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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M3.9%
  • 1Y12.9%
  • YTD9.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Electric Utilities industry has risen 3.7%, driven by gains from Southern of 6.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. Looking forward, 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
Wed, 21 May 2025US$864.5bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b21.3x22.4x2.7x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025US$802.6bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b20.5x21.1x2.6x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025US$822.1bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.6x21.9x2.7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025US$813.8bUS$308.6bUS$35.8b20.6x22.7x2.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025US$789.0bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.4x22.1x2.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024US$845.9bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b21x22.9x2.7x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024US$835.0bUS$318.5bUS$38.0b19.8x22x2.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024US$861.4bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20x23.5x2.7x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024US$803.8bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.3x22x2.5x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024US$762.5bUS$313.8bUS$37.7b18.4x20.2x2.4x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024US$737.2bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.2x19.1x2.4x
Thu, 23 May 2024US$776.2bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.6x20.1x2.5x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$688.7bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.8x19.7x2.2x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$668.2bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.1x2.1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$634.6bUS$322.8bUS$32.5b17.2x19.5x2x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$681.0bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.6x21.4x2.1x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$660.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x20.8x2x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$650.6bUS$322.8bUS$31.8b18.5x20.4x2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$604.1bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b17.7x19.8x1.9x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$653.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.5x21.4x2x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$708.8bUS$327.1bUS$30.4b19.3x23.4x2.2x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$691.1bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.6x23.9x2.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$681.8bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19x23.6x2.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$725.2bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b20.1x24.5x2.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$697.1bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.7x23.5x2.2x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$700.8bUS$306.6bUS$31.1b19x22.6x2.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$737.0bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.7x23.4x2.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$728.7bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.1x23.1x2.3x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$687.7bUS$316.5bUS$33.9b17.6x20.3x2.2x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$668.4bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.5x22x2.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$751.2bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21x24.8x2.5x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$742.9bUS$298.9bUS$29.8b21.3x24.9x2.5x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$692.2bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.4x24.8x2.4x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$749.1bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b22.5x26.9x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: US$749.1bTotal 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 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 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 Trends

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

US Market0.50%
Utilities3.64%
Electric Utilities3.70%
Electric Utilities3.70%
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$90.836.1%
+US$5.8b		13.9%PE21.7x
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$74.413.2%
+US$4.7b		-3.3%PE27.8x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$117.313.7%
+US$3.3b		12.4%PE19.6x
XEL Xcel EnergyUS$72.325.9%
+US$2.3b		27.4%PE21.6x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$103.734.2%
+US$2.2b		12.0%PE20x
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AEP

US$103.73

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7D

4.2%

1Y

12.0%

ETR

US$84.33

Entergy

7D

4.3%

1Y

47.7%

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HE

US$10.82

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7D

-1.0%

1Y

-2.7%

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NEE

US$74.41

NextEra Energy

7D

3.2%

1Y

-3.3%

PCG

US$17.74

PG&E

7D

4.6%

1Y

-6.2%

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SO

US$90.83

Southern

7D

6.1%

1Y

13.9%

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ALE

US$65.23

ALLETE

7D

-0.7%

1Y

2.7%

DUK

US$117.31

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7D

3.7%

1Y

12.4%

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EXC

US$44.26

Exelon

7D

3.0%

1Y

14.9%

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XEL

US$72.32

Xcel Energy

7D

5.9%

1Y

27.4%

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