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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M6.9%
  • 1Y16.2%
  • YTD13.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Electric Utilities industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains in Constellation Energy and Duke Energy of 3.9% and 3.8%, respectively. This means that the industry has gained 16% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.6% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 06 Aug 2025US$911.1bUS$319.9bUS$40.2b20.9x22.7x2.8x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025US$857.4bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.6x22.2x2.7x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025US$857.9bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b21.2x22.3x2.7x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025US$815.2bUS$310.6bUS$36.6b20.8x22.3x2.6x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025US$802.4bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b20.5x21.1x2.6x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025US$834.1bUS$309.6bUS$37.4b21x22.3x2.7x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$816.0bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.4x22.8x2.6x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$805.5bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.7x21.8x2.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$825.3bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.7x22.4x2.6x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$843.5bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.6x23.1x2.7x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$818.6bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.8x22.4x2.6x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$783.9bUS$316.3bUS$38.0b19.5x20.6x2.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$730.4bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.1x19x2.3x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$773.1bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.6x20.1x2.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$710.0bUS$314.9bUS$35.2b18.1x20.2x2.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$693.5bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.9x19.8x2.2x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$654.1bUS$322.9bUS$32.6b17.1x20.1x2x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$641.6bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18x20.2x2x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$672.7bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.7x21.2x2.1x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$648.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.2x20.4x2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$622.5bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.6x20.4x1.9x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$661.9bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.8x21.7x2x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$675.3bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.1x22.1x2.1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$686.5bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.7x23.7x2.1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$677.9bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.1x23.4x2.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$709.7bUS$319.4bUS$32.3b19.8x22x2.2x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$703.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.5x23.7x2.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$687.8bUS$314.5bUS$29.8b19.3x23.1x2.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$719.0bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19x22.8x2.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$731.4bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.1x23.2x2.3x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$707.7bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.2x22.5x2.2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$634.4bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b16.9x20.9x2.1x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$771.8bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.4x25.4x2.5x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$777.0bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.8x25.6x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.6x


Total Market Cap: US$777.0bTotal Earnings: US$30.3bTotal Revenue: US$305.5bTotal 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 9.8% 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 Market-1.19%
Utilities2.04%
Electric Utilities2.24%
Electric Utilities2.24%
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$343.573.9%
+US$4.1b		89.8%PE36.1x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$124.003.8%
+US$3.5b		9.8%PE20.4x
PCG PG&EUS$15.178.4%
+US$2.6b		-14.8%PE14.2x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$171.967.6%
+US$2.4b		141.6%PE25.9x
ETR EntergyUS$90.402.4%
+US$2.3b		55.6%PE22.9x

Latest News

CEG
US$343.57
Constellation Energy
7D
3.9%
1Y
89.8%
DUK
US$124.00
Duke Energy
7D
3.8%
1Y
9.8%
NRG
US$171.96
NRG Energy
7D
7.6%
1Y
141.6%
XEL
US$73.73
Xcel Energy
7D
1.9%
1Y
27.4%
PCG
US$15.17
PG&E
7D
8.4%
1Y
-14.8%
ETR
US$90.40
Entergy
7D
2.4%
1Y
55.6%

Results: Entergy Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Aug 02
Results: Entergy Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
AEP
US$113.24
American Electric Power Company
7D
3.7%
1Y
15.2%

Earnings Beat: American Electric Power Company, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Aug 02
Earnings Beat: American Electric Power Company, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
SO
US$94.39
Southern
7D
-0.9%
1Y
9.2%
PPL
US$35.78
PPL
7D
-1.2%
1Y
18.4%
OKLO
US$84.09
Oklo
7D
18.4%
1Y
967.1%
NEE
US$71.18
NextEra Energy
7D
-1.1%
1Y
-7.5%