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TransAlta

TOR:TA · CA89346D1078
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity ProducersMedium

360

19
EV / EBIT35
Price / Owner Earnings9
Owner Earnings Yield56
Dividend Yield37
Price/Sales54
EV / Gross Profit40
Price/Book5
Return on Capital43
Cash Return on Capital64
Return on Equity5
EBIT Margin31
Gross Profitability59
Accruals81
Owner Earnings Margin60
Sales growth1
Profit Growth21
Long-Term EPS Growth28
Owner Earnings Growth40
Reinvestment12
Price momentum69
Debt load6
Refinancing71
Debt Payback15
Liquidity20
Analyst ratings75
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside77
Market mood73
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

TransAlta doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustryIndependent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded1985
Websitetransalta.com
ISINCA89346D1078
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
TSX Composite (Canada)
Themes
CleanTechUtility Scale SolarBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Power GridEnergy StorageOnshore and Offshore WindClean EnergyElectronicsRetailWind Energy

Description

TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) engages in the development, production and sale of electric energy. TransAlta is recognized as one of Canada's largest publicly traded power generators, owning and operating a diverse fleet across Canada, the United…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

TransAlta Corporation sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 37.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2023202420252026

All-time high

55

Jul 2023

All-time low

1

Mar 2026

Average rank

26

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
54
74
91
90
Price/Earnings
9
3
13
3
Price/Book
5
5
12
3
Dividend Yield
37
11
10
7
Value (overall)
13
20
26
35

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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