Forecast

Financial forecast

Project revenue, EBITDA, net income and free cash flow for the next 5 or 10 years. Growth starts at the same rate the valuation uses and fades to the long-run rate, with margins held at today's level. Bear and bull cases move growth by the company's own revenue volatility. It is a model of what the assumptions imply, not a prediction.

CMS Energy (CMS)

Price updated 06 Nov 2026 14:47; TTM through 30 Sep 2026; TTM financials updated 06 Nov 2026 12:56.

Starts from TTM through 30 Sep 2026 financials in USD and a share price of USD 68.66. Growth begins at 4.4% a year (the valuation's blended assumption) and fades to 2.2% by year 10. Margins held at EBITDA 26.7%, net 9.7%, free cash flow -19.4% of revenue. Bear and bull move starting growth by 6.0 points and long-run growth by 1 point.

Free cash flow is negative today, so the projection keeps it negative. It does not model a turnaround.
Year 1 uses analyst consensus revenue growth (4.9%); year 2 is halfway back to the model's own path.
USD 66.36Model fair value (Normalised free-cash-flow DCF); range USD 30.34 to USD 136.03
-3%Fair value vs today's price
LowModel confidence
25%Share of the gap to fair value the price closes by year 5

Confidence: Earnings-based DCF is somewhat apart; trailing-twelve-month data; profit and cash flow steady for 3 years; value is more than 1.5x the Earnings-based DCF value.

6.0%/yrModel-implied annual total return over 10 years, base case (price plus dividends). Raw model level; the screener shows a calibrated ranking instead
USD 12.54BRevenue in year 10 (base)
USD 1.22BNet income in year 10 (base)
-USD 2.44BFree cash flow in year 10 (base)
USD 3.15Dividend per share in year 10 (base)
USD 95.14Implied share price in year 10 (base), today USD 68.66
-11.3%Year-10 free cash flow per share vs today's price

Free cash flow over time

-USD 3.40B -USD 1.96B -USD 514.24M USD 927.88M USD 2.37B FY2021 FY2023 FY2025 TTM through 30 Sep 2026 +1 +3 +5 +7 +9 +10
Solid: reported Dashed: base projection Shaded: bear to bull range
Free cash flow in year 10 by scenario
CaseStarting growthYear 10Annual growth
Bear -1.1% -USD 1.72B –
Base 4.9% -USD 2.44B –
Bull 10.9% -USD 3.40B –

Base case by year

YearGrowthRevenueEBITDANet incomeFree cash flowEPSFCF / shareDividend / shareBook / shareImplied price
TTM through 30 Sep 2026– USD 8.97BUSD 2.39BUSD 872.00M-USD 1.74B 2.78-5.572.2531.0568.66
Year 14.9% USD 9.42BUSD 2.51BUSD 914.99M-USD 1.83B 2.92-5.842.3731.6171.92
Year 24.6% USD 9.85BUSD 2.63BUSD 956.72M-USD 1.91B 3.05-6.112.4732.1975.08
Year 33.9% USD 10.24BUSD 2.73BUSD 994.43M-USD 1.99B 3.18-6.352.5732.8077.91
Year 43.7% USD 10.61BUSD 2.83BUSD 1.03B-USD 2.06B 3.29-6.582.6733.4280.65
Year 53.4% USD 10.98BUSD 2.93BUSD 1.07B-USD 2.13B 3.41-6.812.7634.0783.28
Year 63.2% USD 11.33BUSD 3.02BUSD 1.10B-USD 2.20B 3.51-7.032.8534.7485.95
Year 72.9% USD 11.66BUSD 3.11BUSD 1.13B-USD 2.27B 3.62-7.232.9335.4388.48
Year 82.7% USD 11.98BUSD 3.19BUSD 1.16B-USD 2.33B 3.72-7.433.0136.1490.86
Year 92.4% USD 12.27BUSD 3.27BUSD 1.19B-USD 2.38B 3.81-7.613.0836.8693.09
Year 102.2% USD 12.54BUSD 3.34BUSD 1.22B-USD 2.44B 3.89-7.783.1537.6095.14

EPS and free cash flow per share assume today's share count. Dividends assume today's payout ratio and book value grows with retained earnings. The implied share price follows the valuation models and is not a price target; override growth settings do not change the model fair value. Margins stay at today's level except where the notes say they drift toward their average, so it does not model margin expansion, buybacks, acquisitions or recessions. It is for information and education only and is not investment advice. See the methodology for how the growth rate is blended.