Investing IdeasBrowse All StocksMarkets
Have your own idea? Try our Stock Screener
Header cover image

U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M7.6%
  • 1Y17.3%
  • YTD10.1%

The Electric Utilities industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with NextEra Energy up 2.1%. This means that the industry has gained 17% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Jul 2025US$863.3bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b21.3x22.4x2.7x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025US$849.3bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.4x22x2.7x
Wed, 14 May 2025US$835.4bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.4x21.7x2.6x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025US$795.1bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b19.7x20.9x2.6x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025US$806.8bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.1x21.5x2.6x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025US$810.5bUS$308.9bUS$35.7b20.7x22.7x2.6x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025US$786.5bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.6x22x2.5x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024US$869.3bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b21.5x23.6x2.7x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024US$855.9bUS$317.4bUS$37.4b19.8x22.9x2.7x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$858.9bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.9x23.5x2.7x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$805.7bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.3x22x2.5x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$751.0bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b18.2x19.5x2.4x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$743.2bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17x19.3x2.4x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$761.4bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.7x19.8x2.4x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$690.7bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.8x2.2x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$668.0bUS$316.8bUS$35.0b17.3x19.1x2.1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$639.4bUS$322.5bUS$31.5b17.8x20.3x2x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$680.2bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19.3x21.4x2.1x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$661.7bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.9x20.8x2.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$623.1bUS$325.5bUS$29.9b18.4x20.9x1.9x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$632.2bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.2x20.7x1.9x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$663.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.9x21.8x2x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$718.7bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b19.3x24.8x2.2x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$693.0bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.9x23.9x2.1x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$689.5bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.3x23.8x2.1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$716.8bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.9x24.2x2.3x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$674.9bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b18.8x22.8x2.1x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$690.1bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b18.6x21.6x2.1x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$737.5bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.6x23.4x2.3x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$729.3bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.2x23.2x2.3x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$685.8bUS$312.2bUS$33.4b18x20.5x2.2x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$680.5bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b18.1x22.4x2.2x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$764.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.4x25.2x2.5x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$698.1bUS$294.1bUS$29.0b21.4x24.1x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.1x


Total Market Cap: US$698.1bTotal Earnings: US$29.0bTotal Revenue: US$294.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22x202320242025
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 22.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have grown 10.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% 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 Market0.96%
Utilities1.78%
Electric Utilities1.60%
Electric Utilities1.60%
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$75.952.1%
+US$3.2b		5.5%PE28.4x
ETR EntergyUS$86.405.7%
+US$2.0b		56.4%PE27.8x
OKLO OkloUS$68.9823.0%
+US$1.9b		701.2%PB37.7x
SO SouthernUS$94.101.6%
+US$1.6b		15.6%PE22.5x
PPL PPLUS$35.985.0%
+US$1.3b		25.7%PE26.8x

Latest News

ES
US$65.41
Eversource Energy
7D
-0.5%
1Y
7.1%

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) Shares Could Be 28% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 19
Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) Shares Could Be 28% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
OTTR
US$77.19
Otter Tail
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-16.8%
DUK
US$118.42
Duke Energy
7D
0.8%
1Y
10.8%
EVRG
US$68.90
Evergy
7D
-0.09%
1Y
24.4%
OKLO
US$68.98
Oklo
7D
23.0%
1Y
701.2%
CEG
US$321.42
Constellation Energy
7D
-0.04%
1Y
69.8%

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jul 14
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
ETR
US$86.40
Entergy
7D
5.7%
1Y
56.4%

Market Participants Recognise Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) Earnings

Jul 12
Market Participants Recognise Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) Earnings
SO
US$94.10
Southern
7D
1.6%
1Y
15.6%
ALE
US$65.65
ALLETE
7D
-0.6%
1Y
3.1%
PPL
US$35.98
PPL
7D
5.0%
1Y
25.7%
EXC
US$43.40
Exelon
7D
-0.3%
1Y
20.1%
NEE
US$75.95
NextEra Energy
7D
2.1%
1Y
5.5%
AEP
US$107.40
American Electric Power Company
7D
2.0%
1Y
15.3%

The Return Trends At American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Look Promising

Jul 03
The Return Trends At American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Look Promising
GNE
US$20.51
Genie Energy
7D
-5.7%
1Y
22.8%

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jul 03
Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
XEL
US$70.38
Xcel Energy
7D
2.6%
1Y
25.8%
POR
US$40.02
Portland General Electric
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-13.7%