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CMS Energy Corporation (CMS)

Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

CMS Energy Corporation
CMS · $21.54B
$68.70-7.3%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$62.60$78.6952 weeks
Buy · 15 analystsPT $78.02 +13.6%
  • P/E vs own-4.1%
  • P/E vs sector-2.3%
  • Target upside+13.6%
  • Off 52w high-12.7%
  • Insiders$14.49K
  • FCF yield-8.9%
  • Earnings in11d
  • Trendbearish
  • Sector▼ -6.3%
  • RSI71
  • MA20×50↑ in ~19d
  • Volume1.7x
  • Support-2.5%
  • Resistance+1.3%

The average 12-month analyst price target for CMS is $78.02, 13.6% above the last close of $68.70 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $73.59 to $83.31. Rating consensus: Buy.

Snapshot

  • P/E20.3x
  • P/E vs sector-2.3%
  • P/E vs own-4.1%
  • Target upside+13.6%
  • ConsensusBuy
  • Market cap$21.54B
  • FCF yield-8.9%
  • Insiders$14.49K
  • Earnings in11d
  • News

Why it moved

CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) rose 2.6% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Utilities sector+2.6%
CMS specific+1.1%

1 story on the day (30-day average 0.3).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$63.65$68.31$72.98$77.64Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EDEDEDAAEDE

Last close $68.70 · -5.2% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendbearish
  • Sector▼ -6.3%
  • MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▼ 200▼
  • Above MAs2 of 4 above
  • MA20×50↑ in ~19d
  • RSI71
  • Support-2.5%
  • Resistance+1.3%
  • Off 52w high-12.7%
  • Off ATH-12.7%
  • 52w range$68.70
  • Bollingerabove upper
  • MACD0.65
  • ATR+1.7%
  • Volume1.7x

Analyst price targets

Low$73.59
Average$78.02
Median$77.75
High$83.31
Upside+13.6%

13 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $68.70 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$61.51$67.51$73.51$79.51$85.51Oct 25Mar 26Aug 26Jan 27Jun 27+10%+12%+16%+16%+10%
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Strong buy 3 · Buy 4 · Hold 8 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue -0.5% year over year, free cash flow -18.9% of revenue, operating margin 14.4%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$1.83B0.39-$345M63.1%14.4%6.6%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$2.73B1.13-$334M56.5%17.9%12.5%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$2.23B0.94-$596M127.9%19.5%12.9%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$2.02B0.92-$635M29.1%23.8%13.7%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$1.84B0.66-$470M38.8%17.2%10.9%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$2.45B1.01$112M42.7%20.2%12.4%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$1.99B0.88-$515M44.1%21.4%13.3%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$1.74B0.84-$502M42.4%21.1%14.5%

Peers

20D
1FEFirstEnergy Corp.$46.19+1.4%-9.2%+8.9%24.6$26.73B
2CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.$40.55+1.9%-9.4%+9.1%23.9$26.71B
3PPLPPL Corporation$35.17+2.0%-10.2%+12.5%20.8$26.47B
4ESEversource Energy$66.85+1.3%-10.3%+5.1%17.3$25.18B
5CMSCMS Energy Corporation$68.70+2.6%-12.7%+13.6%20.3$21.54B
6EIXEdison International$55.93+0.5%-29.3%+3.2%5.8$21.52B
7EVRGEvergy, Inc.$83.30+2.1%-4.7%+5.8%21.1$19.2B
8LNTAlliant Energy Corporation$68.32+1.8%-11.8%+8.0%21.6$17.71B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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