PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR)
Utilities · Electric Utilities · NYSE
Portland General Electric is an integrated electric utility providing power generation, transmission, and distribution services to customers throughout the state of Oregon.
What PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC does
Portland General Electric is an electric utility company that engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and manages a portfolio of power generation resources including coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, and solar. It operates under regulatory oversight from the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
Themes: Electric distribution and transmission, Renewable energy transition, Regulated utility operations, Energy infrastructure investment
Fundamentals
- Price$49.59 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$5.8B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+17.5% 2025-08-21 close $42.20 → 2026-08-21 close $49.59
- P/E23.12 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+7.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+45.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+6.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.26 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+10.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.51 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-31 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.6%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How POR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginbottom 25% 71 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 71 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 53 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 72 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 70 covered Utilities peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 57 covered Utilities peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Utilities companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
POR is in the Utilities Short-term Top 10.
Utilities Short-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
44.4 #696 of 987 scored · #35 of 55 in Utilities
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 53rd (price to book 1.3, price to earnings 23.1); weakest is profitability (30th, return on equity 6.3%, operating margin 14.1%).
Short-term score
51.7 #684 of 1,704 scored · #14 of 59 in Utilities
Volume and participation 68th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 57th: analysts have raised their average price target by 0.4% since the prior reading; weakest is trend 42nd: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20).
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 7th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 52.3.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. POR paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (net_income_unavailable, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings not reported
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC looks technically
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) is trading 1.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 220 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -1.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $51.03 | $51.03 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $50.52 | $50.52 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 220 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 220 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 17.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 44.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($47.91 to $51.58) — its "stochastic" reading is 46 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 45.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $54.61 | $54.61 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 9.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -9.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 18.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +18.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 9.2% below its highest point of the past year | 9.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 29 trading days ago | 29 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $63.08 (set on 2020-02-21) | $63.08 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($41.82 to $54.22), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 37% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $46.16 to $46.56. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 37.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 21.4% below its all-time high | -21.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $49.59 — a price it turned at six times since 2024-09-05, most recently on 2026-06-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | 0.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.45 (set on 2009-03-05) | $13.45 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 268.7% above its all-time low | +268.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 75% of it) | 25th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.03 between its high and its low — about 2.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.03 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $48.05 and $51.64 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $48.05 – $49.84 – $51.64 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.1% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (1.8% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.06× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.2% since the prior reading | +1.2% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.31 toward buy |
Price gaps
2
| Open gap | it gapped 2.8% above the previous close 6 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 48.8 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.8% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-06-11 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 45 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.4 percentage points (the stock lost 5.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 3.1 percentage points (the stock gained 0.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -3.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 16.5 percentage points (the stock lost 5.4% while the market gained 11.1%) | -16.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 3.0 percentage points (the stock gained 17.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | -3.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.5% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.4% of the share price. | -1.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $51.05 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-31 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $49.69 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 16 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
POR last closed at $49.59 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $49.59 | Resistance | at the last close | turned there six times · 2024-09-05 to 2026-06-17 |
| $48.42 | Support | 2.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-27 to 2026-06-01 |
| $51.13 | Resistance | 3.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-11-13 to 2026-05-27 |
| $47.37 | Support | 4.5% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-09-12 to 2026-08-10 |
| $45.68 | Support | 7.9% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-10-10 to 2025-04-03 |
| $54.32 | Resistance | 9.5% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-02-17 to 2026-07-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · lagging the market · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.54 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$53.68 range $48.00 – $62.00; median $53.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for POR
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.24 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Regulatory and legislative risks associated with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) processes.","Operational risks including potential environmental liabilities and compliance with renewable portfolio standards.","Exposure to power cost volatility and variable climate conditions impacting generation performance."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of POR's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing adds 'legislative actions' (plural) in first bullet point (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing adds 'demand uncertainty and' at beginning of customer preferences bullet point (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing adds 'variability in demand driven by weather variations, reduced consumption or load shifting resulting from energy efficiency measures or other changes in customer behavior,' to customer preferences bullet (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing adds 'registered' before 'Electricity Service Suppliers (ESSs)' in customer preferences bullet (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing removes reference to 'greater size and' from wildfire prevalence language, leaving only 'greater prevalence of wildfires in Oregon' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing changes 'the lack of legislation' to 'legislation' in wildfire liability bullet point (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing adds 'change in regulatory requirements,' to jointly-owned plant bullet (filed 2026-05-01)
- Newer filing adds 'capital improvements,' to jointly-owned plant bullet list of costs (filed 2026-05-01)
- Removed:
- Older filing references 'renewable tax credits' specifically; newer filing generalizes to 'tax credits' without 'renewable' modifier (filed 2025-10-31)
- Older filing includes 'changing customer expectations' phrasing; newer filing uses 'changing customer preferences and choices' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Older filing references 'the greater size and prevalence of wildfires in Oregon in recent years'; newer filing removes 'size and' and 'in recent years' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Older filing states 'impacts from the lack of legislation'; newer filing states 'impacts from legislation' (removing 'the lack of') (filed 2025-10-31)
- Reworded:
- First bullet point: 'legislative action' changed to 'legislative actions' (plural) (filed 2026-05-01)
- Customer demand bullet completely reworded from 'changing customer expectations and choices that may reduce customer demand for PGE's services may impact the Company's ability to make and recover its investments through prices and earn its authorized return on equity, including the impact of growing distributed and renewable generation resources, changing customer demand for enhanced electric services, and an increasing risk that customers procure electricity from Electricity Service Suppliers' to expanded version with 'demand uncertainty' and additional detail on consumption patterns (filed 2026-05-01)
- Wildfire legislation bullet: changed from negative framing 'the lack of legislation limiting wildfire-related liability or providing a wildfire relief fund' to positive framing 'legislation limiting wildfire-related liability or providing a wildfire relief fund' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Jointly-owned plant bullet: added 'change in regulatory requirements,' between 'changes in ownership,' and 'adverse regulatory outcomes' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of jointly-owned plant bullet; comparison limited to available text
- Older filing page numbering context indicates text begins on page 34, newer filing on page 33, suggesting potential formatting differences
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($79663) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($79663) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days1 buy ($97600) · 8 sells ($1M) — 1 buying, 6 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-27. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about POR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding POR as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 24,920,245
- Reported value $1,317,414,061
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
POR had 6,242,525 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
POR had 5.31% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.62 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,242,525
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.31%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,669,836
- Reported change -6.41%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.62
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- PacifiCorp (Berkshire Hathaway)
- Avista (AVA)
- Idaho Power (IDACORP, IDA)
- Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
- NorthWestern Energy (NWE)
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Frequently asked questions
What does PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) do?
Portland General Electric is an electric utility company that engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and manages a portfolio of power generation resources including coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, and solar. It operates under regulatory oversight from the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
What sector is PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) in?
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) is classified in the Utilities sector. Its industry is Electric Utilities. It trades on NYSE.
Does POR pay a dividend?
Yes — PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.58% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC's (POR) competitors?
Notable peers of PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) include PacifiCorp (Berkshire Hathaway), Avista, Idaho Power (IDACORP, IDA), Puget Sound Energy and NorthWestern Energy. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) overbought or oversold right now?
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on POR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.