# Pinnacle West Capital - Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Common Stock (PNW)

Stock code PNW · Yahoo ticker PNW · Sector: Utilities

Overall fundamentals score: 37/100 (Weak). Bottom 10% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 70/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 17/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 33/100 | Weak |

## Every measure

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW): Overall score: 37/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 70/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 9% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +6%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +8%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 12% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +6% - Strong

Financial Safety: 17/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 2.4× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.6× - Weak
Interest Coverage 2.6× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 3% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 20.1× - Weak
P/B Ratio 1.8× - Okay
PEG Ratio 2.4 - Weak

Risk: 33/100 (Weak)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +2%/yr - Okay
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +2.5 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -10.5% - Weak
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 2 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Pinnacle West Capital's fundamentals score?

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) scores 37/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 10% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Pinnacle West Capital strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (70/100); its weakest is Financial Safety (17/100).

### How does Pinnacle West Capital rank against its sector?

Pinnacle West Capital ranks #23 of 31 scored Utilities stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Pinnacle West Capital pay dividends?

Yes. Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) has a dividend yield of 3.4%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 67% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy Pinnacle West Capital shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy PNW. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), in plain English?

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) is a Utilities company (Utilities - Regulated Electric). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 37/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (70/100); its main watch-out is Financial Safety (17/100). Shares currently cost about 20 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 20.1×). It also pays back about 3.4% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pnw-pinnacle-west-capital

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pnw-pinnacle-west-capital
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.