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Ameren vs NiSource

Ameren AEE · NiSource NI · Multi-Utilities

Ameren reported revenue of $8.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times NiSource's $6.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Ameren's revenue grew 15.4% in its latest year, and NiSource's grew 23.5%. Ameren had an operating margin of 23.0%, against 28.1% at NiSource. Free cash flow was −$775 million at Ameren and −$420 million at NiSource.

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AmerenNiSource
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$8.8B$6.5B
Revenue growth15.4%23.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years8.7%7.8%
Gross margin——
Operating margin23.0%28.1%
Net margin16.6%14.2%
Free cash flow−$775M−$420M
Free cash flow margin−8.8%−6.4%
Return on capital5.7%5.8%
Net debt to EBITDA5.5x5.4x
Dividends and buybacks$768M$530M
Change in diluted share count1.8%4.1%
Last close$108.08$43.44
P/E at the last close19.0×23.1×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $8.6 millionsold $4.9 million
Piotroski F-score6 of 86 of 8
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Ameren and NiSource pages.