It’s common for many investors, especially those who are inexperienced, to buy shares in companies with a good story even if these companies are loss-making. But as Peter Lynch said in One Up On Wall Street, ‘Long shots almost never pay off.’ Loss-making companies are always racing against time to reach financial sustainability, so investors in these companies may be taking on more risk than they should.
If this kind of company isn’t your style, you like companies that generate revenue, and even earn profits, then you may well be interested in Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG). While this doesn’t necessarily speak to whether it’s undervalued, the profitability of the business is enough to warrant some appreciation – especially if its growing.
In the last three years Constellation Energy’s earnings per share took off; so much so that it’s a bit disingenuous to use these figures to try and deduce long term estimates. As a result, we’ll zoom in on growth over the last year, instead. To the delight of shareholders, Constellation Energy’s EPS soared from US$7.52 to US$9.63, over the last year. That’s a fantastic gain of 28%.
One way to double-check a company’s growth is to look at how its revenue, and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margins are changing. Constellation Energy shareholders can take confidence from the fact that EBIT margins are up from 12% to 15%, and revenue is growing. Ticking those two boxes is a good sign of growth, in our book.
The chart below shows how the company’s bottom and top lines have progressed over time. For finer detail, click on the image.
NasdaqGS:CEG Earnings and Revenue History November 2nd 2025
View our latest analysis for Constellation Energy
Of course the knack is to find stocks that have their best days in the future, not in the past. You could base your opinion on past performance, of course, but you may also want to check this interactive graph of professional analyst EPS forecasts for Constellation Energy.
Owing to the size of Constellation Energy, we wouldn’t expect insiders to hold a significant proportion of the company. But thanks to their investment in the company, it’s pleasing to see that there are still incentives to align their actions with the shareholders. We note that their impressive stake in the company is worth US$172m. This comes in at 0.1% of shares in the company, which is a fair amount of a business of this size. So despite their percentage holding being low, company management still have plenty of reasons to deliver the best outcomes for investors.
