CPK vs SWX
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. and Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CPK | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $930.0M | $1.9B |
| Net income | $140.3M | $439.8M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 22.4% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 11.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.97 | $6.08 |
| Dividend / share | $2.69 | $2.48 |
| Payout ratio | 43.3% | 40.6% |
| Free cash flow | $-214.9M | $-251.8M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $4.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.91× | 0.74× |
| Current ratio | 0.45× | 1.28× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.8% | −10.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 14.4% | 13.6% |
SWX bills 2.1× the revenue of CPK, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (22.4% against 15.1%).
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 | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $930.0M | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $787.2M | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $670.6M | $2.5B |
| FY2022 | $680.7M | $5.0B |
| FY2021 | $570.0M | $3.7B |
| FY2020 | $488.2M | $3.3B |
| FY2019 | $479.6M | $3.1B |
| FY2018 | $490.3M | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $449.6M | $2.5B |
| FY2016 | $498.9M | $2.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CPK | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $140.3M | $439.8M |
| FY2024 | $118.6M | $198.8M |
| FY2023 | $87.2M | $150.9M |
| FY2022 | $89.8M | $-203.3M |
| FY2021 | $83.5M | $200.8M |
| FY2020 | $71.5M | $232.3M |
| FY2019 | $65.2M | $213.9M |
| FY2018 | $56.6M | $182.3M |
| FY2017 | $58.1M | $193.8M |
| FY2016 | $44.7M | $152.0M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,010,380,000 | SWX |
| FY2024 | −$1,688,016,000 | SWX |
| FY2023 | −$1,864,096,000 | SWX |
| FY2022 | −$4,279,309,000 | SWX |
| FY2021 | −$3,110,483,000 | SWX |
| FY2020 | −$2,810,675,000 | SWX |
| FY2019 | −$2,640,312,000 | SWX |
| FY2018 | −$2,389,697,000 | SWX |
| FY2017 | −$2,099,146,000 | SWX |
| FY2016 | −$1,961,630,000 | SWX |
| FY2015 | −$1,900,265,000 | SWX |
SWX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.3 pp | SWX |
| FY2024 | +6.8 pp | CPK |
| FY2023 | +6.9 pp | CPK |
| FY2022 | +17.2 pp | CPK |
| FY2021 | +9.0 pp | CPK |
| FY2020 | +7.4 pp | CPK |
| FY2019 | +6.6 pp | CPK |
| FY2018 | +5.2 pp | CPK |
| FY2017 | +5.3 pp | CPK |
| FY2016 | +2.7 pp | CPK |
| FY2015 | +3.0 pp | CPK |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CPK and SWX over this period.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SWX's net margin has been more volatile than CPK's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 5.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.1.
11 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 SWX over these 11 fiscal years — CPK led in 10 and SWX in 1.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SWX's return on equity has been more volatile than CPK's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 4.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.3.
11 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 SWX over these 11 fiscal years — CPK led in 10 and SWX in 1.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.