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PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.PGE.WACompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Poland · PLN·Utilities›Electric Utilities

Poland's largest state-controlled electric utility, generating, distributing and supplying power and heat.

≈ A Polish Duke Energy/NRG hybridMomentum leader 97
Mkt cap
$9.02B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
38%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$12.9M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
5.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+2.3 pp
WACC 9.9%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
18 days
24 Nov 2026
Close · PLNPLN 15.76
1D-0.9%
1W-3.3%
1M+0.2%
3M+41.3%
6M+46.7%
YTD+79.0%
1Y+40.4%
ATR %3.9%
52w lowhigh10.2% off high

What PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna does

Poland's largest state-controlled electric utility, generating, distributing and supplying power and heat.

Poland's largest electricity generator, with income from selling power from its own stations, mainly lignite and hard-coal plants, plus regulated network fees for distribution and growing renewables. The Polish State Treasury is the controlling shareholder. Its Baltic Sea offshore wind projects are planned with Orsted.

In one line: A Polish Duke Energy/NRG hybrid.

Products and services

  • Conventional (coal) power generation
  • Renewable generation (wind/solar)
  • Electricity distribution
  • Retail energy supply

Customers

  • Retail electricity consumers
  • Industrial/commercial customers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Utilities
  • Electric utility
  • Power generation (coal/renewables)…

What could go right

  • Poland's power demand growth
  • Renewable capacity buildout

What could go wrong

  • Coal asset stranding/carbon costs
  • State-directed capital allocation risk

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, scale, installed base). Regulated distribution network and dominant generation share in Poland, though facing a costly coal-to-clean transition.

Headquarters: Warsaw, Poland · Founded: 2007 · Employees: 40,927

Named competitors

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna at a glance

Size PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE.WA) is a Poland Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $9.02B, the 12th largest of 83 Poland companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at PLN 15.76 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 46.7%, against -6.2% for the median peer and +14.3% for the Poland market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 1.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.2%); the operating margin is 12.1% (peer median 14.9%).

Valuation It trades at 5.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.2× (2nd cheapest of 19).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.3 points above its cost of capital (9.9% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 24 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012515011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026PGE.WA 152Peer median 94
Six months, rebased to 100: PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna financials

Reported figures in PLN; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenuePLN 63.2BPLN 61.4BPLN 64.5BPLN 96.0BPLN 73.4B
Revenue growth—-5%-33%+31%—
Gross profitPLN 11.6BPLN 11.2BPLN 10.7BPLN 16.4BPLN 7.49B
EBITDAPLN 11.8BPLN 11.4BPLN 11.8BPLN 11.0BPLN 7.01B
Net incomePLN 7.65B-PLN 3.50B-PLN 2.70B-PLN 5.01BPLN 3.33B
Free cash flow-PLN 2.04BPLN 1.26B-PLN 90.0M-PLN 7.09BPLN 4.58B
Capital expenditurePLN 11.6BPLN 11.5BPLN 10.3BPLN 9.73BPLN 6.66B
Total debtPLN 15.7BPLN 14.9BPLN 13.2BPLN 14.9BPLN 8.94B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%-10%0%+10%1071NHPCBEP-UNIDAREDEDNRBKW9435JSWENERGYELPCU96000301AES60023609916008639502PGE.WA6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+10%+20%10×20×30×40×1071NHPCIDAREDA2ABKW9435JSWENERGYELPCU96000301OGEAES60023609916000236008639502PGE.WARevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna is the large dot.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (PGE.WA vs TPE.WA vs ENA.WA vs PKN.WA)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna PGE.WA$9.02B+47%-2%12%5.5×n/a
TAURON Polska Energia TPE.WA$4.02B-6%0%n/a6.1×17.0%
Enea ENA.WA$2.80B-3%-11%n/a4.4×-7.7%
ORLEN Spolka Akcyjna PKN.WA$38.5B-10%+2%13%5.2×-7.6%

How PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasurePGE.WAPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+0.2%+2.3%9th lowest of 21
6-month return+46.7%-6.2%highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-10.2%-20.7%6th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-1.5%+7.2%4th lowest of 21
Operating margin12.1%14.9%10th lowest of 21
Forward P/E5.5×15.2×2nd cheapest of 19
ROIC minus cost of capital+2.3 pp-0.9 pp4th highest of 20
EV / EBITDA3.2×11.6×cheapest of 15
Net debt / EBITDA0.1×5.4×2nd least indebted of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna PGE.WAPoland$9.02B+47%-2%12%5.5×n/an/a
Huadian Power International 1071.HKHong Kong$8.73B0%+13%8%9.6×n/an/a
NHPC NHPC.NSIndia$8.72B+1%+12%30%19.4×n/an/a
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP BEP-UN.TOCanada$9.41B-7%+7%11%n/an/an/a
IDACORP IDAUnited States$8.63B+2%+4%23%21.7×n/an/a
Redeia Corporacion RED.MCSpain$9.47B+8%+15%43%16.7×n/an/a
A2A A2A.MIItaly$8.55B+4%+14%8%11.9×2.8%+15.6%
Edison EDNR.MIItaly$9.87B-12%+6%3%n/an/an/a
Bkw BKW.SWSwitzerland$8.12B-17%-5%11%14.1×1.6%+7.4%
Hikari Tsushin 9435.TJapan$10.0B-5%+7%15%12.5×6.7%+5.6%
JSW Energy JSWENERGY.NSIndia$10.1B-9%+26%36%39.7×n/an/a
Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR ELPCUnited States$7.92B-15%+27%19%16.3×-5.5%+5.3%
Sembcorp Industries U96.SISingapore$7.91B-8%+8%11%11.5×n/an/a
Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong 000301.SZChina$10.3B-22%+4%7%12.4×-2.1%+28.4%
OGE Energy OGEUnited States$10.5B+7%+2%26%21.6×8.1%+9.0%
AES AESUnited States$10.6B+4%+12%20%6.8×n/an/a
Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power 600236.SSChina$10.7B-10%+26%48%20.7×-2.8%+3.0%
Datang International Power Generation 0991.HKHong Kong$10.7B-20%+3%15%5.5×4.0%+4.1%
Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power 600023.SSChina$10.8B-5%-7%-1%17.4×7.0%+9.0%
Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power 600863.SSChina$7.35B+16%-3%16%18.4×-1.9%+6.5%
Chubu Electric Power 9502.TJapan$11.2B-13%+3%0%10.3×n/an/a

Questions

Who are PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna's main competitors?
Named competitors: Tauron Polska Energia (TPE.WA), Enea SA (ENA.WA), Orlen (PKN.WA). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Huadian Power International (1071.HK), NHPC (NHPC.NS), Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (BEP-UN.TO), IDACORP (IDA), Redeia Corporacion (RED.MC), A2A (A2A.MI).
Is PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 5.5× against a peer median of 15.2×, 2nd cheapest of 19 in its peer set.
How has PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +46.7% against -6.2% for the median peer; over one year +40.4%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.