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U.K. (FTSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-0.9%
  • 1Y6.2%
  • YTD9.7%

In the last week, the Utilities industry is up 2.3%, with National Grid up 0.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 6.2%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 22 Aug 2025UK£102.7bUK£62.1bUK£4.7b16.6x21.7x1.7x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025UK£103.1bUK£63.0bUK£6.4b14.9x16x1.6x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025UK£102.5bUK£63.0bUK£6.4b14.5x15.9x1.6x
Thu, 15 May 2025UK£97.0bUK£63.8bUK£5.9b10.6x16.4x1.5x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025UK£94.5bUK£63.8bUK£5.9b10.1x16x1.5x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025UK£87.7bUK£63.9bUK£5.9b9.9x14.9x1.4x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025UK£93.0bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.3x16x1.4x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025UK£92.4bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b10.4x15.9x1.4x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024UK£96.3bUK£65.7bUK£5.8b11.1x16.6x1.5x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024UK£96.4bUK£66.5bUK£6.1b11.8x15.9x1.5x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024UK£99.2bUK£66.5bUK£6.1b12.1x16.4x1.5x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024UK£96.1bUK£66.4bUK£6.1b12.3x15.9x1.4x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024UK£93.4bUK£73.1bUK£8.8b12.6x10.6x1.3x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024UK£89.2bUK£73.8bUK£8.8b13.1x10.2x1.2x
Fri, 17 May 2024UK£92.0bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b14.3x11.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024UK£83.5bUK£75.7bUK£7.8b13.4x10.7x1.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024UK£84.2bUK£75.6bUK£7.8b13.6x10.8x1.1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024UK£83.6bUK£79.2bUK£7.7b13.6x10.8x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024UK£90.2bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b11.7x11.5x1.1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023UK£88.6bUK£81.4bUK£7.8b11.8x11.3x1.1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023UK£84.5bUK£82.7bUK£7.5b12.7x11.2x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023UK£79.8bUK£82.7bUK£7.5b12.9x10.6x1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023UK£81.1bUK£82.5bUK£7.5b13.1x10.8x1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023UK£86.7bUK£75.8bUK£2.4b19.6x36.4x1.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023UK£86.6bUK£74.5bUK£2.3b23.4x37.2x1.2x
Sat, 20 May 2023UK£89.7bUK£72.6bUK£3.9b17.3x22.9x1.2x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023UK£90.4bUK£71.9bUK£4.1b18.2x21.9x1.3x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023UK£86.5bUK£71.8bUK£4.1b18.1x21x1.2x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023UK£85.3bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b14.3x21.3x1.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023UK£84.6bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b13.9x21.1x1.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022UK£84.8bUK£64.9bUK£4.0b12.8x21x1.3x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022UK£77.9bUK£60.1bUK£3.9b10.4x19.8x1.3x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022UK£74.6bUK£60.2bUK£4.0b11.4x18.8x1.2x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022UK£89.1bUK£60.0bUK£4.0b13.2x22.5x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£89.1bTotal Earnings: UK£4.0bTotal Revenue: UK£60.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18x202320242025
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 21.7x which is higher 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 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 6.1% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

GB Market-2.77%
Utilities0.78%
Water Utilities1.90%
Renewable Energy1.42%
Electric Utilities0.69%
Other Utilities0.46%
Gas Utilities0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Water Utilities industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 65.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.4%, 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 10.8x.
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 17% 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£10.600.8%
+UK£396.9m		7.2%PE18.6x
UU. United Utilities GroupUK£11.712.9%
+UK£225.0m		19.1%PE30.2x
SSE SSEUK£17.940.7%
+UK£132.0m		-3.9%PE16.6x
SVT Severn TrentUK£26.401.0%
+UK£81.3m		6.6%PE34.6x
PNN Pennon GroupUK£4.891.5%
+UK£33.0m		-17.2%PS2.2x

Latest News

MAST
UK£1.49
MAST Energy Developments
7D
95.4%
1Y
2,021.4%
SVT
UK£26.40
Severn Trent
7D
1.0%
1Y
6.6%

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Severn Trent (LON:SVT)

Aug 21
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Severn Trent (LON:SVT)
SSE
UK£17.94
SSE
7D
0.7%
1Y
-3.9%

SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Aug 20
SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
CNA
UK£1.66
Centrica
7D
-1.5%
1Y
29.7%

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NG.
UK£10.60
National Grid
7D
0.8%
1Y
7.2%
PNN
UK£4.89
Pennon Group
7D
1.5%
1Y
-17.2%

Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Aug 05
Pennon Group (LON:PNN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
DRX
UK£7.01
Drax Group
7D
1.0%
1Y
6.2%
UU.
UK£11.71
United Utilities Group
7D
2.9%
1Y
19.1%

Investors Could Be Concerned With United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital

Aug 02
Investors Could Be Concerned With United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital
YU.
UK£15.90
Yü Group
7D
5.3%
1Y
11.2%