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DTE Energy Company Common Stock (DTE) fair value

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · NYSE · United States
$131.89-0.88%
Market cap $27.4BNext earnings 2026-11-05Updated Oct 16, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 17% above our fair value
Price
$131.89
Model fair valueConfidence: good
$112
Model range
$78.10 to $153
Fair value $112
Price $132
2 models fit DTE Energy Company Common Stock and they disagree: 0 of 2 land within 15% of the average.
Two or more of our models back this value.
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Valued as a utility: Dividend discount, P/E comparison, and EV/EBITDA comparison.
ACCE opinionDTE Energy Company Common Stock (DTE)
Fair value (2 models)
$112
ACCE price target
$134
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST; previously $109 since 9 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 24 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $132 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Dividend discount, EV/EBITDA comparison, and P/E comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
17.3% above
-14.7% to fair value
ACCE score
44
out of 100
Analysts
59% buy
17 covering
P/E
20.9x
forward 15.9x
1-year return
-6.8%
Dividend yield
3.50%

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Overview

ACCE thesis

DTE Energy runs a regulated electric utility serving about 2.3 million customers in southeast Michigan and a regulated gas utility serving roughly 1.3 million, with DTE Vantage and DTE Midstream as adjacent businesses. Its advantage is the rate-base model: earnings grow with capital the Michigan Public Service Commission allows it to invest in grid hardening, generation and gas infrastructure, which gives it a predictable, long-dated pipeline of recoverable spend. The near-term story is the capex plan and the rate cases that fund it, with the forward P/E of 15.3 against a trailing 20.3 implying the market expects earnings to recover. Revenue fell 1.5% and ROE of 11.0% and a 13.6% operating margin are unremarkable, and the 42/100 score and absence from any major index mean the name screens poorly on our framework. It merits a deeper look only if you want a regulated-utility exposure and are willing to underwrite the Michigan regulatory outcome and the earnings-recovery thesis yourself.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 13, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 4 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • high
    Negative free cash flow
    FCF is -$1.0B despite positive earnings. Utilities typically generate cash; this signals capital intensity or operational stress requiring scrutiny.
  • high
    ACCE score collapse
    Score fell 14 points in 90 days (56 to 42). Momentum (M:31) and Growth (G:35) components are weak, indicating deteriorating fundamentals.
  • moderate
    High leverage with FCF headwind
    Debt/Equity 2.16 is elevated for utilities. Negative FCF limits deleveraging capacity and raises refinancing risk if rates stay high.
  • moderate
    Earnings growth masks revenue decline
    Earnings +22.4% YoY while revenue -1.5% suggests one-time gains or cost cuts, not sustainable operational improvement. QoQ revenue fell 34.5%.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 11, 2026 · figures from 2026-10-11 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • Consensus analysts see 20.3% upside to $152.68, with 59% rating the stock Buy or Strong Buy.
  • DTE beat earnings expectations by 15.8% in July, signaling operational discipline and execution.
Why it could disappoint
  • Free cash flow turned negative at -$1.0B last twelve months, forcing debt and equity issuance to fund dividends.
  • Debt to equity of 2.16 is elevated, and the reverse DCF implies only 1.6% perpetual cash flow growth.
  • Revenue fell 1.5% year over year despite earnings growth, suggesting the beat relied on cost cuts rather than organic expansion.
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Where DTE's valuation models land
Price
$131.89
Model fair value
$112
Model range
$78.10 to $153
Fair value $112
Price $132
The price sits inside the model range.
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Wall Street consensus

Mixed59% buy · 17 covering analysts
● Strong buy 9● Buy 1● Hold 7● Sell 0● Strong sell 0
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Recent performance

1 week
+1.7%
1 month
+7.3%
3 months
-11.8%
6 months
-10.2%
YTD
+2.3%
1 year
-6.8%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
12 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$112$109$127
9 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$109$113$127
27 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$113$110$121
25 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$110$112$123
24 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$134first publication$125
20 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$112$113$129
18 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$113$115$131
13 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$115$117$133
6 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$117$119$136
30 Aug 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$119$117$136

This analysis is not personalised investment advice and does not take your situation, objectives or risk tolerance into account. ACCE Investments is not an authorised investment firm.

Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth35Value53Quality49Momentum40Total44
Valuation
Trailing P/E
20.9x
Forward P/E
15.9x
PEG
0.92
P/B
2.23x
EV / Revenue
3.3x
Book value/sh
$58.38
Enterprise value
$53.4B
Profitability
ROE
11.0%
FCF yield
-3.71%
ROIC
3.1%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
2.16
Dividend yield
3.50%
Beta
0.38

Price

-7.0% · 1Y

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Answered from DTE Energy Company Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 67% of peers
low 16.9x20.9xhigh 24.7x
ROEbetter than 100% of peers
low 7%11%high 11%
Div yieldbetter than 67% of peers
low 2.2%3.5%high 4.6%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
DTE DTE Energy Company Common Stock$131.89$11217% above20.9x11.0%4944
CNP CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co) Common Stock$41.20--23.8x9.8%5755
FE FirstEnergy Corp. Common Stock$46.49$3437% above24.7x9.5%6153
PPL PPL Corporation Common Stock$35.35$2825% above20.7x8.6%6555
FTS.TO FortisC$80.99--23.9x7.5%6956
FTS Fortis Inc. Common Shares$57.88--23.6x7.5%6956
ES Eversource Energy (D/B/A) Common Stock$67.84$671% above16.9x9.0%5748

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  • PR Newswire•Oct 15, 2026
    DTE Energy schedules third quarter 2026 earnings release, conference call
  • PR Newswire•Oct 1, 2026
    DTE Energy completes construction on Cold Creek Solar Park, driving local economic benefits
  • PR Newswire•Oct 1, 2026
    New energy assistance funding opens Oct. 1; DTE kicks off "Month of Warmth" events to help customers apply
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40 filings
October 2026
Oct 2
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-10-01
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Oct 2
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-10-01
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September 2026
Sep 28
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-09-28
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