SSE plc

LSE:SSE Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£19.4b

SSE Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

SSE is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 14.7% and 6.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 13.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 16% in 3 years.

Key information

14.7%

Earnings growth rate

13.65%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities earnings growth4.8%
Revenue growth rate6.3%
Future return on equity16.04%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated06 Aug 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

SSE plc (LON:SSE) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Aug 05
SSE plc (LON:SSE) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.43

Jul 18
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.43

A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Jul 04
A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

Jun 17
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jun 12
SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

May 28
SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Mar 27
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Feb 28
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings

Feb 13
There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings

SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 29
SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
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Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%

Nov 14
Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%

SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Oct 31
SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Returns At SSE (LON:SSE) Are On The Way Up

Oct 13
Returns At SSE (LON:SSE) Are On The Way Up

Estimating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Sep 25
Estimating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Is SSE (LON:SSE) A Risky Investment?

Sep 10
Is SSE (LON:SSE) A Risky Investment?

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:SSE - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
3/31/202812,4382,409-2,3103,6307
3/31/202710,9232,158-2,3143,2357
3/31/202610,3731,722-1,0752,6768
3/31/202510,1321,189-6542,477N/A
12/31/202410,1291,544-2612,691N/A
9/30/202410,1261,8981332,906N/A
6/30/202410,2921,8047403,383N/A
3/31/202410,4571,7111,3483,860N/A
12/31/202311,0551,1941,1033,436N/A
9/30/202311,6526788593,012N/A
6/30/202312,0712602682,253N/A
3/31/202312,491-158-3221,494N/A
12/31/202211,637433-2361,473N/A
9/30/202210,7831,024-1501,451N/A
6/30/20229,7401,784111,539N/A
3/31/20228,6972,5441721,628N/A
12/31/20218,1252,5662841,697N/A
9/30/20217,5542,5873951,766N/A
6/30/20217,1902,3675181,792N/A
3/31/20216,8262,1476401,817N/A
12/31/20206,6961,5785391,633N/A
9/30/20206,5651,0094381,450N/A
6/30/20206,6837142631,375N/A
3/31/20206,801420891,300N/A
12/31/20196,9181,008781,374N/A
9/30/20197,0361,596681,447N/A
6/30/20197,1691,430-1321,312N/A
3/31/20197,3021,264-3321,177N/A
12/31/201813,582707N/A1,293N/A
9/30/201819,84871N/A1,410N/A
6/30/201823,549360N/A1,569N/A
3/31/201827,250650N/A1,727N/A
12/31/201727,8731,012N/A1,745N/A
9/30/201728,4951,374N/A1,762N/A
6/30/201728,7661,487N/A1,947N/A
3/31/201729,0381,600N/A2,132N/A
12/31/201627,6251,201N/A2,173N/A
9/30/201626,213803N/A2,213N/A
6/30/201627,497632N/A2,186N/A
3/31/201628,781461N/A2,159N/A
12/31/201530,927473N/A2,070N/A
9/30/201533,072485N/A1,980N/A
6/30/201532,363514N/A1,969N/A
3/31/201531,654543N/A1,958N/A
12/31/201430,540373N/A2,045N/A
9/30/201429,425203N/A2,132N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SSE's forecast earnings growth (14.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).

Earnings vs Market: SSE's earnings (14.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (14.5% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SSE's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: SSE's revenue (6.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (10% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SSE's revenue (6.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: SSE's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/14 17:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/14 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

SSE plc is covered by 30 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dominic NashBarclays
Andrew FisherBerenberg
Harry WyburdBNP Paribas Exane