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Side-by-side financial comparison of CMS Energy (CMS) and CHART INDUSTRIES INC (GTLS). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

CMS Energy is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($2.1B vs $1.1B, roughly 2.0× CHART INDUSTRIES INC). CMS Energy runs the higher net margin — 13.5% vs 5.0%, a 8.6% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, CMS Energy posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (13.0% vs -2.5%). Over the past eight quarters, CHART INDUSTRIES INC's revenue compounded faster (6.6% CAGR vs -0.2%).

CMS Energy Corporation is an American energy company based in Jackson, Michigan, that is focused principally on utility operations in Michigan. Its principal business is Consumers Energy, a public utility that provides electricity and natural gas to more than 6 million of Michigan's 10 million residents. Its non-utility businesses are focused primarily on domestic independent power production. Consumers Energy has operated since 1886.

Oricon Inc. , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as Original Confidence Inc. , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002.

CMS vs GTLS — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
CMS
CMS
2.0× larger
CMS
$2.1B
$1.1B
GTLS
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
CMS
CMS
+15.4% gap
CMS
13.0%
-2.5%
GTLS
Higher net margin
CMS
CMS
8.6% more per $
CMS
13.5%
5.0%
GTLS
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
GTLS
GTLS
Annualised
GTLS
6.6%
-0.2%
CMS

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Revenue
$2.1B
$1.1B
Net Profit
$289.0M
$53.6M
Gross Margin
33.3%
Operating Margin
20.4%
11.6%
Net Margin
13.5%
5.0%
Revenue YoY
13.0%
-2.5%
Net Profit YoY
9.1%
-32.7%
EPS (diluted)
$0.94
$1.06

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$2.1B
$1.1B
Q3 25
$2.0B
$1.1B
Q2 25
$1.8B
$1.1B
Q1 25
$2.4B
$1.0B
Q4 24
$1.9B
$1.1B
Q3 24
$1.7B
$1.1B
Q2 24
$1.6B
$1.0B
Q1 24
$2.1B
$950.7M
Net Profit
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$289.0M
$53.6M
Q3 25
$277.0M
$-138.5M
Q2 25
$201.0M
$76.1M
Q1 25
$304.0M
$49.5M
Q4 24
$265.0M
$79.6M
Q3 24
$253.0M
$69.0M
Q2 24
$198.0M
$58.6M
Q1 24
$287.0M
$11.3M
Gross Margin
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
33.3%
Q3 25
34.1%
Q2 25
33.6%
Q1 25
33.9%
Q4 24
33.6%
Q3 24
34.1%
Q2 24
33.8%
Q1 24
31.8%
Operating Margin
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
20.4%
11.6%
Q3 25
24.4%
-8.0%
Q2 25
17.6%
15.7%
Q1 25
20.6%
15.2%
Q4 24
22.5%
17.0%
Q3 24
21.4%
16.8%
Q2 24
18.0%
16.1%
Q1 24
19.2%
11.9%
Net Margin
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
13.5%
5.0%
Q3 25
14.0%
-12.6%
Q2 25
11.2%
7.0%
Q1 25
12.7%
4.9%
Q4 24
14.0%
7.2%
Q3 24
14.8%
6.5%
Q2 24
12.6%
5.6%
Q1 24
13.4%
1.2%
EPS (diluted)
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$0.94
$1.06
Q3 25
$0.92
$-3.23
Q2 25
$0.66
$1.53
Q1 25
$1.01
$0.94
Q4 24
$0.88
$1.57
Q3 24
$0.84
$1.33
Q2 24
$0.65
$1.10
Q1 24
$0.96
$0.10

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$509.0M
$366.0M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$3.7B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$9.1B
$3.2B
Total Assets
$39.9B
$9.8B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
1.13×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$509.0M
$366.0M
Q3 25
$362.0M
$399.2M
Q2 25
$844.0M
$342.3M
Q1 25
$465.0M
$296.2M
Q4 24
$103.0M
$308.6M
Q3 24
$412.0M
$310.2M
Q2 24
$699.0M
$247.4M
Q1 24
$802.0M
$191.9M
Total Debt
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$3.7B
Q3 25
Q2 25
Q1 25
Q4 24
$3.8B
Q3 24
Q2 24
Q1 24
Stockholders' Equity
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$9.1B
$3.2B
Q3 25
$8.9B
$3.2B
Q2 25
$8.4B
$3.4B
Q1 25
$8.3B
$3.0B
Q4 24
$8.2B
$2.8B
Q3 24
$8.1B
$3.0B
Q2 24
$8.0B
$2.7B
Q1 24
$7.9B
$2.7B
Total Assets
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$39.9B
$9.8B
Q3 25
$38.0B
$9.8B
Q2 25
$37.7B
$9.7B
Q1 25
$36.3B
$9.3B
Q4 24
$35.9B
$9.1B
Q3 24
$34.8B
$9.5B
Q2 24
$34.4B
$9.3B
Q1 24
$33.9B
$9.2B
Debt / Equity
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
1.13×
Q3 25
Q2 25
Q1 25
Q4 24
1.33×
Q3 24
Q2 24
Q1 24

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$478.0M
$88.8M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$66.2M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
6.1%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
2.1%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.65×
1.66×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$202.8M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$478.0M
$88.8M
Q3 25
$343.0M
$118.0M
Q2 25
$414.0M
$145.9M
Q1 25
$1.0B
$-60.0M
Q4 24
$403.0M
$281.4M
Q3 24
$304.0M
$200.6M
Q2 24
$707.0M
$116.1M
Q1 24
$956.0M
$-95.1M
Free Cash Flow
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
$66.2M
Q3 25
$-635.0M
$94.7M
Q2 25
$-470.0M
$122.0M
Q1 25
$112.0M
$-80.1M
Q4 24
$260.9M
Q3 24
$-502.0M
$174.5M
Q2 24
$26.0M
$88.0M
Q1 24
$343.0M
$-141.2M
FCF Margin
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
6.1%
Q3 25
-32.2%
8.6%
Q2 25
-26.1%
11.3%
Q1 25
4.7%
-8.0%
Q4 24
23.6%
Q3 24
-29.3%
16.4%
Q2 24
1.6%
8.5%
Q1 24
16.0%
-14.9%
Capex Intensity
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
2.1%
Q3 25
49.5%
2.1%
Q2 25
49.2%
2.2%
Q1 25
37.0%
2.0%
Q4 24
1.9%
Q3 24
47.1%
2.5%
Q2 24
43.2%
2.7%
Q1 24
28.6%
4.8%
Cash Conversion
CMS
CMS
GTLS
GTLS
Q4 25
1.65×
1.66×
Q3 25
1.24×
Q2 25
2.06×
1.92×
Q1 25
3.29×
-1.21×
Q4 24
1.52×
3.54×
Q3 24
1.20×
2.91×
Q2 24
3.57×
1.98×
Q1 24
3.33×
-8.42×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

CMS
CMS

Electric Utility$1.3B59%
Gas Utility$803.0M38%
North Star Clean Energy$77.0M4%

GTLS
GTLS

Repair Service And Leasing Segment$330.4M31%
Heat Transfer Systems Segment$325.8M30%
Specialty Products Segment$259.5M24%
Transferred Over Time$94.4M9%
Transferred At Point In Time$69.5M6%

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