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U.S. Electrical Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies128
  • 7D12.2%
  • 3M-9.7%
  • 1Y2.8%
  • YTD-11.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Electrical industry has risen 9.3%, driven by gains from GE Vernova of 15%. Meanwhile, Plug Power actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.9% in the last week. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Electrical Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 28 Apr 2025US$467.5bUS$152.8bUS$7.1b22.7x65.5x3.1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025US$488.7bUS$151.5bUS$6.4b24.4x76.1x3.2x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$530.2bUS$151.4bUS$9.9b25.5x53.8x3.5x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$566.6bUS$151.1bUS$9.2b23.5x61.5x3.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$555.2bUS$151.1bUS$9.3b23.6x59.9x3.7x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$559.5bUS$152.3bUS$9.0b25x62.5x3.7x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$498.5bUS$151.2bUS$7.4b19.8x67x3.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$421.0bUS$151.3bUS$7.3b17.3x57.4x2.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$412.9bUS$151.7bUS$7.4b16.7x56.2x2.7x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$468.4bUS$157.0bUS$5.8b19.4x80.2x3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$495.6bUS$159.6bUS$6.2b21x80.1x3.1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$473.8bUS$159.6bUS$7.6b21.1x62.7x3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$452.2bUS$126.0bUS$7.9b22x57.2x3.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$416.2bUS$127.9bUS$9.4b19.4x44.4x3.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$394.1bUS$139.2bUS$7.9b18.9x49.6x2.8x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$402.4bUS$139.3bUS$7.9b20.9x50.7x2.9x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$364.3bUS$139.2bUS$8.0b19x45.6x2.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$368.2bUS$144.1bUS$11.5b18.2x32.1x2.6x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$401.1bUS$144.2bUS$11.6b21x34.6x2.8x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$399.3bUS$144.2bUS$12.2b22.8x32.6x2.8x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$355.6bUS$130.9bUS$7.8b25.3x45.6x2.7x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$331.2bUS$131.1bUS$7.7b24x43.2x2.5x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$310.3bUS$129.8bUS$8.0b18x38.6x2.4x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$318.9bUS$128.0bUS$7.8b18.8x41.1x2.5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$311.3bUS$116.1bUS$8.9b20.3x34.8x2.7x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$308.7bUS$114.1bUS$8.8b20.2x35.3x2.7x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$298.8bUS$113.8bUS$8.8b18.7x34.1x2.6x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$309.1bUS$113.1bUS$8.6b19.5x35.8x2.7x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$261.8bUS$108.4bUS$8.5b18.6x30.9x2.4x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$313.5bUS$108.0bUS$8.4b20.6x37.2x2.9x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$308.6bUS$107.0bUS$8.5b21.4x36.4x2.9x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$262.2bUS$105.0bUS$7.5b17.6x34.8x2.5x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$293.1bUS$104.8bUS$7.5b19.7x38.9x2.8x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$286.6bUS$101.8bUS$7.4b19.7x38.8x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

38.8x


Total Market Cap: US$286.6bTotal Earnings: US$7.4bTotal Revenue: US$101.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electrical Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 48.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Electrical industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 65.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 48.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electrical industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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.S. Industrials industry?

US Market6.99%
Industrials5.00%
Electrical12.22%
Heavy Electrical Equipment15.44%
Electrical Components11.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 39.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Electrical Components industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 41.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Heavy Electrical Equipment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 39% per year.
  • In contrast, the Electrical Components industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
GEV GE VernovaUS$372.4215.1%
+US$13.2b
143.3%PE52.5x
ETN EatonUS$288.827.6%
+US$8.0b
-10.9%PE29.8x
VRT Vertiv Holdings CoUS$86.9528.7%
+US$7.4b
-8.3%PE49.7x
EMR Emerson ElectricUS$105.285.7%
+US$3.2b
-4.2%PE29.2x
AME AMETEKUS$166.697.4%
+US$2.6b
-6.2%PE28x
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NPWR

US$1.73

NET Power

7D

-12.6%

1Y

-84.6%

ETN

US$288.82

Eaton

7D

7.6%

1Y

-10.9%

HUBB

US$359.84

Hubbell

7D

6.2%

1Y

-11.7%

GEV

US$372.42

GE Vernova

7D

15.1%

1Y

143.3%

NVT

US$54.80

nVent Electric

7D

10.0%

1Y

-27.6%

SDST

US$0.50

Stardust Power

7D

-18.0%

1Y

-95.6%

ELPW

US$3.18

Elong Power Holding

7D

-18.3%

1Y

-70.7%

SUNE

US$2.69

SUNation Energy

7D

-32.9%

1Y

-100.0%

PLUG

US$0.81

Plug Power

7D

-9.9%

1Y

-66.3%

AME

US$166.69

AMETEK

7D

7.4%

1Y

-6.2%

WWR

US$0.50

Westwater Resources

7D

-9.4%

1Y

13.7%

BWEN

US$1.49

Broadwind

7D

-11.3%

1Y

-31.7%