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Australian (ASX) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M6.8%
  • 1Y2.5%
  • YTD3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from AGL Energy of 4.1%. In contrast, Delorean has gained 13%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 21 May 2025AU$37.4bAU$35.1bAU$951.6m15.5x39.3x1.1x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025AU$35.9bAU$35.1bAU$945.4m14.5x38x1x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025AU$35.7bAU$35.1bAU$942.6m14.5x37.9x1x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025AU$34.8bAU$33.3bAU$3.1b12.5x11.3x1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025AU$36.2bAU$33.3bAU$3.1b13.5x11.8x1.1x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024AU$36.0bAU$33.2bAU$3.1b13x11.7x1.1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024AU$33.5bAU$33.2bAU$3.1b12.2x10.9x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024AU$36.4bAU$33.3bAU$3.0b12.1x12.1x1.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024AU$35.4bAU$33.2bAU$3.1b18.3x11.6x1.1x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024AU$36.4bAU$31.6bAU$3.1b18.8x11.6x1.2x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024AU$37.6bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b19.2x11.9x1.2x
Thu, 23 May 2024AU$37.0bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b18.2x11.7x1.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024AU$35.2bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b17.6x11.1x1.1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024AU$33.2bAU$31.5bAU$3.2b25.3x10.5x1.1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024AU$32.0bAU$32.3bAU$1.6b21.2x19.6x1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024AU$32.5bAU$34.0b-AU$13,934,930.0020.5x-2332.9x1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023AU$32.1bAU$34.0b-AU$15,300,494.0020.6x-2097.7x0.9x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023AU$33.4bAU$34.0b-AU$16,128,648.0020.9x-2070.5x1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023AU$34.1bAU$34.1bAU$75.1m14.2x454.2x1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023AU$34.4bAU$34.1bAU$68.6m14.2x501.4x1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023AU$35.7bAU$35.6b-AU$1,363,340,185.0013.3x-26.2x1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023AU$34.5bAU$35.6b-AU$1,363,319,322.0013.8x-25.3x1x
Fri, 26 May 2023AU$33.2bAU$35.5b-AU$1,369,358,114.008x-24.2x0.9x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023AU$33.3bAU$35.5b-AU$1,369,534,666.008.1x-24.3x0.9x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023AU$31.4bAU$35.5b-AU$1,369,531,408.008.1x-22.9x0.9x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023AU$30.7bAU$33.1b-AU$1,958,595,910.007.4x-15.7x0.9x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023AU$31.7bAU$31.0b-AU$328,708,280.0010.3x-96.3x1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022AU$32.7bAU$31.0b-AU$328,436,697.009.4x-99.4x1.1x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022AU$28.6bAU$31.1b-AU$327,707,510.007.6x-87.3x0.9x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022AU$27.4bAU$31.1b-AU$327,728,080.009.3x-83.7x0.9x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022AU$29.0bAU$31.0b-AU$316,732,290.006.2x-91.7x0.9x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022AU$31.0bAU$27.0b-AU$1,323,037,389.0026.2x-23.4x1.1x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022AU$30.3bAU$27.0b-AU$1,323,054,346.0025.8x-22.9x1.1x
Sat, 28 May 2022AU$32.2bAU$27.0b-AU$1,323,006,932.0025.9x-24.3x1.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-24.3x


Total Market Cap: AU$32.2bTotal Earnings: -AU$1,323,006,932.00Total Revenue: AU$27.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -237x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 39.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -237x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Utilities industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 9.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Utilities sector?

AU Market0.83%
Utilities-1.43%
Electric Utilities-0.63%
Water Utilities-0.93%
Gas Utilities-1.09%
Renewable Energy-1.64%
Other Utilities-4.02%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 9.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 47.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gas Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 43% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DEL DeloreanAU$0.1712.9%
+AU$4.4m
264.6%PE7.3x
DEM De.memAU$0.129.5%
+AU$2.9m
-4.2%PS1.4x
CCE Carnegie Clean EnergyAU$0.04515.4%
+AU$2.2m
-10.0%PS46.2x
TPC TPC ConsolidatedAU$9.401.6%
+AU$1.7m
-16.9%PE17.7x
LPE Locality Planning Energy HoldingsAU$0.134.0%
+AU$906.0k
8.3%PE7.1x
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