FTS
Fortis Inc.
FTS has the edge over SMR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SMR
NuScale Power Corporation
SMR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
FTS's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
SMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SMR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
FTS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $39.82 | -33% |
| Fair | 20x | $45.42 | -23% |
| Expensive | 23x | $51.31 | -13% |
| Current | 26x | $59.18 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FTS's PE is 26x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
SMR PE Valuation
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect FTS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
SMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
FTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.24 | -6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.23 | -4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.24 | -1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.21 | -2.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.40 | +6.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.33 | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.28 | +4.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.27 | +3.7% |
FTS has the edge over SMR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.86 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -$0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.47 | -$0.67 |
SMR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.72 per share over the past year, against $2.86 at its worst in late 2025.
FTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +4.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | +6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | +5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3B | +7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +2.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.9B | +1.9% |
FTS's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $2.1B last quarter, up 4.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 27% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 29% | -0.8 points |
FTS has the edge over SMR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | $75K | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | $565K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | +1635% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | +733% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4M | +870% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.2M | +651% |
SMR's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $281,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -23068% | -16535 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85337% | -84802 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10181% | -9917 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4022% | -3988 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6533% | +2103 points |
| Q2 2025 | -535% | +3796 points |
| Q1 2025 | -264% | +2925 points |
| Q4 2024 | -35% | +1524 points |
SMR's operating margin was −23068% last quarter, down 16535 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
FTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$332M | +$188.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$281.9M | -$49.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$475.3M | +$38.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$299.5M | -573% |
| Q2 2025 | -$520.2M | -$310.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$232M | +$10.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$513.9M | -$278.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $63.3M | +$69.5M |
FTS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 90% versus its history, compared with SMR at down 161%.
SMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$58.6M | -$25.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$316.2M | -$293.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$204.1M | -$177.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.3M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.9M | +$10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.5M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$12.7M | +$15M |
| Q2 2024 | -$36M | +$4.5M |
SMR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$608M over the past year, against −$95M the year before.
FTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.5% | -27.7M shares |
| 1 year | -4% | -19.8M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | +5.7% | +26.1M shares |
| Available history | +9.8% | +42.8M shares |
FTS has the edge over SMR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
FTS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
SMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +45.9M shares |
| 1 year | +178% | +263M shares |
| 3 years | +448% | +336M shares |
SMR has 410M diluted shares, up 178% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
FTS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 5.7x | High |
FTS's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.8 years a year ago.
SMR Net Leverage
SMR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
FTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.1 | Overbought |
FTS's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
SMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SMR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
FTS PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | FTS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 20x | 30% above |
| PE % | 100 | 44 | 56 pts above |
FTS is trading at 26x earnings, a 30% premium to the Utilities sector's median of 20x, though its earnings don't support one.
SMR PE vs Utilities Sector
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.4 | 5% above |
| 20 week MA | $56.4 | 5% above |
| 50 week MA | $55.6 | 6.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.5 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 27% above |
FTS has the edge over SMR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.26 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.88 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 76% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 67% below |
SMR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% below its 200-week average.
FTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.4 | $41.0 | -1% |
| 2021 | $41.0 | $47.4 | +16% |
| 2022 | $47.4 | $40.5 | -15% |
| 2023 | $40.5 | $41.1 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | $41.1 | $41.9 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | $41.9 | $51.9 | +24% |
| 2026 YTD | $51.9 | $59.2 | +14% |
FTS has the edge over SMR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.1 | $10.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $10.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $3.29 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | $19.5 | +493% |
| 2025 | $19.5 | $14.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $4.82 | -68% |
SMR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +493% in 2024 to −67% in 2023. It's down 68% so far in 2026.