POR (Portland General Electric Co) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.38 (As of Jun. 2026) — 99% Below Median

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POR Portland General Electric Co POR
82 GF Score
Price $49.05
GF Value $44.16
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Portland General Electric Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Portland General Electric Co POR +1.05% 82 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38 as of Jun. 2026, which is 99% below its 10-year median of 59.25. GuruFocus rates POR with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of $44.16 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 11 warning signs investors should review. Among 251 Utilities - Regulated companies, Portland General Electric Co ranks worse than 92.43% 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)."

Portland General Electric Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.38. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 129.08.


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

POR' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.31   Med: 59.25   Max: 4865.56
Current: 128.41


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Portland General Electric Co was 4865.56. The lowest was 18.31. And the median was 59.25.


POR's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
92.43% of 251 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 16.14 vs POR: 128.41

Portland General Electric Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.59. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.26. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 21.70.

Portland General Electric Co's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.55. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.46. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 19.98.


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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.


Portland General Electric Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Portland General Electric Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Portland General Electric Co'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.

Portland General Electric Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Portland General Electric Co 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 0.70 0.99 -3.56 -0.09 1.89

Portland General Electric Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 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 0.92 2.30 1.89 1.77 0.38

POR vs TXNM, NWE, IDA: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Portland General Electric Co'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.


Portland General Electric Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Portland General Electric Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Portland General Electric Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Portland General Electric Co 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)

Portland General Electric Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 257
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 586
Change In Deferred Tax 203
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 992
Change In Working Capital -10
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 116

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Portland General Electric Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $257 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Portland General Electric Co's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $586 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. Portland General Electric Co's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $203 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $992 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 quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, 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.

Portland General Electric Co's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $992 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Portland General Electric Co's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-10 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. Portland General Electric Co's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 116.376 Mil.

Portland General Electric Co's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 257 +586+203
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-991.52027578741+-10)/116.376
=0.38

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=49.05/0.38
=129.08

* 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 0.38 mean?
Portland General Electric Co (POR) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.38 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Portland General Electric Co. This is 99% below median its historical median of 59.25. Over the past decade, Portland General Electric Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 18.31 to 4,865.56. According to the industry distribution chart, Portland General Electric Co ranks #232 out of 251 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 92.4%.
Is Portland General Electric Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Portland General Electric Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.38 is 99% below median its 10-year median of 59.25. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 18.31 to a high of 4,865.56. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.14. Portland General Electric Co's value of 0.38 is 97.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Portland General Electric Co ranks #232 out of 251 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Portland General Electric Co has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Portland General Electric Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to TXNM and NWE?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Portland General Electric Co ranks #232 out of 251 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Portland General Electric Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.14. Portland General Electric Co's value of 0.38 is 97.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Portland General Electric Co's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 18.31 to 4,865.56 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 59.25 vs. the industry median of 16.14, Portland General Electric Co has consistently been below the industry average. 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 16.14, based on 251 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. Portland General Electric Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.38 is 97.6% 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 Portland General Electric Co. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Portland General Electric Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38, which is 99% below median its own 10-year median of 59.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Portland General Electric Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Portland General Electric Co (POR) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $44.16, compared to a current price of $49.05 — trading 11.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38, which is 99% below median its 10-year median of 59.25 and 97.6% below the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 16.14. Portland General Electric Co's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 11 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 Portland General Electric Co (POR), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38 as of Jun. 2026. 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 Portland General Electric Co (POR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Portland General Electric Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $49.05 is trading 11.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $44.16. GuruFocus considers Portland General Electric Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for POR:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.38 (99% below median its 10-year median of 59.25)
  • GF Value™: $44.16 vs. price of $49.05 (11.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 11 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 97.6% below the Utilities - Regulated median (#232 of 251)

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


Portland General Electric Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 49P:Germany
Address 121 South West Salmon Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Portland General Electric is a regulated electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution services in a service territory that includes about half of all Oregon residents and two-thirds of the state's business activity. The company owns (wholly or through joint ventures) 3.6 gigawatts of gas, coal, wind, and hydro generation, along with 300 megawatts of energy storage. In February 2026, PGE proposed acquiring utilities in Washington state from Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
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