CMS Energy Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 11.80% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

CMS Energy Corporation's free cash flow has decreased 145.22% from $-648.00M last year to $-1.59B, signaling decreasing performance

CMS Energy Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 1.97, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

CMS Energy Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 2.02 last year to 1.97 today, signaling strengthened financials

CMS Energy Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.75x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

CMS Energy Corporation's interest coverage ratio of 2.05 indicates that earnings with margin can cover interest payments on company debt

CMS Energy Corporation's profit margin has decreased (12.77%) in the last year from 13.35% to 11.64%, signaling decreasing performance

CMS Energy Corporation's short-term liabilities of $3.55B exceed its short-term assets of $3.47B, signaling financial risk

CMS Energy Corporation's return on assets of 2.50% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

CMS Energy Corporation's return on equity of 11.02%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

CMS Energy Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

CMS Energy Corporation had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

CMS Energy Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

CMS Energy Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

CMS Energy Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 6.78% since last year from $1.00B to $1.07B, signaling increasing performance

CMS Energy Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 13.63% since last year from $7.51B to $8.54B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 3.41% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

CMS Energy Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of -0.22% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

CMS Energy Corporation had revenue growth in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

CMS Energy Corporation had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

CMS Energy Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

CMS Energy Corporation has an earnings yield of 4.94%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

CMS Energy Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 12.94 based on EBITDA multiple model

CMS Energy Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 12.54x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

CMS Energy Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 83.96 based on Earnings Fair Value model

CMS Energy Corporation has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued

CMS Energy Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 2.00x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

CMS Energy Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.36x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue