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QuarterlyIQ Insights · AES

Factors

The full factor breakdown (the numbers behind each rank). The overview page shows the same reads in short form; this is the depth.

Factor signals

Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a plain-language read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.

Recent financial performance
weak

Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Utilities names rated weak grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=906).

3th pctl · Utilities
The numbers
bonus
0
dir share
0.3865
slope norm
0.0059
Earnings quality
robust

Over the trailing year it converted 3.67x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Utilities names rated robust grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=832).

89th pctl · Utilities
The numbers
ttm ni
1351
ttm cfo
4962
Macro sensitivity

Most sensitive to the broad stock market.

  • the broad stock market: This stock moves with the broad market (high beta).β 0.94 · R² 0.14

Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).

Management & capital allocation
volatile

6 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Utilities names rated volatile grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3774).

11th pctl · Utilities
The numbers
n events
6
raw activity
1.2856
directional rank
0.8214
directional status
capital_friendly

Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-09.

Earnings setup & market context

The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.

Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
bullish strongEPS revised +5.6% / 30d, n=2for period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions

EPS estimate $0.49 → $0.51 (+5.6% / 30d). 0 raised, 0 cut, 2 covering analysts.

Rating actions

0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 9% of analysts rate Buy.

Sector context
Intermediate · Weekly
Sector phase: utilities is in maturing, with decelerating (~3.2 years in phase).
Sector regime (90d momentum): headwind.
headwind-17.1%sector vs S&P 500, 60d

via XLU

Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.

Full utilities context →All sectors →

AI cycle regime · market-wide
2-axis classifierLong-term · 1–3 yr
HeatingManiaSquallCrisisEarnings →Mood ↑
HeatingE +0.75 · M +0.15
Single-axisFEARz -1.31

Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.

Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-09.