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Portland General Electric Company (POR)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Portland, United States | NYSE
49.60 USD -0.24 (-0.482%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.60

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:24 a.m. EDT

The most critical signal here is the precarious balance sheet: the company is paying out 94% of its earnings as dividends while generating negative free cash flow. This suggests the dividend is being funded by debt or retained earnings rather than operational cash, creating a significant risk of a future cut if capital needs increase. While the stock trades at a discount to book value and offers a headline yield that looks attractive, the lack of revenue growth and the heavy debt load make it a value trap rather than a bargain. The recent price action shows a slight downtrend, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge, confirming the market's hesitation. The options data reflects this caution, with traders buying protection at lower levels rather than betting on a rally. Until the payout ratio drops or cash flow turns positive, this remains a hold, not a buy.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.047996
AutoTheta0.052838
AutoETS0.055466
AutoARIMA0.055469

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 3.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.225
Excess Kurtosis -1.20
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-24
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-24
Debt to Equity Ratio 136.163
Revenue per Share 31.115
Market Cap 5,833,344,000
Trailing P/E 22.04
Forward P/E 13.83
Beta 0.53
Profit Margins 7.27%
Website https://www.portlandgeneral.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at strikes significantly below the current price (35 and 40), suggesting a fear of a deeper decline rather than a crash. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money (50 and 55 strikes), indicating a preference for modest upside participation or hedging against volatility expansion rather than aggressive bullish bets.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.07% 4.44% 4.54% 4.19%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.551 1.067829
2026-03-23 0.525 1.031637
2025-12-22 0.525 1.106195
2025-09-25 0.525 1.229796
2025-06-24 0.525 1.304024
2025-03-24 0.500 1.151543
2024-12-24 0.500 1.142335
2024-09-24 0.500 1.055075
2024-06-24 0.500 1.171784
2024-03-21 0.475 1.161937
2023-12-22 0.475 1.101833
2023-09-22 0.475 1.098774
2023-06-23 0.475 1.031488
2023-03-24 0.453 0.960967
2022-12-23 0.453 0.924678
2022-09-23 0.453 0.922983
2022-06-24 0.453 0.963830
2022-03-24 0.430 0.798959
2021-12-23 0.430 0.837880
2021-09-24 0.430 0.889901
2021-06-24 0.430 0.919589
2021-03-24 0.408 0.871795
2020-12-24 0.408 0.984318
2020-09-24 0.408 1.164384
2020-06-24 0.385 0.921273
2020-03-24 0.385 0.888735
2019-12-24 0.385 0.693194
2019-09-24 0.385 0.680332
2019-06-24 0.385 0.700255
2019-03-22 0.363 0.701585
2018-12-24 0.363 0.821453
2018-09-24 0.363 0.796577
2018-06-22 0.363 0.855930
2018-03-23 0.340 0.869343
2017-12-22 0.340 0.745451
2017-09-22 0.340 0.745941
2017-06-22 0.340 0.722636
2017-03-23 0.320 0.715084
2016-12-22 0.320 0.735632
2016-09-22 0.320 0.726447
2016-06-23 0.320 0.760999
2016-03-22 0.300 0.769428
2015-12-23 0.300 0.822143
2015-09-23 0.300 0.840336
2015-06-23 0.300 0.893389
2015-03-23 0.280 0.753093
2014-12-23 0.280 0.734330
2014-09-23 0.280 0.869025
2014-06-23 0.280 0.829138
2014-03-21 0.275 0.850603
2013-12-23 0.275 0.916667
2013-09-23 0.275 0.957854
2013-06-21 0.275 0.923439
2013-03-21 0.270 0.913396
2012-12-21 0.270 0.983965
2012-09-21 0.270 0.998152
2012-06-21 0.270 1.042069
2012-03-22 0.265 1.082516
2011-12-22 0.265 1.058729
2011-09-22 0.265 1.143720
2011-06-22 0.265 1.047017
2011-03-23 0.260 1.108742
2010-12-22 0.260 1.171171
2010-09-22 0.260 1.302605
2010-06-23 0.260 1.396348
2010-03-23 0.255 1.331593
2009-12-23 0.255 1.230695
2009-09-23 0.255 1.260504
2009-06-23 0.255 1.342105
2009-03-23 0.245 1.340263
2008-12-23 0.245 1.360355
2008-09-23 0.245 1.030278
2008-06-23 0.245 1.031145
2008-03-20 0.235 1.032060
2007-12-21 0.235 0.885456
2007-09-21 0.235 0.838387
2007-06-21 0.235 0.867159
2007-03-22 0.225 0.765046
2006-12-21 0.225 0.828424
2006-09-21 0.225 0.891442
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.21
dividendYield 4.42
exDividendDate 2026-09-25
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.126
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0426565
lastDividendValue 0.551
lastDividendDate 2026-06-25
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1771375
Address1 121 South West Salmon Street
All Time High 63.08
All Time Low 13.45
Ask 49.7
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,046,860
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,166,008
Average Volume 1,166,008
Average Volume10Days 1,046,860
Beta 0.53
Bid 49.67
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 1
Book Value 35.617
City Portland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 49.6
Current Ratio 0.977
