UTL
Unitil Corporation
UTL's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 21%, but free cash flow was negative. At 18x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 19x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
UTL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
UTL's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
UTL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $55.66 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $53.19 | -4.4% |
| Current | 18x | $55.66 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $58.84 | +5.7% |
| Expensive | 21x | $65.98 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UTL's PE is in its fair range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
UTL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for UTL, with profitability holding steady.
UTL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.47 | +13% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.08 | +6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.14 | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.13 | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.97 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.89 | -1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.91 | -3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.93 | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.93 | +3.9% |
UTL earned $3.08 per share over the past year, up 6.6% from the year before.
UTL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $117M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $216.9M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $161.5M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $101.1M | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.6M | +7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $170.8M | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $127.5M | -1.6% |
UTL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $113M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 26% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.9% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +0.7 points |
UTL's operating margin was 6% last quarter, down 0.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
UTL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$33.4M | +$5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M | +505% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.7M | -9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | -$36.3M | -$4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$39M | -$7.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $2M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.5M | +205% |
| Q4 2024 | -$32.3M | -$13M |
UTL's free cash flow was −$40M over the past year, against −$50M the year before.
UTL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +196K shares |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +2M shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +2.6M shares |
| Available history | +21% | +3.2M shares |
UTL has 18M diluted shares, up 6.6% from a year ago.
UTL Net Leverage
UTL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 77.8 | Neutral |
UTL's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
UTL PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | UTL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 20x | 11% below |
| PE % | 33 | 44 | 11 pts below |
UTL is trading at 18x earnings, a 11% discount to the Utilities sector's median of 20x.
UTL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $53.9 | 3.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $53.8 | 3.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $52.2 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $52.3 | 6.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $52.7 | 5.7% above |
UTL has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 5.7% above its 200-week average.
UTL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.3 | $42.4 | -31% |
| 2021 | $42.4 | $45.1 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | $45.1 | $52.0 | +15% |
| 2023 | $52.0 | $52.6 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | $52.6 | $53.8 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | $53.8 | $48.9 | -9.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $48.9 | $55.7 | +14% |
UTL has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 14% so far in 2026.