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U.K. (FTSE) Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D-1.7%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y-0.03%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Electric Utilities industry has dropped 1.7%. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 04 Jul 2025UK£20.1bUK£10.4bUK£1.2b12x16.7x1.9x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025UK£19.5bUK£10.4bUK£1.2b12.1x16.2x1.9x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025UK£18.0bUK£10.4bUK£1.9b9.4x9.4x1.7x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025UK£17.2bUK£10.4bUK£1.9b9x9x1.6x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025UK£16.5bUK£10.4bUK£1.9b8.6x8.6x1.6x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025UK£17.6bUK£10.4bUK£1.9b9.2x9.2x1.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024UK£17.9bUK£10.4bUK£1.9b9.3x9.3x1.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024UK£18.9bUK£10.4bUK£1.9b9.9x9.9x1.8x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024UK£20.3bUK£10.7bUK£1.7b11.8x11.7x1.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024UK£21.9bUK£10.7bUK£1.7b11.7x12.6x2x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024UK£20.5bUK£10.7bUK£1.7b11.9x11.9x1.9x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024UK£20.3bUK£10.7bUK£1.7b11.8x11.7x1.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024UK£19.3bUK£10.7bUK£1.7b11.1x11.1x1.8x
Wed, 01 May 2024UK£18.3bUK£11.9bUK£597.7m12.2x30.6x1.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024UK£18.1bUK£11.9bUK£597.7m11.7x30.3x1.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024UK£17.4bUK£11.9bUK£597.7m12.5x29.1x1.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024UK£19.1bUK£11.9bUK£597.7m12x32x1.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023UK£20.3bUK£11.9bUK£597.3m11.8x34x1.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023UK£19.7bUK£11.8bUK£593.7m12.2x33.2x1.7x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023UK£17.3bUK£12.7b-UK£146,216,322.0012.2x-118.5x1.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023UK£17.7bUK£12.7b-UK£146,216,322.0010.9x-121.2x1.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023UK£18.0bUK£12.7b-UK£146,124,186.0011.5x-123.2x1.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023UK£18.9bUK£12.7b-UK£146,124,186.0010.5x-129.6x1.5x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023UK£20.4bUK£12.7b-UK£146,124,186.0011.7x-139.3x1.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023UK£20.0bUK£10.9bUK£1.0b16.9x19.3x1.8x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023UK£19.5bUK£10.9bUK£1.0b17.5x18.8x1.8x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023UK£19.1bUK£10.9bUK£1.0b18.2x18.4x1.8x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023UK£18.8bUK£10.9bUK£1.0b18.1x18.1x1.7x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022UK£18.6bUK£10.9bUK£1.0b17.9x17.9x1.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022UK£18.4bUK£10.9bUK£1.0b11.4x17.5x1.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022UK£16.0bUK£8.8bUK£2.6b6.2x6.2x1.8x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022UK£18.7bUK£8.8bUK£2.6b7.3x7.3x2.1x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022UK£19.2bUK£8.8bUK£2.6b7.4x7.5x2.2x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022UK£18.1bUK£8.8bUK£2.6b7x7.1x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£18.1bTotal Earnings: UK£2.6bTotal Revenue: UK£8.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -6.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the British Electric Utilities industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have declined 22% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Electric Utilities compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.64%
Utilities-2.46%
Electric Utilities-1.70%
Electric Utilities-1.70%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SSE SSEUK£18.661.9%
+UK£383.0m		1.6%PE17.3x
OPG OPG Power VenturesUK£0.07411.2%
+UK£3.0m		-24.0%PE6.9x
MAST MAST Energy DevelopmentsUK£0.0136.3%
+UK£341.1k		831.0%PS7.8x

Latest News

OPG
UK£0.074
OPG Power Ventures
7D
11.2%
1Y
-24.0%
SSE
UK£18.66
SSE
7D
1.9%
1Y
1.6%

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

Jun 17
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43
MAST
UK£0.013
MAST Energy Developments
7D
6.3%
1Y
831.0%