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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y18.1%
  • YTD7.0%

In the last week, the Electric Utilities industry is up 1.4%, with Constellation Energy up 5.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Jun 2025US$850.5bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.4x22.1x2.7x
Wed, 28 May 2025US$846.5bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b21x22x2.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025US$817.2bUS$309.8bUS$36.6b20.8x22.3x2.6x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025US$816.3bUS$309.3bUS$37.6b20.6x21.7x2.6x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025US$820.9bUS$309.5bUS$37.4b20.3x22x2.7x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025US$782.0bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b19.8x21.9x2.5x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024US$813.2bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.8x22.1x2.5x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024US$837.9bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.7x22.7x2.6x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024US$843.2bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.3x23.1x2.7x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024US$820.7bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.8x22.4x2.6x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024US$797.2bUS$315.7bUS$37.9b20.1x21.1x2.5x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024US$726.6bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17x18.9x2.3x
Thu, 30 May 2024US$758.9bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b16.9x19.7x2.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024US$705.4bUS$315.0bUS$35.2b18x20x2.2x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024US$679.5bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.4x19.4x2.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024US$645.9bUS$320.9bUS$31.8b17.6x20.3x2x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024US$644.8bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.2x20.3x2x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023US$670.8bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b19x21.1x2.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023US$623.2bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b17.8x19.6x1.9x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023US$624.6bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.7x20.5x1.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023US$653.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.7x21.4x2x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023US$672.8bUS$325.9bUS$30.9b19x21.8x2.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023US$694.1bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.7x24x2.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023US$670.8bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b18.7x23.2x2.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023US$718.0bUS$319.0bUS$31.9b20.2x22.5x2.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023US$684.6bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.2x23.1x2.2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023US$687.0bUS$312.3bUS$30.3b19.3x22.6x2.2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023US$714.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.2x22.7x2.2x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022US$726.7bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.9x23.1x2.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022US$701.9bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18x22.3x2.2x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022US$644.8bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b16.9x21.2x2.1x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022US$778.1bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.2x25.6x2.5x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022US$751.5bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21x24.8x2.5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022US$693.9bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b21.4x24.9x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.9x


Total Market Cap: US$693.9bTotal 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 22.1x202320242025
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 22.1x.
  • 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 Market3.41%
Utilities1.27%
Electric Utilities1.36%
Electric Utilities1.36%
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$320.175.0%
+US$4.8b		59.9%PE33.6x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$162.677.1%
+US$2.1b		108.9%PE24.5x
SO SouthernUS$90.901.8%
+US$1.8b		17.2%PE21.7x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$116.921.3%
+US$1.2b		16.7%PE19.6x
XEL Xcel EnergyUS$67.781.7%
+US$657.5m		26.9%PE20.2x

Latest News

XEL
US$67.78
Xcel Energy
7D
1.7%
1Y
26.9%

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EIX
US$50.97
Edison International
7D
2.7%
1Y
-29.0%
POR
US$40.20
Portland General Electric
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-7.0%
OKLO
US$55.26
Oklo
7D
-4.6%
1Y
552.4%
SO
US$90.90
Southern
7D
1.8%
1Y
17.2%
MGEE
US$88.15
MGE Energy
7D
-0.2%
1Y
18.0%

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NRG
US$162.67
NRG Energy
7D
7.1%
1Y
108.9%

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Jun 23
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FE
US$39.90
FirstEnergy
7D
-0.03%
1Y
4.3%

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LNT
US$60.35
Alliant Energy
7D
-0.3%
1Y
18.6%

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CEG
US$320.17
Constellation Energy
7D
5.0%
1Y
59.9%
AEP
US$102.46
American Electric Power Company
7D
0.7%
1Y
16.8%
PPL
US$33.56
PPL
7D
-0.6%
1Y
21.4%

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Jun 17
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NEE
US$70.89
NextEra Energy
7D
-0.9%
1Y
0.1%

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Jun 16
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DUK
US$116.92
Duke Energy
7D
1.3%
1Y
16.7%

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May 22
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ETR
US$82.48
Entergy
7D
1.9%
1Y
54.2%

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TXNM
US$56.26
TXNM Energy
7D
-0.3%
1Y
52.2%