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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y-5.8%
  • YTD2.1%

The Electric Utilities industry has been flat over the last week, but Constellation Energy has lost 4.7%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 5.8% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.8% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$688.7bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.8x19.7x2.2x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$668.2bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.1x2.1x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$644.3bUS$322.7bUS$31.9b17.5x20.2x2x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$682.1bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19.2x21.5x2.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$661.9bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x20.8x2.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$650.6bUS$323.1bUS$30.9b18.8x21x2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$604.1bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b17.6x19.8x1.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$655.3bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.6x21.5x2x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$711.3bUS$327.1bUS$30.4b19.3x23.4x2.2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$691.8bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.7x23.9x2.1x
Thu, 25 May 2023US$681.8bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19x23.6x2.1x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023US$725.2bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b20.1x24.5x2.3x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023US$691.7bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.5x23.3x2.2x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023US$695.9bUS$306.6bUS$31.1b19x22.4x2.3x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023US$741.0bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.9x23.5x2.3x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022US$728.7bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.1x23.1x2.3x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022US$687.7bUS$316.5bUS$33.9b17.6x20.3x2.2x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022US$690.7bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b18.2x22.8x2.3x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022US$751.2bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21x24.8x2.5x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022US$742.0bUS$298.9bUS$29.8b21.3x24.9x2.5x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022US$695.5bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.4x25x2.4x
Fri, 27 May 2022US$734.3bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b22x26.4x2.5x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022US$729.9bUS$287.6bUS$24.6b22.2x29.6x2.5x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022US$703.6bUS$288.1bUS$26.8b20.6x26.3x2.4x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022US$665.9bUS$280.2bUS$27.9b20.7x23.9x2.4x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022US$705.7bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b22.8x27.4x2.7x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021US$700.9bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b21.7x27.2x2.7x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021US$675.8bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b21.6x26.3x2.6x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021US$661.5bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.6x26x2.6x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021US$697.9bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.8x27.4x2.8x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021US$671.3bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.4x26.4x2.7x
Fri, 07 May 2021US$662.6bUS$243.4bUS$23.1b21.2x28.6x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.6x


Total Market Cap: US$662.6bTotal Earnings: US$23.1bTotal Revenue: US$243.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Electric Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.2% 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-3.65%
Utilities-0.58%
Electric Utilities-0.25%
Electric Utilities-0.25%
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
SO SouthernUS$70.571.4%
+US$1.3b		-3.4%PE19.4x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$95.930.7%
+US$493.7m		-2.3%PE17.7x
AGR AvangridUS$36.241.3%
+US$185.7m		-10.6%PE17.8x
XEL Xcel EnergyUS$53.760.5%
+US$150.0m		-23.9%PE16.9x
PCG PG&EUS$16.540.4%
+US$149.6m		-2.2%PE15.8x
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