DTE vs. KEP: DTE Energy vs. Korea Electric Power Stock Comparison

Company Profile

DTE Energy (DTE) and Korea Electric Power (KEP) both fall under the Utilities industry group, but DTE is classified in Multi-Utilities while KEP is classified in Electric Utilities.

DTE Energy (DTE) trades as ordinary local shares, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Profitability

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 16.60% sits in the top ROE quartile, while DTE Energy (DTE) at 11.02% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for KEP.

Both DTE Energy (DTE) at 8.21% and Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 8.04% let more of each sales dollar slip away before the bottom line than peers do, sitting in the lower net margin quartile of their industries.

DTE Energy (DTE) at 16.21% runs core operations around its industry’s norm, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 4.73% operates in the bottom quartile.

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Growth

DTE Energy (DTE) at 26.95% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 4.31% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for DTE.

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 144.73% clears its industry range for EPS growth, a much stronger earnings trajectory than DTE Energy (DTE) at 3.84%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

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Financial Strength

Both DTE Energy (DTE) at 0.62 and Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 0.44 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

Both DTE Energy (DTE) at 2.27 and Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 2.63 lean more heavily on debt funding than most peers, landing in the higher-leverage quartile of their industries.

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Dividends

DTE Energy (DTE) at 3.46% pays an industry-typical yield; Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 13,891.89% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 12.22% retains more earnings than its industry usually does; DTE Energy (DTE) at 71.04% distributes an above-typical share — opposite departures from the band, with the risk sitting on DTE’s side.

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Valuation

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 2.66 trades below its industry P/E ratio range, while DTE Energy (DTE) at 20.59 is closer to a normal peer multiple — a clearer earnings-valuation discount for KEP, subject to growth and earnings quality.

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 0.00 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while DTE Energy (DTE) at 1.69 prices around its industry’s middle — KEP costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 0.38 looks cheap against book in the lower P/B ratio quartile, while DTE Energy (DTE) at 2.22 carries a premium in the upper quartile — a clear price-to-book gap.

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