Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC) Stock

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) is a Brazilian enterprise primarily engaged in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electrical power. The company serves a diverse clientele, including industrial, residential, commercial, and agricultural sectors, throughout Brazil. Its operations are strategically divided into several key business units: Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, GAS, Power Sale, and Holding and Services. Beyond its core electricity business, COPEL also provides piped natural gas distribution services. The firm manages a portfolio of power generation assets, encompassing hydroelectric, wind, and thermoelectric facilities, alongside an extensive network of transmission and distribution infrastructure. Furthermore, COPEL possesses exclusive concessions for electricity distribution across various municipalities within the State of Paraná, as well as the city of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina. Established in 1954, Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) maintains its corporate headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia is headquartered in BR.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC) stock trades at $12.14 with a market capitalization of $2.25B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.20, price-to-book of 0.48, price-to-sales of 0.42. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $7.32 and $13.70, and currently trades 11.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 6.26%.

On profitability, Companhia Paranaense de Energia generates a return on equity (ROE) of 11.03%, return on capital employed of 9.69%, an operating margin of 18.98%, a net profit margin of 9.97%.

Official website: www.copel.com

Companhia Paranaense de Energia by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Companhia Paranaense de Energia reported revenue of $13.1B rising to $25.6B, a change of +95.4% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 6.6% a year over five years, 7.6% over three, 13.0% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $2.6B.

Operating margin went from 13.6% in 2016 to 17.6% in 2025, a gain of 4.0 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 9.97%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Mar '26, revenue is $27.3B and net profit $2.7B.

Borrowings rose from $8.8B to $20.3B, cash on hand is $5.1B, cash from operations was $3.0B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 12.0% over five years, and was 11.4% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at —% a year over five years, —% over three, 54.6% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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