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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M12.1%
  • 1Y18.4%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Electric Utilities industry hasn't moved much but NextEra Energy is up 6.4% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 18% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 08 Jul 2025US$857.4bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.6x22.2x2.7x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025US$857.3bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.6x22.2x2.7x
Sat, 03 May 2025US$826.1bUS$313.4bUS$39.0b21.1x21.2x2.6x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025US$815.3bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b20.7x21.4x2.6x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025US$828.9bUS$309.3bUS$37.3b21x22.2x2.7x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025US$811.5bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.2x22.7x2.6x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024US$800.5bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.5x21.7x2.5x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024US$834.1bUS$319.1bUS$37.4b20.9x22.3x2.6x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024US$863.9bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20.2x23.6x2.7x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024US$827.3bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20.1x22.6x2.6x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024US$790.6bUS$316.7bUS$37.1b19.3x21.3x2.5x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024US$732.0bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.2x19x2.3x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024US$758.5bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.1x19.7x2.4x
Sun, 05 May 2024US$729.6bUS$315.5bUS$35.8b17.1x20.4x2.3x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024US$697.2bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.8x20x2.2x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024US$654.0bUS$321.6bUS$33.5b16.8x19.6x2x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024US$647.7bUS$322.5bUS$31.5b18.1x20.6x2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023US$662.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x20.9x2.1x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023US$649.3bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.2x20.4x2x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023US$615.0bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.3x20.2x1.9x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023US$678.3bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.3x22.2x2.1x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023US$672.9bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19x22.1x2.1x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023US$702.5bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b19.2x24.3x2.2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023US$688.2bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.4x23.8x2.1x
Mon, 08 May 2023US$718.7bUS$323.1bUS$28.8b20x25x2.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023US$701.5bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.4x23.7x2.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023US$669.8bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b18.9x22.6x2.1x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023US$707.0bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b19.1x22.2x2.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022US$736.3bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.4x23.4x2.3x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022US$722.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.5x23x2.3x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022US$646.1bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.1x21.3x2.1x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022US$749.8bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.1x24.7x2.5x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022US$784.1bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b22.1x25.8x2.6x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022US$697.7bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.1x25x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25x


Total Market Cap: US$697.7bTotal Earnings: US$27.9bTotal Revenue: US$292.9bTotal 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 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Electric Utilities compare with similar industries?

US Market0.42%
Utilities0.34%
Electric Utilities0.81%
Electric Utilities0.81%
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$74.757.7%
+US$11.0b		3.7%PE27.9x
LNT Alliant EnergyUS$61.952.4%
+US$380.2m		20.5%PE21.4x
ES Eversource EnergyUS$64.391.2%
+US$282.9m		12.4%PE28.1x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$104.170.4%
+US$219.0m		19.6%PE20.1x
EVRG EvergyUS$69.300.5%
+US$85.1m		31.0%PE18.2x

Latest News

PNW
US$90.10
Pinnacle West Capital
7D
0.7%
1Y
17.9%
EIX
US$50.51
Edison International
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-29.4%
AEP
US$104.17
American Electric Power Company
7D
0.4%
1Y
19.6%

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IDA
US$116.35
IDACORP
7D
0.8%
1Y
26.4%

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DUK
US$117.29
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7D
-0.6%
1Y
16.5%

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FE
US$39.84
FirstEnergy
7D
-1.0%
1Y
3.2%
PCG
US$13.64
PG&E
7D
-2.2%
1Y
-20.6%
NEE
US$74.75
NextEra Energy
7D
7.7%
1Y
3.7%

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CEG
US$318.25
Constellation Energy
7D
-1.4%
1Y
47.5%

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NRG
US$158.69
NRG Energy
7D
-1.2%
1Y
102.0%
EXC
US$43.17
Exelon
7D
-0.6%
1Y
26.1%
ES
US$64.39
Eversource Energy
7D
1.2%
1Y
12.4%

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EVRG
US$69.30
Evergy
7D
0.5%
1Y
31.0%

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LNT
US$61.95
Alliant Energy
7D
2.4%
1Y
20.5%

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ALE
US$64.97
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7D
1.4%
1Y
4.2%

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ETR
US$81.72
Entergy
7D
-1.7%
1Y
56.0%

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