SSE Stock Overview
Engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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SSE plc Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£17.55 |
| 52 Week High | UK£20.19 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£14.47 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| 1 Month Change | 8.60% |
| 3 Month Change | 15.35% |
| 1 Year Change | 0.40% |
| 3 Year Change | -0.96% |
| 5 Year Change | 36.84% |
| Change since IPO | 407.23% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear
May 28
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
Mar 27Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)
Feb 28There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings
Feb 13SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Jan 29
Driving Sustainable Growth With Decisive Investments And Clean Energy Transformation
Strategic investments in renewables and networks are driving predictable profitability and improved future net margins.Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%
Nov 14SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Oct 31Returns At SSE (LON:SSE) Are On The Way Up
Oct 13Estimating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)
Sep 25Is SSE (LON:SSE) A Risky Investment?
Sep 10What SSE plc's (LON:SSE) P/S Is Not Telling You
Jul 26Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With SSE plc's (LON:SSE) CEO Compensation And Here's Why
Jul 11A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)
Jun 26SSE (LON:SSE) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Jun 10Shareholder Returns
| SSE | GB Electric Utilities | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -2.4% | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1Y | 0.4% | 17.5% | 3.7% |
Return vs Industry: SSE underperformed the UK Electric Utilities industry which returned 17.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SSE underperformed the UK Market which returned 3.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SSE volatility | |
|---|---|
| SSE Average Weekly Movement | 4.0% |
| Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement | 4.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.3% |
Stable Share Price: SSE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: SSE's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 14,980 | Paul Morton Phillips-Davies | www.sse.com |
SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.9 million homes and businesses across southern central England and the north of Scotland; and operates electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland and other areas.
SSE plc Fundamentals Summary
| SSE fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£19.30b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£1.19b |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£10.13b |
Is SSE overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SSE income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£10.13b |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£6.27b |
| Gross Profit | UK£3.86b |
| Other Expenses | UK£2.67b |
| Earnings | UK£1.19b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Jun 13, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.08 |
| Gross Margin | 38.13% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.74% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 80.0% |
How did SSE perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does SSE pay a reliable dividends?
See SSE dividend history and benchmarks| SSE dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jul 24 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Sep 18 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 57 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 113 days |
Does SSE pay a reliable dividends?
See SSE dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/27 01:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
SSE plc is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Andrew Fisher | Berenberg |
| Harry Wyburd | BNP Paribas Exane |