The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • CMS Energy is the larger company, worth $19.8B, close to Evergy's $18.8B.
  • Evergy grew revenue faster over the last year (+5.0% vs -0.5%).
  • Evergy keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (25.9% vs 18.9%).
  • On earnings, CMS Energy is the cheaper stock (17.7x vs 21.7x).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureCMSEVRG
Market cap$19.8B$18.8B
Share price$65.07$80.96
Revenue (last fiscal year)$8.5B$6.0B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)—-$752M
Revenue growth, last year-0.5%+5.0%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years+3.9%+1.6%
Operating margin18.9%25.9%
Net margin11.6%14.6%
Return on equity10.5%8.7%
P/E (trailing)17.7x21.7x
Price / free cash flow——
EV / EBITDA11.9x12.6x
FCF growth the price implies——
Dividend yield3.4%3.4%
Debt / equity3.12x2.39x
Fundamental gradeDC
Superinvestors holding it45
Insider purchases, last 12 months18

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

CMS Energy

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$7.3B-$257M15.6%
2022$8.6B-$1.5B14.2%
2023$7.5B—16.6%
2024$7.5B—19.8%
2025$8.5B—20.2%

Evergy

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$5.6B-$621M24.3%
2022$5.9B-$365M21.6%
2023$5.5B-$354M23.3%
2024$5.8B-$353M25.1%
2025$6.0B-$752M25.7%

Where the revenue comes from

CMS Energy · by segments, 2025

Electric Utility$5.6B67%
Gas Utility$2.5B30%
NorthStar Clean Energy$259M3%

Evergy

No segment breakdown reported.

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Questions

Which is bigger, CMS Energy or Evergy?

CMS Energy (CMS), at $19.8B against $18.8B.

Is CMS or EVRG cheaper?

By trailing P/E, CMS Energy (17.7x) is cheaper than Evergy (21.7x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Which grows faster, CMS or EVRG?

Evergy: revenue grew +5.0% over the last year, against -0.5%.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.