CPKChesapeake Utilities Corporation
−0.7% today · +3.7% over a year
7/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 95% of the instruments we score
Quality, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 2.12%.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) valuation against sector peers: P/E 21.5 (sector median 21.2), P/B 1.9, EV/EBIT 18.3, free-cash-flow yield −6.0%, P/S 3.2.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Utilities companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | CPK | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 21.5 | 21.2 · n=60 | near the median |
| P/B | 1.9 | 1.9 · n=62 | near the median |
| P/S | 3.2 | 2.9 · n=55 | 11% above |
| EV/EBIT | 18.3 | 21.9 · n=58 | 17% below |
| Free-cash-flow yield | −6.0% | −4.6% · n=51 | — |
| Dividend yield | 2.12% | 3.09% · n=65 | 31% below |
| Return on equity | 9.5% | 9.8% · n=63 | near the median |
| Return on invested capital | 6.1% | 5.7% · n=61 | 6% above |
| Gross margin | — | 64.4% · n=17 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.79 | 5.38 · n=54 | 11% below |
Value factor: 69 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| NEENextEra Energy | 20.6 | 3.1 | 34.2 | — | 3.0% | 2/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOSouthern | 23.6 | 2.6 | 24.5 | −3.4% | 4.1% | 4/10 |
| DUKDuke Energy Corp | 19.0 | 1.8 | 20.7 | −3.4% | 3.5% | 6/10 |
| CEGConstellation Energy | 26.4 | 2.9 | 24.0 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1/10 |
| AEPAmerican Electric Power | 19.1 | 2.2 | 22.5 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 8/10 |
| DDominion Energy Inc | 19.3 | 2.0 | 24.8 | — | 4.2% | 2/10 |
| SRESempra | 28.7 | 1.7 | — | −10.6% | 3.1% | —/10 |
| ETREntergy Corporation | 27.7 | 2.8 | 26.0 | −5.7% | 2.4% | 2/10 |
| XELXcel Energy | 21.6 | 2.0 | 30.7 | −16.0% | 3.0% | 1/10 |
| VSTVistra | 23.6 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 4.7% | 0.6% | 6/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Jun 2026 · filed 06 Aug 2026
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