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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y12.0%
  • YTD11.8%

Last week, the Electric Utilities industry hasn't moved much but NextEra Energy is up 4.5% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 12% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Aug 2025US$895.5bUS$320.7bUS$40.7b20.2x22x2.8x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025US$859.0bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b21x22.3x2.7x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025US$853.1bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.4x22.1x2.7x
Mon, 12 May 2025US$841.0bUS$315.2bUS$38.3b20.9x22x2.7x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025US$769.0bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b19.1x20.2x2.5x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025US$807.5bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.1x21.5x2.6x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025US$810.5bUS$308.9bUS$35.7b20.5x22.7x2.6x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024US$790.7bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.6x22.1x2.5x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024US$868.4bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b21.6x23.5x2.7x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024US$867.8bUS$317.4bUS$37.4b19.8x23.2x2.7x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024US$852.3bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.9x23.3x2.7x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024US$801.7bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.3x21.9x2.5x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024US$748.1bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b18.3x19.4x2.4x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024US$743.3bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b16.9x19.3x2.4x
Tue, 14 May 2024US$759.1bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.8x19.7x2.4x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024US$702.8bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.7x20.1x2.2x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024US$668.0bUS$316.8bUS$35.0b17.3x19.1x2.1x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024US$651.8bUS$322.5bUS$31.5b18.2x20.7x2x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024US$678.4bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19.3x21.4x2.1x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023US$651.0bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.6x20.5x2x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023US$617.0bUS$325.5bUS$29.9b18.3x20.7x1.9x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023US$666.2bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.9x21.8x2x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023US$663.1bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.8x21.7x2x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023US$718.7bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b19.3x24.8x2.2x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023US$702.6bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b19.1x24.3x2.2x
Wed, 17 May 2023US$698.1bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.2x24.1x2.2x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023US$724.9bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b20.1x24.4x2.3x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023US$665.9bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b18.4x22.5x2.1x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023US$703.3bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b19x22.1x2.2x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023US$738.6bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.6x23.4x2.3x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022US$729.3bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.2x23.2x2.3x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022US$689.2bUS$312.1bUS$33.4b17.9x20.7x2.2x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022US$701.2bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b18.7x23.1x2.3x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022US$771.4bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.7x25.4x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: US$771.4bTotal Earnings: US$30.3bTotal Revenue: US$305.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.9x202320242025
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 21.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Utilities industry?

US Market1.26%
Utilities-1.07%
Electric Utilities-0.91%
Electric Utilities-0.91%
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$75.724.5%
+US$6.7b		-4.6%PE26.3x
EIX Edison InternationalUS$55.630.7%
+US$146.2m		-33.7%PE8.1x
OTTR Otter TailUS$82.813.8%
+US$126.6m		-6.3%PE12.1x
HE Hawaiian Electric IndustriesUS$11.452.5%
+US$48.3m		-6.3%PS0.6x
MGEE MGE EnergyUS$83.400.5%
+US$14.6m		-5.1%PE23.3x

Latest News

ETR
US$87.85
Entergy
7D
-2.5%
1Y
48.4%
HE
US$11.45
Hawaiian Electric Industries
7D
2.5%
1Y
-6.3%
DUK
US$121.46
Duke Energy
7D
-3.3%
1Y
7.8%
MGEE
US$83.40
MGE Energy
7D
0.5%
1Y
-5.1%
OKLO
US$68.99
Oklo
7D
-4.0%
1Y
849.0%
ES
US$64.54
Eversource Energy
7D
-1.8%
1Y
-2.0%

Eversource Energy's (NYSE:ES) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Aug 11
Eversource Energy's (NYSE:ES) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest
SO
US$92.85
Southern
7D
-1.8%
1Y
6.8%
OTTR
US$82.81
Otter Tail
7D
3.8%
1Y
-6.3%

Otter Tail: What Went Wrong, What Comes Next

Aug 10
CEG
US$322.77
Constellation Energy
7D
-4.7%
1Y
69.2%
AEP
US$110.70
American Electric Power Company
7D
-1.2%
1Y
13.5%

Earnings Beat: American Electric Power Company, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Aug 02
Earnings Beat: American Electric Power Company, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
EXC
US$44.00
Exelon
7D
-1.6%
1Y
17.0%
EIX
US$55.63
Edison International
7D
0.7%
1Y
-33.7%
IDA
US$124.55
IDACORP
7D
0.2%
1Y
21.1%
NEE
US$75.72
NextEra Energy
7D
4.5%
1Y
-4.6%