Spire vs Southwest Gas
Spire reported revenue of $2.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Southwest Gas' $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Spire's revenue fell 4.5% in its latest year, and Southwest Gas' fell 21.6%. Spire had an operating margin of 21.2%, against 24.4% at Southwest Gas. Free cash flow was −$344 million at Spire and −$252 million at Southwest Gas. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Spire | Southwest Gas | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $1.9B |
| Revenue growth | −4.5% | −21.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.9% | −10.1% |
| Gross margin | 58.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 21.2% | 24.4% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 22.7% |
| Free cash flow | −$344M | −$252M |
| Free cash flow margin | −13.9% | −13.0% |
| Return on capital | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 6.3x | 3.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $182M | $178M |
| Change in diluted share count | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| Last close | $85.74 | $92.31 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.1× | 12.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $251,100, sold $307,709 | sold $450,035 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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 Spire and Southwest Gas pages.