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Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.
Portland General Electric posts a ROE of 6.62%. That is below the Utilities sector average of 7.33%. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.
For Utilities stocks, a ROE near 7.33% is typical. Portland General Electric's 6.62% is lower that level. That is roughly 9.7% below the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.
Portland General Electric's ROE moves when the underlying profit, equity, or asset base changes. Cost cuts, pricing power, buybacks, write-downs, and cyclical swings can all shift the percentage. The latest reading is 6.62%; use YoY and peer views to separate noise from signal.
Context for POR's ROE usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average 7.33%), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Portland General Electric's other metric pages and overview cover the third.
Judging Portland General Electric against Utilities peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Utilities are more comparable, which makes gaps in ROE easier to interpret. Start with 6.62% here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.