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PNW (Pinnacle West Capital) Degree of Operating Leverage : 1.26 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Pinnacle West Capital Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.26. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

PNW's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
55.94% of 488 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.83 vs PNW: 1.26

Pinnacle West Capital Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pinnacle West Capital Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Pinnacle West Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.68 1.93 -1.11 1.34 2.21

Pinnacle West Capital Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.49 5.43 4.24 2.21 1.26

Competitive Comparison of Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Pinnacle West Capital Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Pinnacle West Capital's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 1090.659 (Mar. 2025) / 961.119 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 5205.483 (Mar. 2025) / 4702.748 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.1348/0.1069
=1.26***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Pinnacle West Capital  (NYSE:PNW) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Pinnacle West Capital Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85072-3999
Pinnacle West is a holding company whose principal subsidiary is Arizona Public Service, a vertically integrated electric utility that serves 1.4 million customers across a 35,000-square-mile territory in central Arizona, including Phoenix. APS owns or leases more than 6 gigawatts of power generation capacity, including a 29% ownership stake in one of the largest nuclear plants in the US, Palo Verde. Half of the electricity that APS supplies to customers comes from clean energy sources, including nuclear.
Executives
Paul J Mountain officer: VP, Finance and Treasurer 400 N 5TH ST, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Jacob Tetlow other: EVP, Ops, APS 400 N. FIFTH ST, MS 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Robert Edgar Smith officer: EVP, GC, and CDO 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, MAIL STATION 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Jeffrey B. Guldner director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 400 N. FIFTH STREET, MS8695, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Donna M Easterly other: SVP HR APS 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, MAIL STATION 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Andrew D Cooper officer: SVP & CFO 400 NORTH 5TH STREET, MS 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Elizabeth A Blankenship officer: VP, Controller and CAO 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, MAIL STATION 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Theodore N Geisler other: President, APS 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, MAIL STATION 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Kristine L Svinicki director 30 IVAN ALLEN JR BLVD NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Esparza Jose Luis Jr other: SVP, Public Policy, APS 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Barbara D Lockwood other: VP, Regulation, APS 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, MAIL STATION 8602, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Adam C Heflin other: EVP & CNO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P. O. BOX 66149, MC-1370, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
De La Melena Gonzalo A Jr director 400 N 5TH ST, PHOENIX AZ 85004
James R Hatfield officer: SVP & CFO, PNW & APS P O BOX 321 MC/1110, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
William H Spence director UNIVERSITY OFFICE PLAZA, 252 CHAPMAN RD., PO BOX 6066, NEWARK DE 19714-0066