Portland General Electric Company (POR) Key Metrics
POR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $5.19B
- Enterprise value
- $10.69B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.5 10-yr median 19.4
- Forward P/E
- 12.8
- PEG ratio
- 1.65
- Price / sales
- 1.5 10-yr median 1.9
- Price / book
- 1.3 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.5 10-yr median 9.6
- Dividend yield
- 5.01% $2.21 a year
- Beta
- 0.51
POR key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsPOR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
POR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
POR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
POR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
POR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
POR valuation history
POR returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
POR debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
POR cash returned to shareholders
POR price vs earnings per share
POR key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.31B | $4.54B | $4.25B | $4.39B | $4.74B | $3.83B | $5.00B | $4.10B | $4.06B | $3.86B |
| Enterprise value | $10.77B | $9.70B | $8.70B | $8.21B | $8.30B | $6.96B | $7.77B | $6.51B | $6.45B | $6.20B |
| P/E ratio | 17.4 | 14.5 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 24.7 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 20.0 |
| Price / sales | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117.0 | 49.0 | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 4.8 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| EV / sales | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186.0 | 77.8 | — |
| Earnings yield | 5.8% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | −1.3% | −10.8% | −22.1% | −2.1% | −2.2% | −5.7% | −1.2% | 0.9% | 2.0% | −0.8% |
| Dividend yield | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $47.99 | $43.62 | $43.34 | $49.00 | $52.92 | $42.77 | $55.79 | $45.85 | $45.58 | $43.33 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $30.46 | $33.03 | $29.84 | $29.53 | $26.73 | $23.93 | $23.71 | $22.28 | $22.53 | $21.59 |
| Earnings per share | $2.76 | $3.01 | $2.33 | $2.60 | $2.72 | $1.73 | $2.39 | $2.37 | $2.10 | $2.17 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $10.10 | $7.47 | $4.29 | $7.52 | $5.94 | $6.32 | $6.10 | $7.05 | $6.69 | $6.21 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.64 | −$4.70 | −$9.58 | −$1.03 | −$1.16 | −$2.42 | −$0.67 | $0.39 | $0.93 | −$0.35 |
| Cash per share | $0.69 | $0.12 | $0.05 | $1.84 | $0.58 | $2.87 | $0.33 | $1.33 | $0.44 | $0.07 |
| Book value per share | $37.32 | $36.43 | $33.88 | $31.00 | $30.20 | $29.15 | $28.93 | $28.05 | $27.09 | $26.32 |
| Tangible book value per share | $34.02 | $32.96 | $38.87 | $27.56 | $34.81 | $33.32 | $33.15 | $27.29 | $25.98 | $27.86 |
| Dividends per share | $2.03 | $1.92 | $1.83 | $1.76 | $1.67 | $1.56 | $1.50 | $1.40 | $1.32 | $1.24 |
| Capex per share | $10.74 | $12.17 | $13.86 | $8.55 | $7.10 | $8.75 | $6.77 | $6.66 | $5.76 | $6.56 |
| Debt per share | $49.96 | $49.65 | $45.52 | $44.42 | $40.21 | $37.76 | $31.25 | $28.33 | $27.23 | $26.39 |
| Shares outstanding | 110.7M | 104.2M | 98.0M | 89.6M | 89.6M | 89.6M | 89.6M | 89.3M | 89.2M | 89.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +6.3% | +6.3% | +9.3% | +0.0% | −0.0% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 7.7% | 8.8% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.3% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.1% | −14.2% | −32.1% | −3.5% | −4.3% | −10.1% | −2.8% | 1.8% | 4.1% | −1.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 3.65 | 2.49 | 1.84 | 2.89 | 2.18 | 3.66 | 2.55 | 2.97 | 3.19 | 2.87 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.53B | $5.17B | $4.46B | $3.98B | $3.60B | $3.38B | $2.80B | $2.53B | $2.43B | $2.35B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $76.0M | $12.0M | $5.0M | $165.0M | $52.0M | $257.0M | $30.0M | $119.0M | $39.0M | $6.0M |
| Net debt | $5.46B | $5.16B | $4.45B | $3.82B | $3.55B | $3.13B | $2.77B | $2.41B | $2.39B | $2.34B |
| Debt / equity | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.67 | 5.08 | 5.18 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 4.36 | 3.66 | 3.36 | 3.33 | 3.61 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.81 | 1.22 | 0.80 |
| Quick ratio | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 1.04 | 0.66 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Working capital | $79.0M | −$94.0M | −$177.0M | −$286.0M | −$80.0M | −$94.0M | −$19.0M | −$148.0M | $94.0M | −$114.0M |
| Invested capital | $9.59B | $8.95B | $7.77B | $6.60B | $6.26B | $5.74B | $5.36B | $4.92B | $4.80B | $4.69B |
| Tangible asset value | $3.77B | $3.43B | $3.81B | $2.47B | $3.12B | $2.99B | $2.97B | $2.44B | $2.32B | $2.48B |
| Net current asset value | −$8.31B | −$7.72B | −$6.95B | −$6.47B | −$6.10B | −$5.74B | −$5.30B | −$4.96B | −$4.90B | −$4.72B |
