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TLN (Talen Energy) Degree of Operating Leverage : 1.32 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Talen Energy Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Talen Energy's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.32. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Talen Energy's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

TLN's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
62.94% of 402 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 0.625 vs TLN: 1.32

Talen Energy Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Talen Energy'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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Talen Energy Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Talen Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -137.78 62.65 0.05 - -25.78

Talen Energy Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 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 - - -38.44 -25.78 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Talen Energy's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Talen Energy'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.


Talen Energy's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Talen Energy's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Talen Energy's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Talen Energy Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Talen Energy'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
=( 789 (Mar. 2025) / 423 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 2087 (Mar. 2025) / 1261 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.8652/0.655
=1.32***

* 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.


Talen Energy  (NAS:TLN) 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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Talen Energy Business Description

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Address
2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX, USA, 77019
Talen Energy Corp is an independent power producer and energy infrastructure company. The company owns and operates approximately 10.7 gigawatts of power infrastructure in the United States. The group produces and sells electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale U.S. power markets, including PJM and WECC, with its generation fleet located in the Mid-Atlantic and Montana.