TC Energy
TC Energy's revenue rose 10.7% to C$15.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 52.7%, down from 57.8% a year earlier. It paid out C$3.5 billion in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count rose 0.2%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 39.8% a year and net income 35.2% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 37% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 673 | 620 | 3,678 | 801 | 168 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 5,166 | 7,862 | — | — | — |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 4,493 | 7,242 | — | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.7x | 1.4x | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.2x | 0.2x | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 1.7x | 0.9x | 1.6x | 2.6x | 2.4x |
| Current ratio | 0.6x | 0.4x | 1.0x | 0.6x | 0.6x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 0.5x | 0.6x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −3.6% | −2.5% | −3.2% |
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| TC Energy | FY25 | 10.7% | 52.7% | — | — | — | — | |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 12,547 | 13,449 | 13,679 | 13,255 | 12,999 | 13,387 | 12,309 | 13,267 | 13,771 | 15,239 |
| Revenue growth | 10.5% | 7.2% | 1.7% | −3.1% | −1.9% | 3.0% | −8.1% | 7.8% | 3.8% | 10.7% |
| Gross profit | 10,375 | 11,067 | 12,193 | 12,890 | 12,999 | 13,300 | 12,287 | 13,187 | 13,554 | 15,031 |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 2,313 | 4,684 | 5,764 | 6,585 | 6,773 | 4,059 | 2,450 | 5,097 | 7,964 | 8,036 |
| Net income | 233 | 3,157 | 3,702 | 4,140 | 4,616 | 1,955 | 748 | 2,922 | 4,698 | 3,519 |
| Diluted EPS (CAD) | 0.16 | 3.43 | 3.92 | 4.27 | 4.74 | 1.86 | 0.64 | 2.75 | 4.43 | 3.27 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 760 | 874 | 903 | 931 | 940 | 974 | 996 | 1,030 | 1,038 | 1,040 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 5,069 | 5,230 | 6,555 | 7,082 | 7,058 | 6,890 | 6,375 | 7,268 | 7,696 | 7,346 |
| Capital expenditure | 5,007 | 7,383 | 9,418 | 7,475 | 8,900 | 7,134 | 8,961 | 12,298 | 7,904 | — |
| Free cash flow | 62 | −2,153 | −2,863 | −393 | −1,842 | −244 | −2,586 | −5,030 | −208 | — |
| Dividends paid | 1,436 | 1,339 | 1,571 | 1,798 | 2,987 | 3,317 | 3,192 | 2,787 | 3,953 | 3,507 |
| Share buybacks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 13,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,016 | 1,089 | 446 | 1,343 | 1,530 | 673 | 620 | 3,678 | 801 | 168 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 40,924 | 36,504 | 42,733 | — | — | 5,166 | 7,862 | — | — | — |
| Total assets | 88,051 | 86,101 | 98,920 | 99,279 | 100,300 | 104,218 | 114,348 | 125,034 | 118,243 | 118,751 |
| Total liabilities | 60,889 | 59,210 | 67,927 | 66,882 | 66,827 | 70,822 | 80,232 | 86,026 | 79,883 | 81,852 |
| Shareholders' equity | 24,257 | 25,039 | 29,338 | 30,763 | 31,398 | 33,271 | 33,990 | 29,553 | 27,592 | 27,295 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 82.7% | 82.3% | 89.1% | 97.2% | 100.0% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 99.4% | 98.4% | 98.6% |
| Operating margin | 18.4% | 34.8% | 42.1% | 49.7% | 52.1% | 30.3% | 19.9% | 38.4% | 57.8% | 52.7% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 23.5% | 27.1% | 31.2% | 35.5% | 14.6% | 6.1% | 22.0% | 34.1% | 23.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.5% | −16.0% | −20.9% | −3.0% | −14.2% | −1.8% | −21.0% | −37.9% | −1.5% | — |
| Return on capital | 2.3% | 7.3% | 7.6% | — | — | — | 3.1% | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | 1.1% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 9.2% | 16.4% | 12.8% |
| Return on assets | 0.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 9.4x | 5.3x | 5.2x | — | — | 0.7x | 1.4x | — | — | — |