Is Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Chesapeake Utilities's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 24.9, a forward P/E of about 18.2, a price-to-book of about 1.9 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Chesapeake Utilities's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.95×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Chesapeake Utilities's revenue?

Chesapeake Utilities reported revenue of $930.0M for FY2025, with net profit of $140.3M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Chesapeake Utilities (CPK)?

Chesapeake Utilities last traded at $133.35 (+0.8% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Chesapeake Utilities

CPK · NYSE · Utilities · United States

Snapshot

TickerCPK

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Gas

CountryUnited States

Employees1,300

HeadquartersDover, United States

Websitewww.chpk.com

Filings tracked16

About Chesapeake Utilities

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment engages in the natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. Its Unregulated Energy segment is involved in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the United States; and sustainable energy investments. This segment also engages in the provision of other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sale and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and plumbing and electrical services. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.

Who owns it

Insiders1.3%
Institutions94.3%
Public & other4.4%

441 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.55%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.10.34%
State Street Corporation5.57%
Neuberger Berman Group, LLC4.56%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.49%
Wellington Management Group, LLP3.90%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC3.53%
Alliancebernstein L.P.2.92%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.95×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend13.0% → 15.1%

Margin has expanded by about 2.1 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev 18% · PAT 27%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $283.5M · EPS 1.99

Est. earnings growth +2.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.1B · EPS 7.33

Est. earnings growth +13.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$930.0M

Net margin

15.1%

ROE

8.8%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+17.8%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+26.8%

EPS (FY2025)

5.97

Net profit (FY2025)

$140.3M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$930.0M	$140.3M	5.97	15.1%	8.8%
FY2024	$787.2M	$118.6M	5.26	15.1%	8.5%
FY2023	$670.6M	$87.2M	4.73	13.0%	7.0%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$201.9M	$25.4M	1.05	12.6%
2026Q1	$353.1M	$59.3M	2.47	16.8%
2025Q3	$179.6M	$19.4M	0.82	10.8%
2025Q2	$192.8M	$23.9M	1.02	12.4%
2025Q1	$298.7M	$50.9M	2.21	17.0%
2024Q3	$160.2M	$17.5M	0.78	10.9%
2024Q2	$166.3M	$18.2M	0.82	10.9%
2024Q1	$245.7M	$46.2M	2.07	18.8%
2023Q3	$131.5M	$9.4M	0.53	7.2%
2023Q2	$135.6M	$16.1M	0.90	11.9%
2023Q1	$218.1M	$36.3M	2.04	16.7%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/13/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/8/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/6/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/24/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/25/2026

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/6/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/16/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/25/2025material

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