| Graham number | $48.17 | $49.63 | $42.13 | $42.58 | $43.01 | $33.67 | $39.44 | $38.70 | $35.75 | $35.83 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$80.35 | −$80.06 | −$76.74 | −$79.97 | −$71.96 | −$66.48 | −$61.81 | −$58.49 | −$57.62 | −$55.47 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $225.0M | $200.0M | $179.0M | $158.0M | $150.0M | $140.0M | $134.0M | $125.0M | $118.0M | $110.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.0M | $12.0M | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 73.5% | 63.9% | 78.5% | 67.8% | 61.5% | 90.3% | 62.6% | 59.0% | 63.1% | 57.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 357.1% | 142.2% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 35.3% | 36.9% | 46.5% | 28.9% | 26.5% | 36.6% | 28.5% | 29.9% | 25.6% | 30.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 106.4% | 163.0% | 323.3% | 113.6% | 119.5% | 138.3% | 111.0% | 94.4% | 86.1% | 105.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 2.06 | 2.56 | 2.97 | 1.84 | 1.57 | 1.73 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.82 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 28.3% | 28.5% | 27.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 49.6 | 46.2 | 50.7 | 50.1 | 45.7 | 44.6 | 46.6 | 51.6 | 48.7 | 48.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 19.4 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 30.6 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 32.4 | 33.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 56.7 | 70.1 | 93.8 | 95.8 | 64.0 | 58.0 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 52.9 | 45.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 12.3 | -1.6 | -18.8 | -22.0 | 5.9 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 22.4 | 28.2 | 36.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 7.36 | 7.91 | 7.20 | 7.28 | 7.99 | 8.19 | 7.83 | 7.07 | 7.50 | 7.47 |
| Payables turnover | 6.44 | 5.21 | 3.89 | 3.81 | 5.70 | 6.30 | 5.63 | 5.75 | 6.90 | 7.96 |
| Inventory turnover | 18.81 | 16.33 | 15.04 | 15.45 | 15.09 | 11.92 | 10.41 | 10.65 | 11.26 | 10.95 |
| Asset turnover | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Average receivables | $458.0M | $435.0M | $406.0M | $363.5M | $300.0M | $262.0M | $271.0M | $281.5M | $268.0M | $257.5M |
| Average payables | $347.5M | $356.0M | $402.0M | $350.5M | $198.5M | $159.0M | $166.5M | $150.0M | $130.5M | $113.5M |
| Average inventory | $119.0M | $113.5M | $104.0M | $86.5M | $75.0M | $84.0M | $90.0M | $81.0M | $80.0M | $82.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 2.7% | 2.9% | −4.4% | 2.9% | −4.4% | −4.1% | −4.5% | 0.8% | 1.3% | −1.8% |
Computed from POR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 17, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
POR valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Portland General Electric traded at 17.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 19.4. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.5 and the forward P/E is 12.8. Portland General Electric earned a return on equity of 7.7% and a return on invested capital of 5.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $5.5 billion of debt and $76.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $5.5 billion. It returned $225.0 million to shareholders: $225.0 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks. The share count rose 24.4% from 89.1M to 110.7M over 9 years.
See the POR income statement, the POR chart for price history, or the POR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
POR key metrics FAQ
What is Portland General Electric's P/E ratio?
Portland General Electric's trailing P/E ratio is 19.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 12.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 17.4, compared with a 10-year median of 19.4.
What is Portland General Electric's EV/EBITDA?
Portland General Electric's enterprise value was 9.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $10.8 billion, EBITDA $1.2 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 9.5.
What is Portland General Electric's return on equity?
Portland General Electric's return on equity (ROE) was 7.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of $306.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $4.0 billion.
What is Portland General Electric's ROIC?
Portland General Electric's return on invested capital was 5.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Portland General Electric have?
Portland General Electric had total debt of $5.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.34 and $5.5 billion of net debt (4.67 times EBITDA).
What is Portland General Electric's dividend yield?
Portland General Electric's forward dividend yield is 5.01%. Portland General Electric paid $225.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.03 per share), a payout ratio of 73.5%.
What is Portland General Electric's free cash flow yield?
Portland General Electric generated -$71.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −1.3% on its market value at year-end ($5.3 billion).
What is Portland General Electric's current ratio?
Portland General Electric's current ratio was 1.08 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.08 times current liabilities.
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