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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y17.7%
  • YTD0.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Electric Utilities industry has risen 2.3%, driven by gains from Constellation Energy of 22%. This means that the industry has gained 18% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.1% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$798.1bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b20x21x2.6x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$814.9bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.2x21.7x2.6x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$816.2bUS$308.6bUS$35.8b20.5x22.8x2.6x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$798.7bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.5x22.3x2.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$869.3bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b21.3x23.6x2.7x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$844.2bUS$318.1bUS$37.8b19.5x22.4x2.7x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$851.4bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20x23.3x2.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$804.6bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.3x22x2.5x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$756.4bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b18.3x19.6x2.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$732.8bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.1x19x2.3x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$768.4bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.7x19.9x2.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$685.7bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.6x2.2x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$665.4bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.6x19x2.1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$637.8bUS$322.7bUS$31.9b17.3x20x2x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$682.0bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19.4x21.5x2.1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$658.7bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.5x20.7x2x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$636.9bUS$323.2bUS$30.9b18.6x20.6x2x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$618.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18x20.3x1.9x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$663.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.9x21.8x2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$715.9bUS$327.8bUS$30.4b19.2x23.6x2.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$684.9bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.5x23.7x2.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$688.2bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.1x23.8x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$718.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.9x24.2x2.3x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$697.5bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.6x23.5x2.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$693.1bUS$323.5bUS$32.0b18.9x21.7x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$740.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.6x23.5x2.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$729.8bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.2x23.2x2.3x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$688.0bUS$314.4bUS$33.9b17.7x20.3x2.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$668.4bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.8x22x2.2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$753.5bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.5x24.8x2.5x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$707.5bUS$294.6bUS$29.2b21.3x24.2x2.4x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$690.9bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.1x24.8x2.4x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$719.2bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.7x25.8x2.5x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$756.2bUS$288.1bUS$26.8b22.6x28.2x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.2x


Total Market Cap: US$756.2bTotal Earnings: US$26.8bTotal Revenue: US$288.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202320242025
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 22.4x.
  • 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 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% 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 Market5.42%
Utilities2.34%
Electric Utilities2.28%
Electric Utilities2.28%
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
CEG Constellation EnergyUS$208.2521.8%
+US$11.7b		8.7%PE17.4x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$94.4713.0%
+US$2.2b		27.8%PE17.7x
ETR EntergyUS$81.723.4%
+US$1.2b		58.8%PE33.3x
PCG PG&EUS$16.922.9%
+US$1.1b		1.9%PE15x
SO SouthernUS$89.861.0%
+US$1.0b		30.7%PE22.4x
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LNT

US$60.59

Alliant Energy

7D

-1.3%

1Y

26.2%

NRG

US$94.47

NRG Energy

7D

13.0%

1Y

27.8%

PCG

US$16.92

PG&E

7D

2.9%

1Y

1.9%

POR

US$42.19

Portland General Electric

7D

-1.2%

1Y

4.0%

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ETR

US$81.72

Entergy

7D

3.4%

1Y

58.8%

XEL

US$69.56

Xcel Energy

7D

2.5%

1Y

30.8%

ALE

US$64.53

ALLETE

7D

-1.1%

1Y

10.6%

NEE

US$65.81

NextEra Energy

7D

-1.6%

1Y

4.3%

CEG

US$208.25

Constellation Energy

7D

21.8%

1Y

8.7%

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FE

US$40.60

FirstEnergy

7D

3.1%

1Y

8.5%

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SO

US$89.86

Southern

7D

1.0%

1Y

30.7%

GNE

US$14.88

Genie Energy

7D

-0.6%

1Y

-3.0%

HE

US$9.67

Hawaiian Electric Industries

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-9.5%

ES

US$56.32

Eversource Energy

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-4.2%

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EXC

US$46.00

Exelon

7D

1.4%

1Y

26.1%