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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M2.0%
  • 1Y13.8%
  • YTD4.1%

The Electric Utilities industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with Constellation Energy up 10.0%. In the same time, Edison International was down 5.9%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 15%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 06 May 2025US$830.6bUS$313.4bUS$39.0b21.1x21.3x2.7x
Thu, 03 Apr 2025US$825.0bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b21x21.7x2.7x
Sat, 01 Mar 2025US$815.7bUS$309.9bUS$37.6b20.8x21.7x2.6x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025US$829.4bUS$308.9bUS$35.7b20.3x23.2x2.7x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024US$795.0bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.8x22.2x2.6x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024US$843.6bUS$319.1bUS$37.4b21.2x22.6x2.6x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024US$871.2bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20.2x23.8x2.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024US$837.1bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20.2x22.9x2.6x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024US$795.5bUS$316.7bUS$37.1b19.4x21.4x2.5x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024US$755.4bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.8x19.6x2.4x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024US$744.0bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b16.9x19.3x2.4x
Wed, 08 May 2024US$741.0bUS$315.6bUS$37.8b17.3x19.6x2.3x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024US$690.6bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.8x19.8x2.2x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024US$650.8bUS$318.9bUS$35.0b15.8x18.6x2x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024US$650.0bUS$322.5bUS$31.5b18.2x20.7x2x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023US$667.2bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x21x2.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023US$652.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.4x20.5x2x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023US$608.9bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.1x20x1.9x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023US$674.1bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.1x22.1x2.1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023US$663.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.8x21.8x2x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023US$701.9bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.9x24.3x2.2x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023US$687.5bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.3x23.8x2.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023US$722.3bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.9x25x2.2x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023US$727.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b20.2x24.5x2.3x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023US$682.3bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b19.1x23x2.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023US$706.8bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b19.4x22.2x2.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022US$738.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.5x23.5x2.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022US$727.6bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.8x23.1x2.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022US$646.1bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.1x21.3x2.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022US$740.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b20.8x24.4x2.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022US$783.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.8x25.8x2.6x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022US$698.9bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.2x25.1x2.4x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022US$659.9bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b20.2x23.7x2.3x
Fri, 13 May 2022US$708.3bUS$292.8bUS$27.0b20.6x26.3x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.3x


Total Market Cap: US$708.3bTotal Earnings: US$27.0bTotal Revenue: US$292.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.2x202320242025
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 22.2x.
  • 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 Market2.16%
Utilities0.92%
Electric Utilities0.90%
Electric Utilities0.90%
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$248.2710.4%
+US$7.3b		25.6%PE20.7x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$116.236.3%
+US$1.4b		49.2%PE21.8x
XEL Xcel EnergyUS$70.891.9%
+US$755.6m		30.4%PE21.2x
SO SouthernUS$91.050.3%
+US$317.1m		20.6%PE21.7x
FE FirstEnergyUS$43.090.9%
+US$214.8m		10.6%PE22.9x
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CEG

US$248.27

Constellation Energy

7D

10.4%

1Y

25.6%

AEP

US$107.44

American Electric Power Company

7D

0.4%

1Y

21.0%

SO

US$91.05

Southern

7D

0.3%

1Y

20.6%

OKLO

US$25.47

Oklo

7D

4.0%

1Y

70.4%

PPL

US$36.28

PPL

7D

-0.5%

1Y

29.2%

OGE

US$45.14

OGE Energy

7D

-0.7%

1Y

26.9%

FE

US$43.09

FirstEnergy

7D

0.9%

1Y

10.6%

EIX

US$54.93

Edison International

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-24.8%

ETR

US$84.39

Entergy

7D

-0.8%

1Y

54.8%

PCG

US$16.92

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7D

-2.1%

1Y

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US$70.89

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1.9%

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US$66.10

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7D

-0.1%

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-7.2%

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US$52.56

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7D

-1.6%

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37.5%