Assets 117b)
RoE = 6.90% (Net Income TTM 2.36b / Total Stockholder Equity 34.2b)
RoCE = 9.41% (EBIT 4.31b / Capital Employed (Equity 34.2b + L.T.Debt 11.6b))
RoIC = 4.60% (NOPAT 4.08b / Invested Capital 88.6b)
WACC = 7.58% (E(40.4b)/V(67.8b) * Re(6.32%) + D(27.4b)/V(67.8b) * Rd(9.97%) * (1-Tc(0.05)))
Discount Rate = 6.32% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -55.21 | Cagr: -1.98%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -4.21b)
EPS Correlation: -87.62 | EPS CAGR: -29.73% | SUE: 0.16 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -94.34 | Revenue CAGR: -21.89% | SUE: 1.03 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.63 | Chg30d=-3.08% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.63 | Chg30d=-3.08% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.68 | Chg30d=+2.87% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+8.2% | GrowthRev=+18.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.08 | Chg30d=-2.93% | Revisions=-11% | GrowthEPS=+23.5% | GrowthRev=+6.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50%