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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y29.0%
  • YTD24.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Electric Utilities industry has risen 1.9%, driven by gains from NextEra Energy of 3.8%. This means that the industry has gained 29% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$839.4bUS$319.1bUS$37.4b21x22.5x2.6x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$874.0bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20x23.9x2.8x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$837.1bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20.1x22.9x2.6x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$790.6bUS$316.7bUS$37.1b19.3x21.3x2.5x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$734.5bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.3x19.1x2.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$751.5bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b16.9x19.5x2.4x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$729.6bUS$315.5bUS$35.8b17.1x20.4x2.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$693.4bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.8x19.8x2.2x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$655.1bUS$319.0bUS$34.9b16.7x18.7x2.1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$650.0bUS$322.5bUS$31.5b18.1x20.7x2x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$662.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x20.9x2.1x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$647.3bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.2x20.4x2x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$608.9bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.1x20x1.9x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$678.3bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.3x22.2x2.1x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$661.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.8x21.7x2x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$704.7bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b19x24.4x2.2x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$688.2bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.4x23.8x2.1x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$718.4bUS$323.1bUS$28.8b20x24.9x2.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$719.4bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b20.1x24.3x2.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$682.3bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b19.1x23x2.2x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$707.0bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b19.1x22.2x2.2x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$740.2bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.5x23.5x2.3x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$722.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.5x23x2.3x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$646.1bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.1x21.3x2.1x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$761.2bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.5x25.1x2.5x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$781.7bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b22x25.8x2.6x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$698.5bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.2x25.1x2.4x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$710.8bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.7x25.5x2.4x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$703.0bUS$292.8bUS$27.0b20.6x26.1x2.4x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022US$760.4bUS$288.1bUS$26.8b22.1x28.4x2.6x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022US$700.4bUS$288.2bUS$26.8b20.4x26.2x2.4x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022US$697.6bUS$260.1bUS$27.0b22.8x25.9x2.7x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021US$724.5bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b22.8x28.2x2.8x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021US$680.2bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b21.8x26.4x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: US$680.2bTotal Earnings: US$25.7bTotal Revenue: US$259.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Electric 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 23.0x.
  • 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 Electric Utilities industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.2% 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 industry?

US Market-1.19%
Utilities2.01%
Electric Utilities1.95%
Electric Utilities1.95%
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
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$77.083.8%
+US$5.8b		34.1%PE22.8x
CEG Constellation EnergyUS$234.583.8%
+US$2.7b		90.3%PE25.7x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$96.703.6%
+US$1.8b		23.6%PE19.5x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$113.582.0%
+US$1.8b		25.7%PE20.3x
EIX Edison InternationalUS$85.644.2%
+US$1.3b		30.0%PE25.1x
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NEE

US$77.08

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7D

3.8%

1Y

34.1%

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-0.3%

1Y

23.5%

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-0.4%

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-2.4%

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MGEE

US$104.53

MGE Energy

7D

-3.4%

1Y

40.5%

CEG

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7D

3.8%

1Y

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0.9%

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26.9%

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AEP

US$96.70

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7D

3.6%

1Y

23.6%

EXC

US$39.10

Exelon

7D

2.5%

1Y

0.6%

ALE

US$64.54

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7D

-0.3%

1Y

17.1%