TransAlta Corporation
TA.TO (TSX: TA) TSXAt a glance
- Down 13.0% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%.
- P/E 172.1 — lower than 15% of Utilities peers (13 companies).
- Market cap $5.99B; average daily dollar volume $36.8M over the past 3 months — High liquidity.
- Pays a 1.47% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12).
- No published plan for this ticker.
- 1-year volatility 37.7% (annualized); largest fall from a peak over the past year -26.4%.
Price chart
Split- and dividend-adjusted. All three lines are rebased to 100 at the start of the range, so the chart compares moves, not prices. L marks a LONG plan, S a SHORT plan — each links to that session's day page.
Monthly closes (table version, last 5 years)
| Month | Close |
|---|---|
| 2021-12 | 14.05 |
| 2022-01 | 13.79 |
| 2022-02 | 12.87 |
| 2022-03 | 12.94 |
| 2022-04 | 13.78 |
| 2022-05 | 14.42 |
| 2022-06 | 14.69 |
| 2022-07 | 14.66 |
| 2022-08 | 12.33 |
| 2022-09 | 12.21 |
| 2022-10 | 12.00 |
| 2022-11 | 12.56 |
| 2022-12 | 12.11 |
| 2023-01 | 12.92 |
| 2023-02 | 11.06 |
| 2023-03 | 11.82 |
| 2023-04 | 12.08 |
| 2023-05 | 13.08 |
| 2023-06 | 12.40 |
| 2023-07 | 13.45 |
| 2023-08 | 12.97 |
| 2023-09 | 11.83 |
| 2023-10 | 10.15 |
| 2023-11 | 11.04 |
| 2023-12 | 11.02 |
| 2024-01 | 9.74 |
| 2024-02 | 9.31 |
| 2024-03 | 8.69 |
| 2024-04 | 9.13 |
| 2024-05 | 9.79 |
| 2024-06 | 9.70 |
| 2024-07 | 10.40 |
| 2024-08 | 11.87 |
| 2024-09 | 14.02 |
| 2024-10 | 14.56 |
| 2024-11 | 15.87 |
| 2024-12 | 20.33 |
| 2025-01 | 16.71 |
| 2025-02 | 14.98 |
| 2025-03 | 13.43 |
| 2025-04 | 12.29 |
| 2025-05 | 13.41 |
| 2025-06 | 14.69 |
| 2025-07 | 16.67 |
| 2025-08 | 16.87 |
| 2025-09 | 19.01 |
| 2025-10 | 24.79 |
| 2025-11 | 20.32 |
| 2025-12 | 17.36 |
| 2026-01 | 17.40 |
| 2026-02 | 18.75 |
| 2026-03 | 18.29 |
| 2026-04 | 16.93 |
| 2026-05 | 19.65 |
| 2026-06 | 19.62 |
| 2026-07 | 17.56 |
| 2026-08 | 16.77 |
| 2026-09 | 17.22 |
| 2026-10 | 18.12 |
| 2026-11 | 18.93 |
The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO (iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF); the database holds no Composite index series. The sector fund is a fund, never the index.
Performance
Over the past year the stock is down 13.0% against +20.0% for the Composite — 33.1 points behind.
| Metric | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | +2.9% | +0.8% | +9.6% | +8.4% | +9.0% | -13.0% | +18.4% | +7.0% |
| Sector fund (XUT.TO) | +0.9% | +6.6% | +2.6% | +3.7% | +15.5% | +11.0% | +14.9% | +4.1% |
| Composite (XIU.TO, proxy) | +1.8% | +2.8% | -0.1% | +9.4% | +16.1% | +20.0% | +22.0% | +10.5% |
| Difference vs Composite | +1.1% | -2.0% | +9.7% | -1.0% | -7.0% | -33.1% | -3.6% | -3.5% |
3Y and 5Y are annualized from 3Y. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO; the sector fund is iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF (XUT.TO).
Risk and trading
1-year volatility +37.7% (annualized); largest fall from a peak -26.4% (Nov 11, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026); beta 1.17 against the Composite (2Y weekly).
| Volatility (1Y, annualized) | +37.7% |
| Maximum drawdown (1Y) | -26.4% (Nov 11, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026) |
| Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite) | 1.17 |
| Average daily volume (3M) | 2,090,141 |
| Dollar volume (3M, average per day) | $36.8M |
| Liquidity | High (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K, by average daily dollar volume.) |
Valuation
P/E 172.1 — lower than 15% of Utilities peers (13 companies). The sector median P/E is 24.2.
| Multiple | Value | Against sector peers |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 172.1 | Lower than 15% of peers (13 companies; median 24.2) |
| Earnings yield | 0.58% | — |
| P/B | 6.45 | Lower than 0% of peers (17 companies; median 1.72) |
| P/S | Not available: Not available — needs TTM revenue; see financials. | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.4 | Lower than 60% of peers (15 companies; median 13.5) |
| Dividend yield | 1.47% | — |
| Payout ratio | Not available: Not available — no stored dividend history yet. | — |
Each multiple is shown against the sector median of the pages' universe as a percentile: "lower than 25% of peers" means the value sits below 25% of them. Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot, and are always printed with that date.
More: dividend rate and earnings yield
Dividend rate: 0.280. Earnings yield is earnings per share divided by price — the inverse of P/E.
