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Avista

NYQ:AVA · US05379B1070
Multi-UtilitiesMedium

360

31
EV / EBIT45
Price / Owner Earnings79
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield95
Price/Sales64
EV / Gross Profit76
Price/Book73
Return on Capital51
Cash Return on Capital45
Return on Equity48
EBIT Margin49
Gross Profitability78
Cash Conversion37
Accruals28
Owner Earnings Margin28
Sales growth16
Profit Growth44
Long-Term EPS Growth61
Reinvestment39
Price momentum56
Debt load50
Refinancing85
Debt Payback1
Liquidity59
Analyst ratings11
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside24
Market mood35
Value Creation4/20not 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

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

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMulti-Utilities
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1889
Employees1,083
Websiteinvestor.avistacorp.com
ISINUS05379B1070
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Onshore and Offshore WindPower GridUtility Scale SolarEnergy StorageEnergy EfficiencyClean EnergyBiomass EnergyCleanTechElectrical DistributionEnergy

Description

Avista Corporation (Avista Corp.) primarily operates as an electric and natural gas utility with certain other business ventures. Through the company’s subsidiary, Alaska Electric Light and Power Company (AEL&P), the company also provides electric u…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

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

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
46
2023202420252026

All-time high

68

Mar 2026

All-time low

3

Jan 2023

Average rank

34

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
64
81
69
64
Price/Earnings
66
73
63
20
Price/Book
73
93
97
81
Dividend Yield
95
93
86
81
Value (overall)
96
95
84
63

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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