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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M18.3%
  • 1Y2.3%
  • YTD10.7%

NextEra Energy is up 6.2%, leading the way for the Electric Utilities industry, which has gained 3.9%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Electric Utilities Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 09 May 2024US$741.1bUS$315.5bUS$37.8b17.2x19.6x2.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$691.3bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.7x19.8x2.2x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$650.8bUS$318.9bUS$35.0b15.8x18.6x2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$654.1bUS$322.5bUS$31.5b18.2x20.8x2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$666.7bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19x21x2.1x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$652.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.4x20.5x2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$603.3bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b17.9x19.8x1.9x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$674.9bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.1x22.1x2.1x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$660.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.9x21.7x2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$701.9bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.9x24.3x2.2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$691.9bUS$325.5bUS$28.8b19.3x24x2.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$714.4bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.7x24.7x2.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$727.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b20.2x24.5x2.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$683.8bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b19x23.1x2.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$709.0bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b19.6x22.2x2.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$738.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.4x23.5x2.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$727.6bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.8x23.1x2.3x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$665.9bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.4x21.9x2.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$737.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b20x24.3x2.4x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$783.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.8x25.8x2.6x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$698.9bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.2x25.1x2.4x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$666.2bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b20.3x23.9x2.3x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$704.6bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21x25.3x2.4x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$761.9bUS$288.1bUS$26.8b22.2x28.4x2.6x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022US$711.6bUS$288.2bUS$26.8b20.4x26.6x2.5x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022US$676.6bUS$260.1bUS$27.0b22.7x25.1x2.6x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022US$730.2bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b22.7x28.4x2.8x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021US$690.7bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b21.9x26.8x2.7x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021US$679.6bUS$250.7bUS$24.7b21.1x27.5x2.7x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021US$657.3bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.5x25.8x2.6x
Mon, 23 Aug 2021US$693.1bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.7x27.3x2.8x
Sat, 10 Jul 2021US$636.4bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.3x25x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28x


Total Market Cap: US$647.0bTotal Earnings: US$23.1bTotal Revenue: US$243.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Electric Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Utilities industry?

US Market3.30%
Utilities3.95%
Electric Utilities3.94%
Electric Utilities3.94%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$72.856.2%
+US$8.7b
-5.3%PE20x
CEG Constellation EnergyUS$208.0012.7%
+US$7.4b
161.8%PE40.4x
SO SouthernUS$77.634.2%
+US$3.4b
2.6%PE20x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$102.382.6%
+US$2.0b
3.3%PE18.3x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$90.582.8%
+US$1.3b
-1.2%PE17x
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GNE

US$14.78

Genie Energy

7D

-5.9%

1Y

2.9%

NEE

US$72.85

NextEra Energy

7D

6.2%

1Y

-5.3%

NRG

US$75.82

NRG Energy

7D

2.9%

1Y

135.8%

CEG

US$208.00

Constellation Energy

7D

12.7%

1Y

161.8%

ETR

US$110.83

Entergy

7D

3.6%

1Y

3.0%

ES

US$61.04

Eversource Energy

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-20.7%

PCG

US$17.84

PG&E

7D

2.5%

1Y

2.7%