CPK vs RGCO
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. and RGC Resources Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CPK | RGCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $930.0M | $95.3M |
| Net income | $140.3M | $13.3M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 12.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.97 | $1.29 |
| Dividend / share | $2.69 | $0.83 |
| Payout ratio | 43.3% | 63.8% |
| Free cash flow | $-214.9M | $8.2M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $113.6M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.91× | 1.29× |
| Current ratio | 0.45× | 1.03× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.8% | 8.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 14.4% | 4.7% |
CPK bills 9.8× the revenue of RGCO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.1% against 13.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CPK | RGCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $930.0M | $95.3M |
| FY2024 | $787.2M | $84.6M |
| FY2023 | $670.6M | $97.4M |
| FY2022 | $680.7M | $84.2M |
| FY2021 | $570.0M | $75.2M |
| FY2020 | $488.2M | $63.1M |
| FY2019 | $479.6M | $68.0M |
| FY2018 | $490.3M | $66.0M |
| FY2017 | $449.6M | $62.3M |
| FY2016 | $498.9M | $59.1M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CPK | RGCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $140.3M | $13.3M |
| FY2024 | $118.6M | $11.8M |
| FY2023 | $87.2M | $11.3M |
| FY2022 | $89.8M | $-31.7M |
| FY2021 | $83.5M | $10.1M |
| FY2020 | $71.5M | $10.6M |
| FY2019 | $65.2M | $8.7M |
| FY2018 | $56.6M | $7.3M |
| FY2017 | $58.1M | $6.2M |
| FY2016 | $44.7M | $5.8M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$834,665,788 | CPK |
| FY2024 | +$702,558,768 | CPK |
| FY2023 | +$573,160,235 | CPK |
| FY2022 | +$596,534,778 | CPK |
| FY2021 | +$494,793,221 | CPK |
| FY2020 | +$425,122,609 | CPK |
| FY2019 | +$411,578,475 | CPK |
| FY2018 | +$424,350,965 | CPK |
| FY2017 | +$387,349,130 | CPK |
| FY2016 | +$439,796,709 | CPK |
| FY2015 | +$391,054,393 | CPK |
| FY2014 | +$423,817,866 | CPK |
| FY2013 | +$381,100,334 | CPK |
| FY2012 | +$333,702,313 | CPK |
| FY2011 | +$347,228,129 | CPK |
| FY2010 | +$353,722,086 | CPK |
CPK has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.2 pp | CPK |
| FY2024 | +1.2 pp | CPK |
| FY2023 | +1.4 pp | CPK |
| FY2022 | +50.9 pp | CPK |
| FY2021 | +1.2 pp | CPK |
| FY2020 | −2.1 pp | RGCO |
| FY2019 | +0.8 pp | CPK |
| FY2018 | +0.5 pp | CPK |
| FY2017 | +2.9 pp | CPK |
| FY2016 | −0.9 pp | RGCO |
| FY2015 | +1.5 pp | CPK |
| FY2014 | +1.0 pp | CPK |
| FY2013 | +0.6 pp | CPK |
| FY2012 | +0.0 pp | CPK |
| FY2011 | +0.0 pp | CPK |
| FY2010 | +0.1 pp | CPK |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CPK and RGCO over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
RGCO's net margin has been more volatile than CPK's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 12.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.3.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CPK and RGCO over these 16 fiscal years — CPK led in 14 and RGCO in 2.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
RGCO's return on equity has been more volatile than CPK's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.2.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CPK and RGCO over these 16 fiscal years — CPK led in 12 and RGCO in 4.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.