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U.K. (FTSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-2.4%
  • 1Y-4.1%
  • YTD-5.4%

The Utilities is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Centrica has stood out, gaining 5.5%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.1% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£94.1bUK£65.7bUK£5.7b10.8x16.4x1.4x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£95.6bUK£66.5bUK£6.1b11.8x15.8x1.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£100.0bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.6x16.5x1.5x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£94.8bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.2x15.7x1.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£92.5bUK£73.1bUK£8.8b13.1x10.5x1.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£80.8bUK£73.8bUK£8.6b12.2x9.4x1.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£85.0bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b13.7x10.9x1.1x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£84.3bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b13.6x10.8x1.1x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£81.2bUK£75.8bUK£7.4b13.7x11x1.1x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£87.0bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b12x11.1x1.1x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£89.4bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b11.4x11.4x1.1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£87.9bUK£80.9bUK£7.9b13.4x11.2x1.1x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£83.0bUK£82.7bUK£7.5b12.9x11x1x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£85.4bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b13.3x11.4x1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£81.8bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b13.1x10.9x1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£81.9bUK£75.8bUK£2.4b19x34.4x1.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£87.2bUK£74.5bUK£2.3b22x37.5x1.2x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£92.1bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.3x22.3x1.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£88.5bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.2x21.4x1.2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£85.4bUK£71.8bUK£4.1b18.1x20.7x1.2x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£85.5bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b14.5x21.3x1.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£82.6bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b13.4x20.6x1.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£84.4bUK£64.7bUK£3.2b11.8x26.6x1.3x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£72.9bUK£60.2bUK£3.9b10.2x18.5x1.2x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£83.9bUK£60.1bUK£4.0b12.8x21.1x1.4x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£89.7bUK£60.0bUK£4.0b13.4x22.6x1.5x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£85.1bUK£53.0bUK£5.3b15.2x16.2x1.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£84.8bUK£53.0bUK£5.3b15.4x16.1x1.6x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£89.5bUK£49.0bUK£4.9b18.8x18.2x1.8x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£88.8bUK£49.0bUK£4.9b20.3x18x1.8x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£83.9bUK£48.9bUK£4.9b26.7x17x1.7x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£82.2bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b26.1x16.5x1.8x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£82.6bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b25x16.6x1.8x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£78.1bUK£46.0bUK£5.7b19.8x13.7x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.7x


Total Market Cap: UK£78.1bTotal Earnings: UK£5.7bTotal Revenue: UK£46.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British 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 16.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-0.14%
Utilities0.95%
Renewable Energy4.47%
Water Utilities3.02%
Other Utilities0.57%
Gas Utilities0%
Electric Utilities-0.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 115x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 18.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Water Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 25% 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
CNA CentricaUK£1.215.5%
+UK£320.6m		-20.1%PE5.6x
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£10.853.7%
+UK£265.9m		0.09%PE65.4x
SVT Severn TrentUK£26.902.5%
+UK£195.1m		-0.3%PE57.6x
DRX Drax GroupUK£6.694.7%
+UK£104.6m		50.1%PE3.8x
PNN Pennon GroupUK£5.682.5%
+UK£40.0m		-24.0%PS1.8x
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