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How Talen Energy Corporation stacks up
TLN · against 93 other Utilities companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
3/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #88 of 94 · scores higher than 1% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score8 peers with a valuation score of 0–9, including TLN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 3?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Utilities peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 95% of peers. EBITDA yield: 1.6% vs peer median 8.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -1.1% vs peer median 4.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 61% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 3.3% vs peer median 0.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TLN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TLN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 91 reported | -1.1% | 4.5% | 10% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 93 reported | 2.2% | 7.7% | 7% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 87 reported | 2.6% | -4.6% | 84% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 88 reported | 9.4% | 51.9% | 6% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TLN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unavailable | 97 | 69 | |
| 2 | 710M USD | 96 | 72 | |
| 2 | 1.5B USD | 96 | 67 | |
| 4 | 13.6B USD | 93 | 57 | |
| 5 | 1.5B USD | 92 | 93 | |
| 88 | 1.1B USD | 3 | 20 | |
| 88 | 369M USD | 3 | 34 | |
| 88 | 584M USD | 3 | 25 | |
| 88 | 4.4B USD | 3 | 31 | |
| 88 | 17.1B USD | 3 | 19 | |
| 94 | 2.7B USD | 0 | 34 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score