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 50.15
Day Low 49.49
Debt To Equity 136.163
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 2.21
Dividend Yield 4.42
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,510,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,510,000
Earnings Growth 0.049
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.097
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,363,400
Ebitda 1,092,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.30928
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.441
Enterprise To Revenue 3.229
Enterprise Value 11,412,343,808
Eps Current Year 3.39757
Eps Forward 3.58765
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.25
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.9888
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3888016
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.027237386
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.713749
Fifty Two Week High 54.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.0200005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09190774
Fifty Two Week Low 41.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.799999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18660286
Fifty Two Week Range 41.8 - 54.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,143,815,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.06
Float Shares 116,999,708
Forward Eps 3.58765
Forward P E 13.825205
Free Cashflow -415,750,016
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,877
Fullday Change -0.240002
Fullday Change Percent -0.481544
Fullday Price 49.6
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.47537997
Gross Profits 1,680,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00461
Held Percent Institutions 1.0751799
Implied Shares Outstanding 117,607,740
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://investors.portlandgeneral.com/index.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,345,600
Last Dividend Value 0.551
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Portland General Electric Company, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. It operates six thermal plants, four wind farms, and seven hydroelectric facilities. As of December 31, 2025, the company owned an electric transmission system consisting of 1,744 circuit miles, including 287 circuit miles of 500 kilovolt line, 414 circuit miles of 230 kilovolt line, and 577 miles of 115 kilovolt line; 466 miles of 57 kilovolt line; and served 960 thousand retail customers in 51 cities. It also has 29,251 circuit miles of distribution lines. Portland General Electric Company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Long Name Portland General Electric Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,833,344,000
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_297526
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 257,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,861,569,761
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 50.17
Operating Cashflow 1,039,000,000
Operating Margins 0.14987999
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.9408
Peg Ratio 1.8
Phone 503 464 8000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 49.6
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 49.84
Price Eps Current Year 14.598669
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3925934
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6506349
Profit Margins 0.07272
Quick Ratio 0.416
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.53846
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.240002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.481544
Regular Market Day High 50.15
Regular Market Day Low 49.49
Regular Market Day Range 49.49 - 50.15
Regular Market Open 50.17
Regular Market Previous Close 49.84
Regular Market Price 49.6
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 814,423
Return On Assets 0.02407
Return On Equity 0.06445
Revenue Growth 0.009
Revenue Per Share 31.115
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 117,607,740
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.056500003
Shares Short 6,645,238
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,669,836
Short Name Portland General Electric Co
Short Percent Of Float 0.0756
Short Ratio 6.22
Source Interval 15
State OR
Symbol POR
Target High Price 62.0
Target Low Price 48.0
Target Mean Price 53.68182
Target Median Price 53.0
Total Cash 35,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.298
Total Debt 5,614,000,128
Total Revenue 3,534,000,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.126
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0426565
Trailing Eps 2.25
Trailing P E 22.044443
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7964
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.63115
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0311508
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.020365937
Type Disp Equity
Volume 814,423
Website https://www.portlandgeneral.com
Zip 97,204