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U.K. (FTSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y-5.7%
  • YTD-2.0%

The Utilities industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 7.8% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025UK£90.6bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.3x15.6x1.4x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024UK£92.4bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.8x15.9x1.4x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024UK£94.5bUK£66.0bUK£5.6b11.4x17x1.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024UK£95.2bUK£66.5bUK£6.1b11.7x15.7x1.4x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024UK£99.1bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.5x16.4x1.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024UK£97.4bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.3x16.1x1.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024UK£88.7bUK£73.1bUK£8.8b13.1x10.1x1.2x
Fri, 31 May 2024UK£76.9bUK£73.8bUK£8.6b11.8x8.9x1x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024UK£84.3bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b13.9x10.8x1.1x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024UK£84.4bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b10x10.8x1.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024UK£83.1bUK£75.8bUK£7.4b13.9x11.2x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024UK£86.5bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b12x11.1x1.1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023UK£89.7bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b11.8x11.5x1.1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023UK£85.8bUK£81.7bUK£7.4b13x11.6x1.1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023UK£81.9bUK£82.7bUK£7.5b12.9x10.9x1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023UK£83.0bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b13.1x11.1x1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023UK£81.2bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b13x10.8x1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023UK£84.1bUK£75.8bUK£2.4b19.7x35.6x1.1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023UK£87.2bUK£74.5bUK£2.3b21.5x37.5x1.2x
Mon, 01 May 2023UK£91.5bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.4x22.1x1.3x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023UK£85.7bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b17.5x20.8x1.2x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023UK£86.3bUK£70.5bUK£4.3b13.6x20.3x1.2x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023UK£85.7bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b14.1x21.4x1.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022UK£82.4bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b12.4x20.5x1.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022UK£82.0bUK£62.6bUK£4.7b10.8x17.5x1.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022UK£91.1bUK£60.2bUK£3.9b10.2x23.1x1.5x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022UK£86.5bUK£60.1bUK£4.0b13.4x21.8x1.4x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022UK£89.3bUK£57.8bUK£3.8b14.8x23.4x1.5x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022UK£83.1bUK£53.0bUK£5.3b15.1x15.8x1.6x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022UK£85.7bUK£53.0bUK£5.3b15.5x16.2x1.6x
Tue, 03 May 2022UK£91.6bUK£49.0bUK£4.9b18.8x18.6x1.9x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022UK£88.7bUK£49.0bUK£4.9b22.2x18x1.8x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022UK£79.7bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b25.2x16x1.7x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022UK£81.5bUK£46.2bUK£5.0b25.9x16.4x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.4x


Total Market Cap: UK£81.5bTotal Earnings: UK£5.0bTotal Revenue: UK£46.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.2x202320242025
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 15.4x 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 grown 5.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market0.96%
Utilities1.62%
Water Utilities2.77%
Other Utilities1.55%
Electric Utilities1.03%
Renewable Energy0.25%
Gas Utilities0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 97.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 119.0% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Water Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 119% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 28% 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£9.491.5%
+UK£750.9m		-7.4%PE26.9x
SVT Severn TrentUK£24.964.3%
+UK£312.2m		-0.5%PE32.6x
SSE SSEUK£15.881.1%
+UK£180.9m		-8.6%PE9.2x
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£9.901.8%
+UK£117.3m		-3.0%PE59.6x
CNA CentricaUK£1.351.5%
+UK£113.9m		-3.6%PE6.2x
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UU.

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7D

1.8%

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-3.0%

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TEP

UK£17.10

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7D

2.8%

1Y

11.5%

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7D

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UK£3.63

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