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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y13.3%
  • YTD8.5%

In the last week, the Electric Utilities industry is up 2.6%, with NextEra Energy up 6.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 13%. 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
Sat, 17 May 2025US$851.8bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b21x22.1x2.7x
Mon, 14 Apr 2025US$798.1bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b20x21x2.6x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025US$814.9bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.2x21.7x2.6x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025US$816.2bUS$308.6bUS$35.8b20.5x22.8x2.6x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025US$798.7bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.5x22.3x2.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024US$869.3bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b21.3x23.6x2.7x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024US$844.2bUS$318.1bUS$37.8b19.5x22.4x2.7x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$851.4bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b20x23.3x2.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$804.6bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.3x22x2.5x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$756.4bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b18.3x19.6x2.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$732.8bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.1x19x2.3x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$768.4bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.7x19.9x2.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$685.7bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.5x19.6x2.2x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$665.4bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.6x19x2.1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$637.8bUS$322.7bUS$31.9b17.3x20x2x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$682.0bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19.4x21.5x2.1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$658.7bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.5x20.7x2x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$636.9bUS$323.2bUS$30.9b18.6x20.6x2x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$618.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18x20.3x1.9x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$663.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.9x21.8x2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$715.9bUS$327.8bUS$30.4b19.2x23.6x2.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$684.9bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.5x23.7x2.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$688.2bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.1x23.8x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$718.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.9x24.2x2.3x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$697.5bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.6x23.5x2.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$693.1bUS$323.5bUS$32.0b18.9x21.7x2.1x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$740.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.6x23.5x2.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$729.8bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.2x23.2x2.3x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$688.0bUS$314.4bUS$33.9b17.7x20.3x2.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$668.4bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.8x22x2.2x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$753.5bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.5x24.8x2.5x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$707.5bUS$294.6bUS$29.2b21.3x24.2x2.4x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$690.9bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.1x24.8x2.4x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$719.2bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.7x25.8x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: US$719.2bTotal 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 Market5.34%
Utilities2.11%
Electric Utilities2.59%
Electric Utilities2.59%
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$75.006.7%
+US$9.7b		-1.4%PE28x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$159.2033.4%
+US$7.5b		93.4%PE24x
CEG Constellation EnergyUS$291.127.3%
+US$6.2b		36.6%PE30.6x
PCG PG&EUS$17.874.3%
+US$1.6b		-3.9%PE16.7x
OKLO OkloUS$37.7234.3%
+US$1.3b		318.6%PB19.5x
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