Financials
Revenue $2.40B in 2025 (TTM $2.27B); net income -$138.0M; free cash flow $384.0M. Reporting currency: CAD.
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.98B | $3.35B | $2.85B | $2.40B | $2.27B |
| Gross margin | 54.9% | 65.1% | 63.1% | 59.0% | — |
| Net income | $50.0M | $695.0M | $229.0M | -$138.0M | -$23.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$72.0M | $576.0M | $469.0M | $384.0M | $444.0M |
| Diluted shares | 268,290,896 | 306,933,951 | 297,500,000 | 296,700,000 | — |
Revenue by year
Free cash flow by year
| Cash | $205.0M |
| Total debt | $4.34B |
| Debt-to-equity | 3.10 |
| Operating margin (latest snapshot, Nov 12, 2026) | 21.6% |
Figures as reported in stored financials; reporting currency CAD. Operating margin is not stored per year, so the latest snapshot value is shown. TTM covers 2025-09-30, 2025-12-31, 2026-03-31, 2026-06-30.
Dividends and splits
Pays a 1.47% trailing dividend yield (as of Nov 12, 2026). No splits on record.
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| Not available: No stored dividend history yet. | |
Trailing yield 1.47% is the stored key-stats snapshot value (as of Nov 12, 2026) — the dividend history itself is not stored yet, so no history table is shown.
| Date | Action | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Not available: No splits on record for this ticker. | ||
Next ex-dividend date: Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. Prices on the chart are split- and dividend-adjusted (no splits on record, so nothing to adjust).
Ownership and dilution
Insiders bought 2 times and sold 0 times in the 90 days to Nov 12, 2026. Shares outstanding fell 0.3% over 1 year.
| Insider buys (90 days) | 2 |
| Insider sell (90 days) | 0 |
| Shares outstanding change (1Y) | -0.3% |
| Shares outstanding change (3Y) | +10.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.27% |
| Held by institutions | 80.49% |
Counts are by filing date. Holdings are from the key-stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026).
Recent insider trades (2)
| Filing date | Type | Name | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | BUY | DIELWART (JOHN PATRICK) | 2,084 | 11.84 | $25K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | BUY | POLITESKI, MICHAEL | 5,000 | 11.51 | $58K |
Peers
Peers in Utilities, by market cap: NEE.TO, CEGS.TO, FTS.TO, H.TO, EMA.TO, CU.TO, CPX.TO, ACO-X.TO.
| Ticker | Price | 1Y % | Market cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Div yield | 1Y vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEE.TO | 27.37 | — | $238.99B | 15.5 | — | — | +21.5% |
| CEGS.TO | 19.21 | -21.5% | $135.51B | 23.1 | — | — | +50.7% |
| FTS.TO | 84.43 | +16.2% | $43.55B | 24.0 | 14.4 | 3.16% | +14.3% |
| H.TO | 57.08 | +9.4% | $34.25B | 24.4 | 16.1 | 2.48% | +15.5% |
| EMA.TO | 72.33 | +8.6% | $22.30B | 24.2 | 13.5 | 4.10% | +15.8% |
| CU.TO | 53.24 | +26.9% | $14.50B | 380.3 | 15.3 | 3.50% | +16.7% |
| CPX.TO | 64.79 | -2.5% | $10.20B | — | 16.3 | 4.25% | +28.5% |
| ACO-X.TO | 87.54 | +57.5% | $8.84B | 55.4 | 12.4 | 2.38% | +20.6% |
Each row links to its own page when one exists. Peer 1Y returns and volatility use raw closes; peer splits are unadjusted.
analiti.ca history
No published plans for this ticker.
| Date | Side | Entry | Stop | First exit | Exits | Outcome (full ladder) | First exit | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not available: No published plans for this ticker. | ||||||||
The full ladder is the headline method: 40/30/20% at the three exits, the last slice held to stop or end. First exit credits the whole position at the first exit level. Full history: the track record.
Superstock score
Latest score 0.0 (Nov 13, 2026). The score is the published Superstock screen score — nothing else.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 0.0 |
Sector condition: Utilities — Leading (as of Nov 5, 2026). Superstock screen.
Key dates
| Next earnings | Not available: No company release or exchange notice in the stored data — stored dates are Yahoo-sourced, so none is shown. |
| Last earnings | Jul 31, 2026 · EPS 0.18 |
| Next ex-dividend | Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. |
The next earnings date is shown only from the company's own release or an exchange notice, with a link. The stored last-earnings date is Yahoo-sourced.
Sources and data notes
| Block | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| prices, chart, performance, risk | daily_prices (Yahoo) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| valuation, market cap, ownership | yahoo_key_stats snapshot | Nov 12, 2026 |
| financials | financials (Yahoo) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| plans, resolutions | published entries-*.json + track-record.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
| insiders | insider_trades (SEDI filings) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| splits | Split inventory (interim table) | Nov 5, 2026 |
| sector condition | conditions-2026-11-05.json | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Superstock score | superstock_checks + superstock.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
Not available rules. A field older than its freshness limit shows "not available", never a stale number: prices, 3 trading days; fundamentals, 120 days after the fiscal period end plus 45 days. Valuation multiples are always printed with their snapshot date.
Data file: /data/t/TA.TO.json · Markdown twin: /t/TA.TO.md
Facts and published history only. Plans are generated by a quant model.