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U.K. (FTSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M8.3%
  • 1Y16.9%
  • YTD18.0%

The Utilities industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Nov 2025UK£110.4bUK£62.1bUK£4.7b17.6x23.3x1.8x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025UK£102.9bUK£62.1bUK£4.7b16.5x21.7x1.7x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025UK£98.2bUK£62.1bUK£4.7b15.5x20.7x1.6x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025UK£102.5bUK£62.6bUK£4.9b17.1x21.1x1.6x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025UK£102.8bUK£63.0bUK£6.4b14.5x16x1.6x
Mon, 26 May 2025UK£103.3bUK£63.0bUK£6.4b14.2x16x1.6x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025UK£101.2bUK£63.8bUK£5.9b10.3x17.1x1.6x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025UK£92.5bUK£64.0bUK£5.9b10.3x15.7x1.4x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025UK£89.9bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10x15.5x1.4x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025UK£87.7bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.2x15.1x1.3x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024UK£91.6bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.8x15.8x1.4x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024UK£93.2bUK£66.0bUK£5.6b11.6x16.8x1.4x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024UK£95.6bUK£66.5bUK£6.1b11.8x15.8x1.4x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024UK£96.9bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.1x16x1.5x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024UK£96.1bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.3x15.9x1.4x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£88.2bUK£73.1bUK£8.8b13.1x10x1.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£79.3bUK£73.8bUK£8.6b11.9x9.2x1.1x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£84.4bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b13.9x10.8x1.1x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£84.3bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b9.8x10.8x1.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£82.4bUK£75.8bUK£7.4b13.6x11.1x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£89.3bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b12x11.4x1.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£90.9bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b11.8x11.6x1.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£84.9bUK£81.7bUK£7.4b12.9x11.5x1x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£79.8bUK£82.7bUK£7.5b12.8x10.6x1x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£81.1bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b12.9x10.8x1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£81.9bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b13.1x10.9x1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£85.7bUK£75.8bUK£2.4b19.5x36.2x1.1x
Wed, 31 May 2023UK£88.8bUK£74.5bUK£2.4b16.1x37.3x1.2x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023UK£91.5bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.4x22.1x1.3x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023UK£85.4bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b17.8x20.7x1.2x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023UK£87.2bUK£70.5bUK£4.3b14x20.5x1.2x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023UK£84.6bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b13.6x21.1x1.3x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022UK£82.4bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b12.4x20.5x1.3x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022UK£80.8bUK£62.6bUK£4.7b10.6x17.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£80.8bTotal Earnings: UK£4.7bTotal Revenue: UK£62.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 17.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Both revenue and earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • This means that sales and the cost of doing business have remained relatively consistent over this period and subsequently, so have profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Utilities sector?

GB Market-0.52%
Utilities0.096%
Water Utilities1.16%
Other Utilities0.32%
Gas Utilities0%0
Electric Utilities-1.16%
Renewable Energy-2.80%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 86.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 86.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Water Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 86% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 21% 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
NG. National GridUK£11.610.6%
+UK£347.3m		18.2%PE20.4x
SVT Severn TrentUK£28.271.7%
+UK£141.5m		8.5%PE37.1x
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£12.211.3%
+UK£105.7m		17.3%PE31.5x
OPG OPG Power VenturesUK£0.0586.4%
+UK£1.4m		-40.5%PE16.1x

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UU.
UK£12.21
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7D
1.3%
1Y
17.3%

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NG.
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7D
0.6%
1Y
18.2%
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UK£0.058
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7D
6.4%
1Y
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7D
-1.2%
1Y
11.1%

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7D
-1.3%
1Y
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UK£28.27
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7D
1.7%
1Y
8.5%

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7D
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YU.
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7D
-6.5%
1Y
-13.7%
MAST
UK£0.19
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-0.5%
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1Y
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TEP
UK£17.52
Telecom Plus
7D
-2.2%
1Y
5.5%
JEL
UK£4.70
Jersey Electricity
7D
-1.1%
1Y
5.6%