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U.K. (FTSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D-0.8%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTD9.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.7% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 06 Jul 2025UK£100.5bUK£63.0bUK£6.4b14.4x15.6x1.6x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025UK£101.2bUK£63.0bUK£6.4b14.3x15.7x1.6x
Thu, 01 May 2025UK£102.1bUK£63.8bUK£5.9b10.5x17.3x1.6x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025UK£95.1bUK£63.9bUK£5.9b11.5x16.1x1.5x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025UK£89.8bUK£65.1bUK£6.0b10.1x14.9x1.4x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025UK£92.4bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.4x15.9x1.4x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024UK£89.8bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.4x15.5x1.4x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£85.1bTotal Earnings: UK£5.3bTotal Revenue: UK£53.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18x202320242025
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 15.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 6.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.9% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market0.12%
Utilities-0.79%
Electric Utilities2.09%
Renewable Energy1.95%
Gas Utilities0%0
Other Utilities-1.47%
Water Utilities-2.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 58.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.2%, 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 12.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Water Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% 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 23% 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
SSE SSEUK£18.692.1%
+UK£427.0m		0.7%PE17.3x
TEP Telecom PlusUK£20.255.8%
+UK£88.2m		11.9%PE21.1x
DRX Drax GroupUK£6.902.1%
+UK£42.3m		25.8%PE4.6x
MAST MAST Energy DevelopmentsUK£0.01418.3%
+UK£895.3k		837.9%PS7.9x
YU. Yü GroupUK£16.550.3%
+UK£839.5k		-2.9%PE8.3x

Latest News

SSE
UK£18.69
SSE
7D
2.1%
1Y
0.7%

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

Jul 04
A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)
NG.
UK£10.47
National Grid
7D
-1.6%
1Y
12.8%
DRX
UK£6.90
Drax Group
7D
2.1%
1Y
25.8%
CNA
UK£1.60
Centrica
7D
-2.3%
1Y
12.5%
OPG
UK£0.075
OPG Power Ventures
7D
0.7%
1Y
-24.5%
PNN
UK£4.91
Pennon Group
7D
-2.4%
1Y
-18.5%
TEP
UK£20.25
Telecom Plus
7D
5.8%
1Y
11.9%
UU.
UK£11.18
United Utilities Group
7D
-2.1%
1Y
9.0%
SVT
UK£26.90
Severn Trent
7D
-2.0%
1Y
7.4%
MAST
UK£0.014
MAST Energy Developments
7D
18.3%
1Y
837.9%
YU.
UK£16.55
Yü Group
7D
0.3%
1Y
-2.9%