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Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Curitiba, Brazil | NYSE
13.97 USD +0.29 (2.120%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 13.97
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is flat due to a critical divergence between earnings and share prices. While quarterly earnings surged 83%, the forward-looking price-to-earnings ratio has expanded to nearly 20, suggesting the market has already priced in the growth, leaving little room for near-term momentum. The statistical forecast offers only a modest 2.75% upside with moderate confidence, confirming a lack of a strong technical catalyst. Long-term, the asset presents a mixed picture: the business shows healthy top-line growth of 11% and robust operating margins, yet the stock has failed to translate this into a multi-year price rally, remaining significantly below its 52-week high. This disconnect prevents a top-tier buy rating despite the solid operational fundamentals. The dividend profile is the primary weakness; with a payout ratio exceeding 100% and a yield of roughly 3.8%, the company is distributing more than it earns, signaling potential capital pressure or aggressive distribution policies that undermine the reliability of the income stream.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.045414
AutoTheta0.046707
MSTL0.057339
AutoETS0.057356

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.17
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.639
Excess Kurtosis -0.47
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 97.604
Revenue per Share 9.256
Market Cap 10,371,364,864
Trailing P/E 17.25
Forward P/E 19.24
Beta 0.29
Profit Margins 11.41%
Website https://www.copel.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.50% 1.50% — —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-01 0.190 1.503165
2025-04-28 0.282 3.868313
2024-12-13 0.131 2.444030
2024-10-02 0.110 1.664145
2024-05-02 0.032 0.490798
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.53
dividendYield 3.91
exDividendDate 2026-05-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.063
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.077704675
lastDividendValue 0.19
lastDividendDate 2026-05-01
dividendDate 2026-10-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5670103
Address1 Rua José Izidoro Biazetto, 158
Address2 Bloco A Campo Comprido Mossunguê
All Time High 14.51
All Time Low 5.04
Ask 14.25
Ask Size 3,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 863,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 538,076
Average Volume 538,076
Average Volume10Days 863,060
Beta 0.293
Bid 13.21
Bid Size 4,100
Book Value 1.4907066
City Curitiba
Country Brazil
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 13.97
Current Ratio 1.302
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 14.04
Day Low 13.73
Debt To Equity 97.604
Display Name Companhia Paranaense de Energia
Dividend Date 1,791,849,600
Dividend Rate 0.53
Dividend Yield 3.91
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,021,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,021,200
Earnings Growth 0.5
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.826
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,513,600
Ebitda 6,831,488,000
Ebitda Margins 0.24410999
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.465
Enterprise To Revenue 2.31
Enterprise Value 64,659,570,688
Eps Current Year 0.563
Eps Forward 0.726
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.81
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,777,593,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 55 41 3331 2916
Fifty Day Average 12.181
Fifty Day Average Change 1.7890005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14686812
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 56.701027
Fifty Two Week High 14.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.53999996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03721571
Fifty Two Week Low 8.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.2400007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6002292
Fifty Two Week Range 8.73 - 14.51
Financial Currency BRL
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,703,860,200,000
Float Shares 2,034,990,648
Forward Eps 0.726
Forward P E 19.242424
Free Cashflow 3,834,806,272
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,287
Fullday Change 0.28999996
Fullday Change Percent 2.1198828
Fullday Price 13.97
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.20426
Gross Profits 5,716,209,152
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.02913
Implied Shares Outstanding 742,402,648
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://www.copel.com/hpcopel/english/investors.jsp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,777,593,600
Last Dividend Value 0.19
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, study, planning, construction, production, transformation, transportation, distribution, and commercialization of electricity in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Generation and Transmission of Electrical Energy; Electrical Energy Distribution; and Commercialization. It produces electricity from hydroelectric and wind power; and constructs, operates, and maintains substations, as well as lines for energy transmission. The company was formerly known as Companhia Paranaense de Energia Elétrica and changed its name to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL in October 1979. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,371,364,864
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_392996
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 3,172,987,904
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,188,922,229
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 13.9
Operating Cashflow 1,958,984,960
Operating Margins 0.2214
Payout Ratio 1.0177
Phone 55 8 0041 2772
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 13.97
Post Market Time 1,792,180,834
Previous Close 13.68
Price Eps Current Year 24.8135
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.371395
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.37059942
Profit Margins 0.11406
Quick Ratio 1.053
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.29
Regular Market Change Percent 2.11988
Regular Market Day High 14.04
Regular Market Day Low 13.73
Regular Market Day Range 13.73 - 14.04
Regular Market Open 13.9
Regular Market Previous Close 13.68
Regular Market Price 13.97
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 460,672
Return On Assets 0.05447
Return On Equity 0.12764
Revenue Growth 0.111
Revenue Per Share 9.256
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Shares Outstanding 742,402,648
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0013
Shares Short 999,219
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 532,827
Short Name Companhia Paranaense de Energia
Short Percent Of Float 0.0021
Short Ratio 2.0
Source Interval 15
State PR
Symbol ELPC
Target High Price 22.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 17.0
Target Median Price 15.0
Total Cash 3,272,766,976
Total Cash Per Share 1.031
Total Debt 23,569,670,144
Total Revenue 27,985,377,280
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.063
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.077704675
Trailing Eps 0.81
Trailing P E 17.246914
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.6252
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.3448
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20169975
Type Disp Equity
Volume 460,672
Website https://www.copel.com
Zip 81,200-240