Is Unitil (UTL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Unitil's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 22.9, a forward P/E of about 15.3, a price-to-book of about 1.5 — 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 Unitil'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 (2.56×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Unitil's revenue?

Unitil reported revenue of $536.0M for FY2025, with net profit of $50.2M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Unitil (UTL)?

Unitil last traded at $53.70 (+1.4% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Unitil

UTL · NYSE · Utilities · United States

Snapshot

TickerUTL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Diversified

CountryUnited States

Employees614

HeadquartersHampton, United States

Websiteunitil.com

Filings tracked18

About Unitil

Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations and Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area; greater Bangor area of central Maine; and capital city of Augusta, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. It also operates 85 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides real estate management services. It serves approximately 110,100 electric customers and 105,000 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire.

Who owns it

Insiders2.2%
Institutions86.8%
Public & other11.0%

340 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.86%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.41%
State Street Corporation4.29%
Frontier Capital Management Company LLC3.03%
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.2.80%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.78%
Wellington Management Group, LLP2.69%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO2.61%

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 conversion2.56×

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

Net margin trend8.1% → 9.4%

Margin has expanded by about 1.3 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev -2% · PAT 5%

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 $174.5M · EPS 1.22

Next fiscal year

Rev $604.5M · EPS 3.51

Est. earnings growth +6.0%

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)

$536.0M

Net margin

9.4%

ROE

8.2%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-1.9%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+5.4%

EPS (FY2025)

2.97

Net profit (FY2025)

$50.2M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$536.0M	$50.2M	2.97	9.4%	8.2%
FY2024	$494.8M	$47.1M	2.93	9.5%	9.2%
FY2023	$557.1M	$45.2M	2.82	8.1%	9.2%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$117.0M	$4.7M	0.26	4.0%
2026Q1	$216.9M	$33.2M	1.85	15.3%
2025Q3	$101.1M	$-300,000	-0.02	-0.3%
2025Q2	$102.6M	$4.0M	0.25	3.9%
2025Q1	$170.8M	$27.5M	1.69	16.1%
2024Q3	$92.9M	$0	0.00	0.0%
2024Q2	$95.7M	$4.3M	0.27	4.5%
2024Q1	$178.7M	$27.2M	1.69	15.2%
2023Q3	$103.9M	$1.4M	0.09	1.3%
2023Q2	$103.4M	$4.2M	0.25	4.1%
2023Q1	$220.2M	$24.1M	1.51	10.9%

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

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/3/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/7/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC5/27/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/15/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/4/2026
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/29/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC2/24/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/9/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC2/2/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC1/29/2026material

2025

8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events
SEC12/18/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC11/4/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/3/2025
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/3/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/18/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/4/2025

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