Cms Energy Corporation
$38.94B- Market cap
- $20.69B
- Debt
- +$18.76B
- Cash
- −$509.00M
Capital structure 52% equity / 48% debt · EV / Revenue 4.56x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 12.84x
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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: CMS stock price near parity vs XEL $65.99 current versus $75.05 implied using P/E multiple.
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Implied fair value · at XEL's multiple
Implied fair value · at CMS's multiple
Snapshot Sep 16, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Capital structure 52% equity / 48% debt · EV / Revenue 4.56x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 12.84x
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Capital structure 58% equity / 42% debt
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CMS ENERGY CORPORATION · implied price per share
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If you believe the market will modestly re-rate CMS toward XEL P/E and enterprise multiples (XEL-implied P/E price $73.63 and XEL EV/EBITDA context), then consider a small buy because the valuation shows only ~3.0% upside today and CMS trades at a meaningful discount on EV/EBITDA and P/S while exhibiting stronger gross and EBITDA margins.
CMS's implied P/E valuation ($73.63) is only modestly above the current price ($71.49), implying ~3.0% upside to XEL-implied P/E. On a multiples basis CMS is cheaper on P/S and EV/EBITDA versus XEL, which helps justify a small premium re-rating but limits near-term upside.
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