Cms Energy's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Cms Energy (CMS) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Cms Energy vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 8,822M vs 562,266M combined for tracked competitors (1.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+23.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+14.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Cms Energy generated 11.6% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs 19.7% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 10.2% net margin compares with 14.1% for the peer group.
- Scale: Cms Energy ranks #25 of 74 companies by market capitalization in the Electric Utilities industry, holding 1.4% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Cms Energy accounted for 1.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 1.8% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.06M compares with $1.08M for the peer group (1.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CMS Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Cms Energy reported revenue growth of 11.57 % year on year in Q1 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 19.65 %.
With a net margin of 10.15 %, Cms Energy reported lower profitability than its competitors (14.11 %).
Cms Energy generated 1.67 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 1.79 % a year earlier.
Cms Energy vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Cms Energy and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Electric Utilities industry grew revenue 13.3% year over year, combined, vs 11.6% for Cms Energy. Cms Energy's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.59% to 0.58%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Cms Energy's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (34) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CMS Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CMS Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CMS Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunoco Lp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Oneok Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | The Aes Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | American Electric Power Co Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Kinder Morgan Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cms Energy's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Cms Energy's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Electric Utility Competition: Consumers’ electric utility business is
subject to actual and potential competition from many sources, in both the wholesale
and retail markets, as well as in electric generation, electric delivery, and
retail services.
Consumers also has competition or potential competition from:
· industrial customers relocating all or a portion of their production
capacity outside of Consumers’ service territory for economic reasons;
· municipalities owning or operating competing electric delivery systems;
and
· customer self-generation.
Consumers addresses this competition by monitoring activity in adjacent areas
and compliance with the MPSC’s and FERC’s rules, by providing non-energy
services and value to customers through Consumers’ rates and service,
and by offering tariff-based incentives that support economic development.
Gas Utility Competition: Competition exists in various aspects of Consumers’ gas utility business. Competition comes from GCC and from alternative fuels and energy sources, such as propane, oil, and electricity.
Publicly Traded Peers of Cms energy Corporation
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | 19,224.46 | 8,822.00 |
| The Southern Company | 92,890.80 | 30,174.00 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 92,192.22 | 29,867.00 |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 88,346.39 | 33,166.00 |
| Williams companies inc | 84,500.50 | 12,204.00 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | 68,151.75 | 17,959.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 1,331,560.10 | 610,414.60 |
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Sources: Cms energy Corporation's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Cms Energy's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Williams companies inc | Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico 44.10 % |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | Natural Gas Pipelines 68.27 % |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | Vertically Integrated Utilities 57.14 % |
| Sea Limited | E Commerce Shopee 72.21 % |
| Oneok Inc | Refined Products and Crude Oil 59.21 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Cms Energy's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | 19,224 | 1,056,527 | 117,844 |
| The Southern Company | 92,891 | 1,012,550 | 142,248 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 92,192 | 1,947,128 | 247,539 |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 88,346 | 1,254,340 | 198,328 |
| Williams companies inc | 84,501 | 2,038,417 | 541,841 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | 68,152 | 1,628,491 | 321,273 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 1,312,336 | 1,076,183 | 134,978 |
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Cms Energy's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Sea Limited | Southeast Asia excluding Singapore 62.69 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Cms Energy's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 65 companies in Cms Energy's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Cms Energy ranks #25 of 65 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 1.44 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 440, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy Inc | 157,777 | 11.75 % |
| 2 | The Southern Company | 92,857 | 6.91 % |
| 3 | Constellation Energy Corporation | 92,132 | 6.86 % |
| 4 | Duke Energy Corporation | 88,140 | 6.56 % |
| 5 | American Electric Power Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Sempra | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Vistra Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Entergy Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 25 | Cms energy Corporation | 19,326 | 1.44 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Cms Energy's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ppl Corporation | 24,176 | -11.70 % |
| 21 | Eversource Energy | 23,880 | -7.43 % |
| 22 | Nrg Energy Inc | 20,924 | -39.43 % |
| 23 | Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp | 20,335 | 2.50 % |
| 24 | Edison International | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 25 | Cms energy Corporation | 19,326 | -11.34 % |
| 26 | Nisource Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 27 | Evergy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 28 | Edenor | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 29 | Alliant Energy Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 30 | Emera Incorporated | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Cms Energy's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Electric Utilities industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (83 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | - | 58.29 % (avg) | - |
| Operating Margin | 25.61 % | industry median | +5.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 29.62 % | 27.06 % (avg) | +2.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 45.06 % | 34.89 % (avg) | +10.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Cms Energy's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Electric Utilities industry average (83 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 21.0x | 24.9x | -3.8x |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.6x | 16.1x | -0.5x |
| P/B | 2.5x | 2.1x | +0.4x |
| Return on Equity | 10.31 % | industry aggregate | -0.52 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.97 % | 2.48 % (avg) | 3.49 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Cms Energy's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -10.07 % | -0.88 % | 2.88 % | 4.41 % | -0.41 % | -2.41 % | 0.71 % | 13.63 % |
| Operating Margin | 18.01 % | 20.27 % | 20.33 % | 16.91 % | 18.10 % | 20.39 % | 19.79 % | 26.50 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 8.68 % | 5.69 % | 4.14 % | 3.60 % | 3.84 % | 4.22 % | 4.28 % | 6.13 % |
| P/E | 17.6x | 20.2x | 25.4x | 21.8x | 26.1x | 22.7x | 20.2x | 20.3x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Cms Energy's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Cms Energy's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Cms Energy is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Cms Energy's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Cms Energy's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Cms Energy falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.12x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.9% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Cms Energy's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 440 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 45.06 % vs industry average 34.89 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Cms Energy's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Cms Energy's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Cms Energy's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Cms Energy falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Cms Energy's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 5.2 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+23.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.12x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (21.0x vs 24.9x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Cms Energy's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | 0.17 | 0.93 | 1.86 |
| The Southern Company | 0.11 | 0.70 | 1.86 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 0.32 | 1.46 | 0.63 |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 0.04 | 0.62 | 1.66 |
| Williams companies inc | - | 0.54 | 1.94 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | 0.03 | 0.55 | 0.99 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cms Energy's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +11.6 % | -6.1 % |
| The Southern Company | Q1 2026 | +8.0 % | +0.3 % |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +63.8 % | +1,142.6 % |
| Duke Energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +11.3 % | +12.3 % |
| Williams companies inc | Q2 2026 | +9.8 % | +50.3 % |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.8 % | +16.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +21.6 % | +33.1 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cms Energy's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +1.4 % | +17.0 % |
| The Southern Company | Q1 2026 | +2.1 % | +20.8 % |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +15.2 % | +58.2 % |
| Duke Energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +16.9 % | +29.9 % |
| Williams companies inc | Q2 2026 | - | +88.7 % |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | Q2 2026 | +16.0 % | +51.8 % |
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Cms Energy's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | 2.52% | 3.48% | 10.31% |
| The Southern Company | 2.76% | 2.74% | 10.98% |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 5.77% | 5.64% | 19.68% |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 2.70% | 3.54% | 9.79% |
| Williams companies inc | 5.53% | 6.55% | 21.49% |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | 4.85% | 4.95% | 10.91% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Cms Energy's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Cms energy Corporation | 17.25 | 2.18 |
| The Southern Company | 21.06 | 3.08 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 22.63 | 3.09 |
| Duke Energy Corporation | 17.38 | 2.66 |
| Williams companies inc | 27.48 | 6.92 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | 19.67 | 3.79 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 17.42 | 2.18 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.