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Romande Energie Holding SAREHN.SWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Switzerland · CHF·Utilities›Electric Utilities

Swiss regional electric utility distributing and generating power (mainly hydro) in the canton of Vaud.

≈ A regional electric utility like a smaller regional US power companyMomentum weak 28
Mkt cap
$1.68B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
19%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$159,738
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
15.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.9 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
+0 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
138 days
24 Mar 2027
Close · CHFCHF 48.30
1D-2.2%
1W+0.2%
1M-0.8%
3M-4.2%
6M-1.4%
YTD+11.3%
1Y+13.7%
ATR %1.9%
52w lowhigh9.2% off high

What Romande Energie does

Swiss regional electric utility distributing and generating power (mainly hydro) in the canton of Vaud.

Revenue comes from regulated fees for using its power grid in Vaud, from selling electricity to households and companies there, and from running its own plants. Public authorities in Vaud are its largest shareholders.

In one line: A regional electric utility like a smaller regional US power company.

Products and services

  • Hydroelectric power generation
  • Electricity distribution
  • Renewable energy services

Customers

  • Households and businesses in canton Vaud

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Utilities
  • Electric utility
  • Regional power generation and…

What could go right

  • Regulated tariff/rate base growth
  • Renewable energy transition investment

What could go wrong

  • Regulatory tariff-setting risk
  • Hydrology (rainfall/snowmelt) variability

Moat: wide (regulatory licence, scale). Regulated regional monopoly distributor with owned hydro generation assets in its service territory.

Headquarters: Morges, Switzerland · Founded: 1901 · Employees: 1,512

Named competitors

Romande Energie at a glance

Size Romande Energie (REHN.SW) is a Switzerland Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $1.68B, the 102nd largest of 158 Switzerland companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CHF 48.30 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 1.4%, against -20.6% for the median peer and +11.6% for the Switzerland market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 2.2% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.2%); the operating margin is 7.7% (peer median 8.0%).

Valuation It trades at 15.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.1× (5th most expensive of 15).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 7% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is +0 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.9 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 24 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

70809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026REHN.SW 93Peer median 75
Six months, rebased to 100: Romande Energie against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Romande Energie financials

Reported figures in CHF; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCHF 816MCHF 796MCHF 835MCHF 918MCHF 738M
Revenue growth—-5%-9%+24%—
Gross profitCHF 129MCHF 121MCHF 98.2MCHF 176MCHF 113M
EBITDACHF 179MCHF 152MCHF 121MCHF 192MCHF 122M
Net incomeCHF 87.1MCHF 79.5MCHF 24.2MCHF 148MCHF 36.8M
Free cash flowCHF 45.9MCHF 2.52M-CHF 6.16M-CHF 49.9M-CHF 1.56M
Capital expenditureCHF 164MCHF 167MCHF 163MCHF 193MCHF 174M
Total debtn/aCHF 339MCHF 345MCHF 195MCHF 210M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Romande Energie 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

-40%-20%0%+20%-20%-10%0%CEPU6001166013300579CESCNAVA603693600864600744000690HE60045200060000076760050995099505001896REHN.SW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Romande Energie is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%10×20×CEPU6001166013300579CESC603693000690HE00096600060060050995099505REHN.SWRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Romande Energie is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%-20%0%20%CEPU6001166013300579NAVA6036936008640006900009666004526005099505REHN.SWGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Romande Energie is the large dot.

Romande Energie competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (REHN.SW vs BKW.SW vs NEAG.SW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Romande Energie REHN.SW$1.68B-1%+2%8%15.1×7.4%
Bkw BKW.SW$8.12B-17%-5%11%14.1×1.6%
naturenergie NEAG.SW$1.17B-12%-16%13%12.1×-15.5%

How Romande Energie 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.

Romande Energie against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureREHN.SWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.8%-4.9%5th highest of 21
6-month return-1.4%-20.6%4th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-9.2%-38.2%highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+2.2%-0.2%8th highest of 21
Operating margin7.7%8.0%11th highest of 21
Forward P/E15.1×11.1×5th most expensive of 15
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)7.4%-1.0%3rd most demanding of 14
Growth delivered (Del g)+7.2%+6.1%6th highest of 14
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+0.2 pp-5.4 pp5th most demanding of 14
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.9 pp-0.1 pp5th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA9.1×7.4×2nd most expensive of 7
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×4.3×3rd least indebted of 7

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
Romande Energie REHN.SWSwitzerland$1.68B-1%+2%8%15.1×7.4%+7.2%
Central Puerto SA Sponsored ADR CEPUUnited States$1.64B-29%+51%29%5.0×-5.0%+10.3%
Chongqing Three Gorges Water Conservancy and Electric Power 600116.SSChina$1.73B-8%+4%6%18.8×-2.5%+14.1%
Dynagreen Environmental Protection 601330.SSChina$1.63B-4%+11%31%14.8×-3.5%+9.2%
Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy 0579.HKHong Kong$1.74B-27%-1%18%4.7×-1.0%+3.5%
CESC CESC.NSIndia$1.77B-32%+9%12%9.9×n/an/a
Nava NAVA.NSIndia$1.59B-26%+9%29%n/a19.8%+11.0%
Jiangsu New Energy Development 603693.SSChina$1.56B-21%-3%35%20.9×0.7%+6.1%
Harbin Hatou Investment 600864.SSChina$1.56B-18%0%-17%n/a-17.2%-3.8%
Datang Huayin Electric Power 600744.SSChina$1.83B-30%-10%6%n/an/an/a
Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock 000690.SZChina$1.87B+9%+1%14%11.1×-11.6%+3.9%
Vedanta Power VEDPOWER.NSIndia$1.46Bn/a+5%-13%n/an/an/a
Hawaiian Electric Industries HEUnited States$1.45B-43%+2%11%5.2×n/an/a
CHN Energy Changyuan Electric Power 000966.SZChina$1.99B-16%-9%1%22.4×6.6%+6.2%
Chongqing Fuling Electric Power Industrial 600452.SSChina$2.00B-25%-7%17%22.9×3.6%+2.4%
HCIG Energy Investment 000600.SZChina$2.01B-31%-12%9%11.1×n/an/a
Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power 000767.SZChina$1.40B-20%-6%6%n/a2.5%+5.6%
Xinjiang Tianfu Energy 600509.SSChina$1.40B-16%+9%7%14.7×-4.3%+11.5%
Hokkaido Electric Power Company,Incorporated 9509.TJapan$1.38B+5%-1%4%7.3×n/an/a
Hokuriku Electric Power 9505.TJapan$1.34B+16%-5%7%7.6×8.4%+3.7%
Henan Yuneng 001896.SZChina$2.14B-39%-6%5%n/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Romande Energie's main competitors?
Named competitors: Alpiq Holding (private) (private or unlisted), BKW (BKW.SW), naturenergie holding (NEAG.SW). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Central Puerto SA Sponsored ADR (CEPU), Chongqing Three Gorges Water Conservancy and Electric Power (600116.SS), Dynagreen Environmental Protection (601330.SS), Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (0579.HK), CESC (CESC.NS), Nava (NAVA.NS).
Is Romande Energie expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 15.1× against a peer median of 11.1×, 5th most expensive of 15 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 7% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is +0 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
How has Romande Energie stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -1.4% against -20.6% for the median peer; over one year +13.7%.

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.