Ameren Corporation

AEE

Regulated Electric · Utilities

Also trades as: 0HE2.L

Price

$107.29

-1.55 (-1.42%)

Market Cap

$29.69B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+5.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 257.6M (2021) → 272.2M (2025)

Ameren Corporation is a utility company that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses. It serves about 2.4 million electric customers and nearly 1 million natural gas customers across Missouri and Illinois. Ameren owns the regulated utilities Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, making it one of the largest energy providers in the Midwest.

Ameren makes money by charging customers for the electricity and gas it delivers, with rates set and approved by state regulators. This regulated model means revenue is relatively stable and predictable, but profit growth depends heavily on getting rate increases approved by government agencies. The company is investing billions of dollars in upgrading its power grid and adding renewable energy sources, which is its main growth driver — but rising construction costs and the pace of regulatory approvals remain the key risks to that plan.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-5.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+11.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~6 years

$7.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$7.2B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Ameren Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

49.0%

Healthy — 49.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

21.9%

Excellent — 21.9% operating margin

ROCE

3.0%

Weak — 3.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+3.8%

Slow sales growth (+3.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

+25.4%

Earnings growing fast (+25.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

208%

Turns 208% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

-16.1%

Burning cash (-16.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.11

Conservative — low debt load (0.11)

Interest Cover

2.63x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.7x

Fair value — P/E 18.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+1.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.62%

Moderate income — 2.62% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+5.8%

Dividend growing modestly (5.8% YoY)

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