Exelon Corporation EXC
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Exelon Corporation is a large-cap company in the Utilities sector (Utilities - Regulated Electric), with a market value of $42.0B, based in the USA.
It employs about 20,571 people and has been listed since Jan 02, 1980.
Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas; transmission and distribution of electricity; and distribution of natural gas to retail customers. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and public authorities and electric railroads customers.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 15.0 versus 19.6 for the median of the Utilities sector in our universe (7 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 10% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 13.7 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 48.53, 19% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 10% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
- • Net debt is 1.7× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 7 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (4.0% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 1.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLU +0.8%).
This week's news
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A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.