Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CIG scored 66.6, EIX scored 54.2 — CIG leads.
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CIG
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG
Utilities - Regulated Electric · Quality-Growth
66.6
$2.40 · $6.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
12.4
CIG leads
EIX
Edison International
Utilities - Regulated Electric · Quality-Growth
54.2
$55.30 · $21.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthEIX+9.8%
Strongest balance sheetCIG0.78
Highest qualityCIG81 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCIG-19%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CIG
stronger →← stronger
EIX
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
59
60
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
58
83
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
47
CIG is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CIG
EIX
$518mC+
FCF
-$389mF
+7.4%B
Rev
+9.8%B
0.78A
D/E
2.28C
7.7xA
P/E
—
0.33A
PEG
—
—
P/S
1.1xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CIG
EIX
19% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~1%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
+17%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+24%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+35%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CIG
Why this score
Durable high returns
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (BRL)
EIX
Why this score
Raising its dividend
The companies
CIGCompanhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG
Utilities - Regulated Electric · $2.40 · beta 0.06
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $6.9b. 13% off the 52-week high of $2.76. PEG 0.33 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $2.05 (implying -14% upside).
Moat
ROE 16% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Dividend payout 79% of earnings on a 6.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
EIXEdison International
Utilities - Regulated Electric · $55.30 · beta 0.61
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $21.3b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $81.62 — deep drawdown territory. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $64.00 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Net margin 19% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 20% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 2.28 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$389m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where CIG and EIX diverge
On the headline score the gap is 12.4 points in favor of CIG. The widest single difference is Value, where CIG leads by 36.3 points.
ValueCIG 83.1 · EIX 46.8CIG +36.3
QualityCIG 81.0 · EIX 58.6CIG +22.4
GrowthCIG 60.2 · EIX 58.0level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is CIG or EIX the better stock?
CIG scores higher: CIG 66.6, EIX 54.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do CIG and EIX differ most?
The widest gap is value, where CIG leads by 36 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. CIG also leads quality, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are CIG and EIX scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.