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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M7.4%
  • 1Y15.5%
  • YTD10.9%

The Electric Utilities is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Constellation Energy has stood out, gaining 4.0%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 16% 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
Wed, 30 Jul 2025US$872.6bUS$317.1bUS$38.9b21.8x22.4x2.8x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025US$841.5bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.4x21.8x2.7x
Sun, 25 May 2025US$846.5bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.8x22x2.7x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025US$812.3bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b19.9x21.3x2.6x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025US$815.7bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.8x21.7x2.6x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025US$826.1bUS$309.5bUS$37.4b20.3x22.1x2.7x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025US$785.0bUS$285.5bUS$33.0b19.6x23.8x2.7x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024US$825.8bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b21x22.4x2.6x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024US$825.6bUS$319.4bUS$38.0b20.2x21.8x2.6x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024US$862.8bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.7x23.6x2.7x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024US$814.4bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.5x22.3x2.6x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024US$779.5bUS$314.3bUS$37.3b19.6x20.9x2.5x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024US$736.0bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.1x19.1x2.3x
Mon, 27 May 2024US$760.3bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.2x19.7x2.4x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024US$708.5bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b18.2x20.3x2.2x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024US$680.6bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.5x2.1x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024US$646.3bUS$320.9bUS$31.8b17.6x20.3x2x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024US$669.4bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x21.1x2.1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023US$661.6bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19.6x20.8x2.1x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023US$629.4bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.2x19.8x2x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023US$599.0bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18x19.6x1.8x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023US$643.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.1x21.1x2x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023US$680.2bUS$325.9bUS$30.9b19.3x22x2.1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023US$690.4bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.6x23.9x2.1x
Tue, 30 May 2023US$672.0bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b18.8x23.2x2.1x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023US$709.1bUS$314.6bUS$29.5b20.1x24.1x2.3x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023US$684.3bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.2x23.1x2.2x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023US$704.3bUS$311.2bUS$30.3b19.7x23.2x2.3x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023US$737.3bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.8x23.4x2.3x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022US$738.2bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.4x23.4x2.3x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022US$701.5bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.1x22.3x2.2x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022US$657.5bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17x21.7x2.2x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022US$753.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b20.8x24.8x2.5x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022US$750.6bUS$304.0bUS$30.4b20.9x24.7x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: US$750.6bTotal Earnings: US$30.4bTotal Revenue: US$304.0bTotal 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 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have grown 8.6% 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 Market0.80%
Utilities-0.45%
Electric Utilities-0.96%
Electric Utilities-0.96%
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$330.524.0%
+US$4.0b		95.9%PE34.7x
OKLO OkloUS$71.0115.8%
+US$1.4b		701.5%PB38.9x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$159.873.8%
+US$1.2b		118.0%PE24.1x
PCG PG&EUS$13.992.4%
+US$725.2m		-23.7%PE13.1x
EIX Edison InternationalUS$52.450.8%
+US$161.6m		-33.9%PE7.4x

Latest News

OKLO
US$71.01
Oklo
7D
15.8%
1Y
701.5%
NEE
US$71.95
NextEra Energy
7D
-7.2%
1Y
-3.1%
POR
US$41.29
Portland General Electric
7D
1.0%
1Y
-12.9%
NRG
US$159.87
NRG Energy
7D
3.8%
1Y
118.0%
AEP
US$109.22
American Electric Power Company
7D
-0.9%
1Y
11.3%
PNW
US$89.87
Pinnacle West Capital
7D
-4.8%
1Y
5.2%
SO
US$95.20
Southern
7D
-0.7%
1Y
14.2%
FE
US$41.80
FirstEnergy
7D
0.5%
1Y
0%
LNT
US$64.50
Alliant Energy
7D
-1.9%
1Y
14.9%
DUK
US$119.49
Duke Energy
7D
-1.0%
1Y
8.7%
CEG
US$330.52
Constellation Energy
7D
4.0%
1Y
95.9%

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jul 14
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
PPL
US$36.20
PPL
7D
-1.7%
1Y
20.8%
EIX
US$52.45
Edison International
7D
0.8%
1Y
-33.9%
PCG
US$13.99
PG&E
7D
2.4%
1Y
-23.7%
XEL
US$72.34
Xcel Energy
7D
-1.0%
1Y
23.4%