Unitil Corporation (UTL) Key Metrics
UTL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $986.1M
- Enterprise value
- $1.94B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.1 10-yr median 20.2
- Forward P/E
- 19.9
- PEG ratio
- 3.37
- Price / sales
- 1.7 10-yr median 1.6
- Price / book
- 1.5 10-yr median 1.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.9 10-yr median 9.5
- Dividend yield
- 3.51% $1.90 a year
- Beta
- 0.25
UTL key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsUTL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
UTL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
UTL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
UTL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
UTL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
UTL valuation history
UTL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
UTL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
UTL cash returned to shareholders
UTL price vs earnings per share
UTL key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $852.2M | $872.9M | $843.9M | $821.6M | $707.1M | $661.9M | $921.1M | $750.9M | $643.2M | $634.8M |
| Enterprise value | $1.78B | $1.62B | $1.52B | $1.42B | $1.28B | $1.25B | $1.44B | $1.24B | $1.09B | $1.06B |
| P/E ratio | 17.0 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 23.4 |
| Price / sales | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Price / book | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.3 |
| EV / sales | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Earnings yield | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | −6.3% | −5.0% | −4.0% | −3.0% | −1.0% | −7.1% | −1.6% | −3.2% | −5.1% | −4.7% |
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $48.44 | $54.19 | $52.57 | $51.36 | $45.99 | $44.27 | $61.82 | $50.64 | $45.62 | $45.34 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $30.47 | $30.72 | $34.70 | $35.21 | $30.78 | $28.00 | $29.41 | $29.95 | $28.81 | $27.39 |
| Earnings per share | $2.85 | $2.92 | $2.82 | $2.59 | $2.35 | $2.15 | $2.97 | $2.23 | $2.06 | $1.94 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.46 | $7.82 | $6.67 | $6.11 | $7.01 | $5.06 | $7.04 | $5.29 | $6.11 | $4.88 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$3.06 | −$2.73 | −$2.12 | −$1.53 | −$0.47 | −$3.14 | −$0.96 | −$1.61 | −$2.35 | −$2.13 |
| Cash per share | $0.89 | $0.39 | $0.40 | $0.56 | $0.42 | $0.40 | $0.35 | $0.53 | $0.63 | $0.41 |
| Book value per share | $34.65 | $31.81 | $30.48 | $29.23 | $29.17 | $26.03 | $25.29 | $23.69 | $23.89 | $20.94 |
| Tangible book value per share | $34.41 | $31.81 | $30.48 | $29.23 | $29.17 | $26.03 | $25.29 | $23.69 | $23.89 | $20.94 |
| Dividends per share | $1.71 | $1.71 | $1.63 | $1.57 | $1.53 | $1.51 | $1.48 | $1.47 | $1.45 | $1.43 |
| Capex per share | $10.52 | $10.55 | $8.78 | $7.63 | $7.48 | $8.20 | $8.00 | $6.91 | $8.46 | $7.01 |
| Debt per share | $53.36 | $46.92 | $42.46 | $38.25 | $37.60 | $39.59 | $34.91 | $33.34 | $32.14 | $30.49 |
| Shares outstanding | 17.6M | 16.1M | 16.1M | 16.0M | 15.4M | 15.0M | 14.9M | 14.8M | 14.1M | 14.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +9.2% | +0.3% | +0.4% | +4.0% | +2.8% | +0.3% | +0.5% | +5.2% | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 8.9% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 5.6% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | −10.0% | −8.9% | −6.1% | −4.3% | −1.5% | −11.2% | −3.3% | −5.4% | −8.1% | −7.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.99 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.97 | 2.52 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $938.7M | $755.8M | $681.6M | $611.9M | $578.2M | $591.9M | $520.1M | $494.4M | $453.2M | $426.8M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $15.6M | $6.3M | $6.5M | $9.0M | $6.5M | $6.0M | $5.2M | $7.8M | $8.9M | $5.8M |
| Net debt | $923.1M | $749.5M | $675.1M | $602.9M | $571.7M | $585.9M | $514.9M | $486.6M | $444.3M | $421.0M |
| Debt / equity | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.46 |
| Debt / assets | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.66 | 4.29 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.26 | 4.75 | 3.77 | 4.12 | 3.74 | 3.73 |
| Current ratio | 0.56 | 0.83 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 1.00 | 0.74 |
| Quick ratio | 0.52 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.70 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.74 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Working capital | −$185.7M | −$39.9M | −$100.2M | −$65.3M | −$13.8M | $3.2M | −$28.9M | −$40.3M | $300,000 | −$45.3M |
| Invested capital | $1.53B | $1.26B | $1.16B | $1.07B | $1.02B | $975.1M | $891.7M | $837.9M | $781.1M | $714.1M |
