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U.S. Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies118
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y30.3%
  • YTD5.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat, although notably Oklo declined by 22%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 30% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$1.4tUS$525.6bUS$62.0b20.7x22.5x2.7x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$528.1bUS$58.6b19.9x23.4x2.6x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$1.4tUS$532.1bUS$61.1b19.9x22.2x2.5x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$533.4bUS$61.3b20.3x22.5x2.6x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.6x22.6x2.6x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.4x21.8x2.5x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$521.8bUS$60.6b19.3x20.9x2.4x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$517.6bUS$60.4b17.9x19.8x2.3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$1.3tUS$518.1bUS$60.4b18.3x20.9x2.4x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$525.9bUS$57.8b18.7x20x2.2x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$528.0bUS$57.4b18.5x19.9x2.2x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$534.3bUS$54.4b17.6x19.9x2x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b18.1x20.1x2x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b19.2x20.9x2.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$545.0bUS$53.3b18.8x20.3x2x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$554.7bUS$51.7b19x20.3x1.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$549.8bUS$50.8b19.9x21.6x2x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$1.1tUS$547.7bUS$47.7b20.9x23.6x2.1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$1.1tUS$551.7bUS$45.7b20.4x24.9x2.1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$1.1tUS$549.2bUS$46.5b20x24.3x2.1x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$1.2tUS$537.6bUS$48.0b21.1x24.6x2.2x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$1.2tUS$532.0bUS$45.0b20.9x25.9x2.2x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$1.2tUS$531.2bUS$47.0b20.7x24.6x2.2x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$531.4bUS$50.1b20.8x23.9x2.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$1.2tUS$531.4bUS$50.1b21.1x24.3x2.3x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$1.2tUS$531.3bUS$50.1b20.9x23.7x2.2x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$1.1tUS$505.2bUS$45.1b19x23.7x2.1x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$505.3bUS$45.1b22.9x29.5x2.6x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$505.2bUS$45.1b22.7x28.8x2.6x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$1.2tUS$484.2bUS$43.7b22.4x27.5x2.5x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$1.3tUS$484.2bUS$43.7b24.1x29.4x2.7x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$1.2tUS$477.6bUS$38.5b24.5x31.7x2.6x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$1.3tUS$472.5bUS$40.7b24.8x31.9x2.7x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022US$1.2tUS$480.2bUS$41.5b22.4x28.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.4x


Total Market Cap: US$1.2tTotal Earnings: US$41.5bTotal Revenue: US$480.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Utilities industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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.S. Utilities sector?

US Market-0.41%
Utilities0.75%
Electric Utilities0.90%
Water Utilities0.80%
Other Utilities0.71%
Gas Utilities0.16%
Renewable Energy0.0029%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Other Utilities industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 23.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gas Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Renewable Energy industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.4% 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
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$70.142.2%
+US$3.2b		23.8%PE20.8x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$104.353.3%
+US$1.8b		27.3%PE18.7x
SRE SempraUS$86.012.6%
+US$1.4b		20.6%PE18.9x
ETR EntergyUS$85.863.1%
+US$1.3b		69.1%PE35x
SO SouthernUS$87.821.2%
+US$1.1b		30.5%PE21.9x
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