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Terna S.p.A.TRN.MICompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Italy · EUR·Utilities›Electric Utilities

Operates Italy's national high-voltage electricity transmission grid, ensuring power flows reliably between generators and distributors.

≈ Italy's regulated grid operator, like a National Grid/ITC HoldingsMomentum neutral 58
Mkt cap
$22.0B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
70%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$35.2M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
17.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+0.1 pp
WACC 5.9%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
138 days
24 Mar 2027
Close · EUR€9.77
1D-0.9%
1W+1.8%
1M+7.1%
3M-0.9%
6M-1.6%
YTD+8.0%
1Y+8.8%
ATR %1.6%
52w lowhigh6.1% off high

What Terna does

Operates Italy's national high-voltage electricity transmission grid, ensuring power flows reliably between generators and distributors.

Is paid a regulated revenue set by the energy regulator ARERA, based on the value of its grid assets and an allowed return on them, so growth comes from investing in the grid rather than from selling more power. Its largest shareholder is a holding company of the Italian state's Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.

In one line: Italy's regulated grid operator, like a National Grid/ITC Holdings.

Products and services

  • National electricity transmission grid
  • Grid interconnections (cross-border)
  • Grid balancing/dispatching services

Customers

  • Power generators
  • Distribution utilities
  • Italian regulator (ARERA) sets allowed returns

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Utilities
  • Electricity transmission (grid…
  • High-voltage grid infrastructure…

What could go right

  • Renewables-driven grid investment needs
  • Regulated asset base growth
  • Electrification of transport/heating

What could go wrong

  • Regulatory rate review risk
  • Grid investment execution/permitting delays
  • Interest rate sensitivity of regulated returns

Moat: wide (regulatory licence, installed base, scale). Sole owner/operator of Italy's national transmission grid, a natural monopoly with regulator-set returns.

Headquarters: Rome, Italy · Founded: 2005 · Employees: 7,117

Named competitors

  • National Grid plc NG..L
  • REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais private or unlisted
  • Redeia (Red Electrica) private or unlisted
  • 50Hertz/Amprion (Germany, private) private or unlisted
  • Elia Group private or unlisted

Terna at a glance

Size Terna (TRN.MI) is an Italy Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $22.0B, the 17th largest of 123 Italy companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €9.77 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 1.6%, against +1.6% for the median peer and +3.1% for the Italy market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 11.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.0%); the operating margin is 42.4% (peer median 22.5%).

Valuation It trades at 17.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.5× (10th most expensive of 20).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.1 points above its cost of capital (5.9% WACC).

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

Relative performance

9510010511 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 102TRN.MI 101
Six months, rebased to 100: Terna against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Terna financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€4.16B€3.95B€3.62B€3.12B€2.90B
Revenue growth—+9%+16%+8%—
Gross profit€1.94B€1.90B€1.77B€1.43B€1.38B
EBITDA€2.77B€2.67B€2.50B€2.11B€1.99B
Net income€1.11B€1.11B€1.06B€885M€857M
Free cash flow-€208M-€318M-€845M-€964M€831M
Capital expenditure€3.53B€3.35B€2.59B€2.27B€1.70B
Total debtn/a€17.2B€15.6B€13.0B€11.8B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Terna 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

-10%0%+10%0%+5%+10%CMS1038EIXFORTUMUN0EVRGEBKH600886POWERGRIDADANIENSOLLNTNRG0002ESFEPPL00069503TRN.MI6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Terna is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%10×20×30×CMS1038EIXFORTUMUN0EVRGH600886POWERGRIDADANIENSOLLNTNRGES00069503TRN.MIRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Terna is the large dot.

Terna competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (TRN.MI vs NG..L)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Terna TRN.MI$22.0B-2%+11%42%17.8×n/a
National Grid NG..L$84.5B-2%-4%29%13.8×n/a

How Terna 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.

Terna against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureTRN.MIPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+7.1%+5.9%8th highest of 21
6-month return-1.6%+1.6%8th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-6.1%-10.1%7th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+11.3%+6.0%5th highest of 21
Operating margin42.4%22.5%3rd highest of 21
Forward P/E17.8×17.5×10th most expensive of 20
ROIC minus cost of capital+0.1 pp-1.7 pp7th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA12.5×12.6×8th cheapest of 16
Net debt / EBITDA5.5×5.2×8th most indebted of 18

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
Terna TRN.MIItaly$22.0B-2%+11%42%17.8×n/an/a
CMS Energy CMSUnited States$21.7B-5%+8%20%17.1×n/an/a
Cki 1038.HKHong Kong$21.6B+9%-9%-3%7.1×-0.9%-9.3%
Edison International EIXUnited States$22.8B-14%+3%27%9.2×n/an/a
Fortum FORTUM.HEFinland$23.3B+15%+14%17%23.4×9.2%-36.7%
Uniper UN0.DEGermany$20.6B0%-14%-8%33.3×1.7%+3.6%
Evergy EVRGUnited States$20.2B+8%+4%26%19.4×n/an/a
ENBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg EBK.DEGermany$24.2B-3%+9%5%n/a5.2%+11.8%
Hydro One H.TOCanada$24.7B-2%+9%24%24.5×n/an/a
SDIC Power 600886.SSChina$19.0B+16%-3%32%17.5×-1.6%+6.5%
Power Grid Corporation of India POWERGRID.NSIndia$25.6B-17%+3%55%14.4×n/an/a
Adani Energy Solutions ADANIENSOL.NSIndia$18.9B+5%+33%25%37.4×n/an/a
Alliant Energy LNTUnited States$18.8B+1%+5%23%20.8×n/an/a
NRG Energy NRGUnited States$18.6B-36%+13%5%9.0×15.4%+27.9%
Clp 0002.HKHong Kong$26.1B+7%-2%16%17.9×1.6%+2.0%
Eversource Energy ESUnited States$26.3B+6%+8%22%14.3×-8.6%+8.8%
FirstEnergy FEUnited States$26.9B+5%+12%19%16.1×n/an/a
PPL PPLUnited States$26.9B0%+7%24%17.0×n/an/a
CenterPoint Energy CNPUnited States$27.0B-2%+8%24%19.9×n/an/a
Power Assets 0006.HKHong Kong$17.8B+3%-12%50%21.0×35.8%-9.5%
Kansai Electric Power 9503.TJapan$17.3B+2%+2%6%8.2×11.0%+5.6%

Questions

Who are Terna's main competitors?
Named competitors: National Grid plc (NG..L), REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais (private or unlisted), Redeia (Red Electrica) (private or unlisted), 50Hertz/Amprion (Germany, private) (private or unlisted), Elia Group (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes CMS Energy (CMS), Cki (1038.HK), Edison International (EIX), Fortum (FORTUM.HE), Uniper (UN0.DE), Evergy (EVRG).
Is Terna expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 17.8× against a peer median of 17.5×, 10th most expensive of 20 in its peer set.
How has Terna stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -1.6% against +1.6% for the median peer; over one year +8.8%.

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.