Ratio Examination: CMS Energy Corporation (CMS)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) closed at $71.09 down -0.85% from its previous closing price of $71.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.88 million shares were traded. CMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.8555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.05.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of CMS Energy Corporation’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.91.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $77.

Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on February 20, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $68 to $75.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 03 ’25 when Hofmeister Brandon J. sold 4,000 shares for $72.47 per share. The transaction valued at 289,882 led to the insider holds 64,259 shares of the business.

Hofmeister Brandon J. bought 4,000 shares of CMS for $289,882 on Nov 03 ’25. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, Snyder Lauren Y, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 2,220 shares for $71.26 each. As a result, the insider received 158,199 and left with 13,512 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMS now has a Market Capitalization of 21634091008 and an Enterprise Value of 40136093696. As of this moment, CMS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.839 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.414.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CMS is 0.48, which has changed by 0.050849915 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMS has reached a high of $76.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.59%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, CMS has traded an average of 2.41M shares per day and 2136010 over the past ten days. A total of 304.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 302.39M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.23% stake in the company. Shares short for CMS as of 1763078400 were 11889699 with a Short Ratio of 4.93, compared to 1760486400 on 12501805. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11889699 and a Short% of Float of 4.4299997.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CMS is 2.17, from 2.143 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029888423. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.98.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 8.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.03, with high estimates of $1.17 and low estimates of $0.83.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.6 and $3.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.59. EPS for the following year is $3.85, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $3.88 and $3.84.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.01B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.24B to a low estimate of $1.59B. As of. The current estimate, CMS Energy Corporation’s year-ago sales were $1.99BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.52B. There is a high estimate of $2.54B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.51B.

A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.51BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.91B and the low estimate is $8.09B.

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