profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Ameren
$113.28-0.35% today
+7.7% in 1 year
1-year low $97.251-year high $118.32
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $21.55 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Ameren sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $7.96 billion in 2022 to $8.80 billion in 2025, with $1.46 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Ameren vs. similar companies
Ameren grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren | 21.5× · Fair price | ||
 Dominion Energy | 20.0× · Fair price | ||
 WEC Energy Group | 24.8× · Fair price | ||
 Public Service Enterprise Group | 17.5× · Fair price | ||
 Fortis | 24.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Ameren's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,794 | 6,394 | 7,957 | 7,500 | 7,623 | 8,799 | |
| – | – | 3,343 | 3,467 | 3,653 | 4,171 | |
| 1,300 | 1,333 | 1,515 | 1,558 | 1,516 | 2,026 | |
| 2,604 | 2,754 | 3,179 | 3,406 | 3,538 | 4,041 | |
| 871 | 990 | 1,074 | 1,152 | 1,182 | 1,456 | |
| 3.50 | 3.84 | 4.14 | 4.38 | 4.42 | 5.35 | |
| – | – | 42.0% | 46.2% | 47.9% | 47.4% | |
| 22.4% | 20.8% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 19.9% | 23.0% | |
| 15.0% | 15.5% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 16.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 32,030 | 35,735 | 37,904 | 40,830 | 44,598 | 48,476 |
| Cash | 139 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 13 |
| Total debt | 11,680 | 13,727 | 15,095 | 16,506 | 18,722 | 19,830 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 27,267 | 29,352 | 32,355 | 34,946 |
| 8,938 | 9,700 | 10,508 | 11,349 | 12,114 | 13,401 | |
| 249 | 258 | 260 | 263 | 267 | 272 | |
| 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.6% | |
| 9.7% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,727 | 1,661 | 2,263 | 2,564 | 2,763 | 3,353 | |
| 3,233 | 3,479 | 3,380 | 3,771 | 4,410 | 4,174 | |
| – | – | -1,117 | -1,207 | -1,647 | -821 | |
| Dividends paid | 494 | 565 | 610 | 662 | 714 | 768 |
| – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Valuation
- 21.5×
- 21.1×
- 2.43
- 2.2×
- 3.6×
- –
- 12.7×
- -2.6%
- 4.6%
- 2.6%
Profitability
- 47.4%
- 23.0%
- 16.5%
- 44.1%
- 4.1%
- 4.2%
- 11.7%
- 3.1%
- 4.7%
- –
Growth
- +8.7%
- +8.9%
- +52.9%
- +7.3%
- +1.4%
Financial health
- 0.3×
- 0.08
- 2.3%
- 2.6×
- 0.62
- 0.44
- 0.18
How it ranks in Utilities
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 30%of 399
Top 37%of 394
Bottom 38%of 364
Top 29%of 399
Bottom 34%of 398
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $121.11
- Range
- $116.00 – $131.00
- 10 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 1.28 | 1.17 | +9.4% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.78 | 0.77 | +1.2% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 2.17 | 2.11 | +2.8% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.01 | 0.99 | +2.3% |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.07 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 0.77 | 0.80 | −3.1% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 1.87 | 1.91 | −2.1% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 0.97 | 0.93 | +4.3% |
2.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$26a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.3%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.66 in 2015 → $2.84 in 2025
How safe it looks
52.7% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
44No pass
Benjamin Graham
54No pass
Philip Fisher
53No pass
Peter Lynch
40No pass
Joel Greenblatt
20No pass
Charlie Munger
44No pass
Terry Smith
31No pass
Questions about Ameren
Is Ameren a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Ameren AI analysis
What does Ameren do?
Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It is in Regulated Electric, based in Saint Louis, MO, United States, with 8,913 employees.
Does Ameren pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.6% a year, about 53% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $768 million in dividends.
Is Ameren stock halal?
No. Ameren does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 63% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Ameren stock done over the past year?
Up 7.7% over the past twelve months, to $113.28. It traded between $97.25 and $118.32 and is 4.3% below its high.
Who are Ameren's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Dominion Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Fortis. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Ameren's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.