Terna SpA (FRA:UEI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.34 (As of Dec. 2025)

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FRA:UEI Terna SpA FRA:UEI
85 GF Score
Price €9.17
GF Value €10.05
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Terna SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Terna SpA FRA:UEI -0.74% 85 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.34 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:UEI with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of €10.05 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 247 Utilities - Regulated companies, Terna SpA ranks worse than 68.02% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Terna SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.34. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 26.98.


The historical rank and industry rank for Terna SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:UEI' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.12   Med: 29.46   Max: 831.6
Current: 26.91


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Terna SpA was 831.60. The lowest was 12.12. And the median was 29.46.


FRA:UEI's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
68.02% of 247 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 16.06 vs FRA:UEI: 26.91

Terna SpA's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.16. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.56. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 16.50.

Terna SpA's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.16. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.56. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 16.50.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Terna SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Terna SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Terna SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Terna SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Terna SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.05 0.58 0.26 0.01 0.27

Terna SpA Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 0.03 0.01 0.29 0.27 0.34

FRA:UEI vs NEE, SO, DUK: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Terna SpA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Terna SpA Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Terna SpA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Terna SpA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Terna SpA Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Terna SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 1,112
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 946
Change In Deferred Tax 495
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,447
Change In Working Capital 569
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 2,006

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Terna SpA's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €1,112 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Terna SpA's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €946 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Terna SpA's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €495 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €1,447 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Terna SpA's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €1,447 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Terna SpA's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €569 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Terna SpA's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 2006.022 Mil.

Terna SpA's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1111.5 +946.4+495.2
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1446.854+569.3)/2006.022
=0.34

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=9.172/0.34
=26.98

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.34 mean?
Terna SpA (FRA:UEI) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.34 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Terna SpA. According to the industry distribution chart, Terna SpA ranks #168 out of 247 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 68%.
Is Terna SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Terna SpA's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.34. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.06. Terna SpA's value of 0.34 is 97.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Terna SpA ranks #168 out of 247 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Terna SpA has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Terna SpA's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to NEE and SO?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Terna SpA ranks #168 out of 247 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Terna SpA in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.06. Terna SpA's value of 0.34 is 97.9% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Utilities - Regulated companies is 16.06, based on 247 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Terna SpA's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.34 is 97.9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Terna SpA. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.06 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Terna SpA's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Terna SpA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Terna SpA (FRA:UEI) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €10.05, compared to a current price of €9.17 — trading 8.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.34 and 97.9% below the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 16.06. Terna SpA's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Terna SpA (FRA:UEI), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.34 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Terna SpA (FRA:UEI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Terna SpA stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €9.17 is trading 8.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €10.05. GuruFocus considers Terna SpA to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:UEI:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.34
  • GF Value™: €10.05 vs. price of €9.17 (8.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 97.9% below the Utilities - Regulated median (#168 of 247)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:UEI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Terna SpA Business Description

Address Viale Egidio Galbani 70, Rome, ITA, 00156
Terna SpA is an electricity transmission system operator that owns virtually all of the Italian National Transmission Grid. With a monopoly under an Italian government license, Terna transmits and dispatches electricity throughout the country. It is also responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of the nation's electrical grid. Terna segments its operations into its Regulated Activities, Non-Regulated Activities, and International Activities. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from charging transmission fees as a part of its Regulated Activities. Under its Non-Regulated Activities, Terna mainly produces and sells electricity transformers. The company has also made efforts to expand its operations into Italy's neighboring countries and North Africa.
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