| Tangible asset value | $605.3M | $512.5M | $489.3M | $467.6M | $448.5M | $389.2M | $376.8M | $351.3M | $336.8M | $293.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.30B | −$1.09B | −$1.00B | −$928.0M | −$932.1M | −$991.7M | −$904.3M | −$794.8M | −$753.8M | −$703.5M |
| Graham number | $47.17 | $45.75 | $43.94 | $41.26 | $39.25 | $35.51 | $41.08 | $34.44 | $33.25 | $30.20 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$81.09 | −$71.32 | −$65.81 | −$61.50 | −$63.66 | −$70.90 | −$65.04 | −$58.61 | −$58.67 | −$55.31 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $30.1M | $27.5M | $26.2M | $25.1M | $23.6M | $22.6M | $22.1M | $21.8M | $20.4M | $20.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 60.0% | 58.4% | 58.0% | 60.6% | 65.4% | 70.2% | 50.0% | 66.1% | 70.3% | 73.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 34.5% | 34.3% | 25.3% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 29.3% | 27.2% | 23.1% | 29.4% | 25.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 141.0% | 134.9% | 131.8% | 125.0% | 106.7% | 162.0% | 113.6% | 130.4% | 138.4% | 143.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 2.09 | 2.23 | 2.09 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.03 | 2.54 | 2.11 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | −3.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 10.3% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 94.0 | 113.1 | 102.3 | 97.2 | 83.3 | 68.0 | 68.2 | 72.0 | 71.8 | 69.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 18.6 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 65.3 | 59.6 | 56.7 | 56.0 | 50.2 | 48.1 | 50.4 | 51.1 | 50.2 | 47.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 47.3 | 71.7 | 59.1 | 51.8 | 44.1 | 32.0 | 28.1 | 30.2 | 27.1 | 22.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.88 | 3.23 | 3.57 | 3.75 | 4.38 | 5.37 | 5.35 | 5.07 | 5.08 | 5.28 |
| Payables turnover | 5.59 | 6.12 | 6.43 | 6.52 | 7.28 | 7.59 | 7.24 | 7.14 | 7.27 | 7.67 |
| Inventory turnover | 19.68 | 20.01 | 27.01 | 34.58 | 33.32 | 30.20 | 35.20 | 39.23 | 66.30 | 359.86 |
| Asset turnover | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.35 |
| Average receivables | $138.1M | $153.3M | $156.2M | $150.1M | $108.0M | $78.0M | $81.8M | $87.7M | $79.9M | $72.7M |
| Average payables | $56.3M | $48.7M | $58.1M | $60.5M | $42.8M | $35.4M | $40.1M | $42.0M | $37.0M | $32.9M |
| Average inventory | $16.0M | $14.9M | $13.8M | $11.4M | $9.3M | $8.9M | $8.2M | $7.7M | $4.0M | $700,000 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from UTL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 9, 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.
UTL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Unitil traded at 17.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 20.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 17.1 and the forward P/E is 19.9. Unitil earned a return on equity of 8.9% and a return on invested capital of 5.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $938.7 million of debt and $15.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $923.1 million. It returned $30.1 million to shareholders: $30.1 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks. The share count rose 25.7% from 14.0M to 17.6M over 9 years.
See the UTL income statement, the UTL chart for price history, or the UTL stock overview for the latest quote and news.
UTL key metrics FAQ
What is Unitil's P/E ratio?
Unitil's trailing P/E ratio is 17.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 19.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 17.0, compared with a 10-year median of 20.2.
What is Unitil's EV/EBITDA?
Unitil's enterprise value was 9.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.8 billion, EBITDA $198.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.9.
What is Unitil's return on equity?
Unitil's return on equity (ROE) was 8.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of $50.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $561.0 million.
What is Unitil's ROIC?
Unitil's return on invested capital was 5.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Unitil have?
Unitil had total debt of $938.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54 and $923.1 million of net debt (4.66 times EBITDA).
What is Unitil's dividend yield?
Unitil's forward dividend yield is 3.51%. Unitil paid $30.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.71 per share), a payout ratio of 60.0%.
What is Unitil's free cash flow yield?
Unitil generated -$53.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −6.3% on its market value at year-end ($852.2 million).
What is Unitil's current ratio?
Unitil's current ratio was 0.56 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.56 times current liabilities.
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