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← HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital

The business behind the dividend

MeasureHASIMedianFormula
Return on equity6.9%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earningsNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flowOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin68.3%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin46.1%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest coverOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratioCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversionOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals0.2%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Cash conversion, Current ratio, Debt to equity, Long-term debt to working capital, Free cash flow, Interest cover, Owner earnings, Return on capital employed — why a blank is not a zero.

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity6.9%8.3%6.9%2.5%8.1%6.8%8.7%5.2%4.8%2.6%6.8%
Operating margin68.3%71.4%57.0%20.6%67.8%42.8%63.6%31.5%30.1%18.3%42.8%
Net margin46.1%52.1%46.5%17.3%59.4%44.1%57.6%29.8%29.1%18.0%44.1%

How it compares in banks & insurers

Among the 377 banks & insurers companies here measured on GAAP earnings, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital pays out less than 13 of them. The median for that group is 30.6%, against this company’s 107.7%.

Closest on GAAP earnings

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 377 in banks & insurers →