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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D-0.007%
  • 3M-0.3%
  • 1Y30.3%
  • YTD4.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Electric Utilities industry has remained flat, although notably Duke Energy declined by 3.9%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 30% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025US$820.9bUS$309.1bUS$38.2b20.6x21.5x2.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025US$815.5bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.4x22.8x2.6x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024US$812.9bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.8x22x2.5x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024US$837.0bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.9x22.7x2.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024US$836.8bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.4x22.9x2.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024US$811.5bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.7x22.2x2.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024US$797.2bUS$315.7bUS$37.9b19.4x21.1x2.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024US$730.4bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17x19x2.3x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024US$759.1bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.6x19.7x2.4x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024US$705.4bUS$315.0bUS$35.2b18x20x2.2x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024US$684.3bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.6x2.2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024US$654.1bUS$321.6bUS$32.2b17.3x20.3x2x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024US$645.0bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.1x20.3x2x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023US$670.8bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.9x21.1x2.1x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023US$648.1bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.3x20.4x2x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023US$622.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.6x20.4x1.9x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023US$659.2bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.7x21.6x2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023US$676.2bUS$325.2bUS$30.5b19x22.2x2.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023US$692.4bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.7x23.9x2.1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023US$677.9bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.3x23.4x2.1x
Tue, 02 May 2023US$720.3bUS$319.0bUS$31.9b20.3x22.6x2.3x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023US$694.9bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.3x23.4x2.2x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023US$687.8bUS$314.2bUS$29.9b19.3x23x2.2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023US$714.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.2x22.7x2.2x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022US$723.8bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19x23x2.3x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022US$694.7bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b17.9x22.1x2.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022US$634.4bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b16.9x20.9x2.1x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022US$785.8bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.5x25.9x2.6x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022US$764.6bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.3x25.2x2.5x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022US$699.8bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.1x25.1x2.4x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022US$741.8bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b22x26.6x2.5x
Wed, 04 May 2022US$704.6bUS$290.5bUS$25.1b20.7x28x2.4x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022US$738.3bUS$288.1bUS$26.8b21.2x27.6x2.6x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022US$672.5bUS$288.7bUS$26.8b20x25.1x2.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.1x


Total Market Cap: US$672.5bTotal Earnings: US$26.8bTotal Revenue: US$288.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.6x202320242025
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 22.6x.
  • 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 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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 Market1.21%
Utilities0.55%
Electric Utilities-0.0074%
Electric Utilities-0.0074%
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$321.672.5%
+US$2.5b		144.8%PE26.8x
ETR EntergyUS$87.325.4%
+US$2.0b		72.5%PE35.5x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$112.419.5%
+US$2.0b		116.7%PE25.4x
ES Eversource EnergyUS$62.705.0%
+US$1.1b		7.3%PE28.3x
XEL Xcel EnergyUS$69.072.5%
+US$959.0m		15.5%PE20.5x
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NEE

US$69.06

NextEra Energy

7D

-0.3%

1Y

20.9%

ETR

US$87.32

Entergy

7D

5.4%

1Y

72.5%

PPL

US$34.39

PPL

7D

-0.4%

1Y

27.9%

SO

US$86.48

Southern

7D

-0.4%

1Y

27.7%

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DUK

US$111.79

Duke Energy

7D

-3.9%

1Y

20.2%

CEG

US$321.67

Constellation Energy

7D

2.5%

1Y

144.8%

OKLO

US$45.12

Oklo

7D

-17.0%

1Y

324.1%

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Feb 18

POR

US$43.33

Portland General Electric

7D

3.5%

1Y

4.5%

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Feb 17
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ES

US$62.70

Eversource Energy

7D

5.0%

1Y

7.3%

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Feb 16

PCG

US$15.66

PG&E

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-6.7%

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Feb 15
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EXC

US$42.65

Exelon

7D

-0.6%

1Y

17.8%

AEP

US$103.09

American Electric Power Company

7D

0.7%

1Y

24.9%

EIX

US$52.42

Edison International

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-22.9%

FE

US$40.66

FirstEnergy

7D

1.7%

1Y

7.5%

XEL

US$69.07

Xcel Energy

7D

2.5%

1Y

15.5%

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NRG

US$112.41

NRG Energy

7D

9.5%

1Y

116.7%