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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 08, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M7.2%
  • 1Y15.4%
  • YTD13.4%

Last week, the Electric Utilities industry hasn't moved much but Duke Energy is up 3.5% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 15% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 08 Aug 2025US$898.4bUS$320.0bUS$39.4b20.8x22.8x2.8x
Sun, 06 Jul 2025US$857.4bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.6x22.2x2.7x
Tue, 03 Jun 2025US$860.0bUS$316.4bUS$38.5b20.9x22.3x2.7x
Thu, 01 May 2025US$826.3bUS$310.4bUS$38.3b20.9x21.5x2.7x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$809.7bUS$309.3bUS$38.1b20.7x21.3x2.6x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$834.1bUS$309.6bUS$37.4b21x22.3x2.7x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$816.0bUS$310.4bUS$35.8b20.7x22.8x2.6x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$786.6bUS$319.1bUS$36.9b20.3x21.3x2.5x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$834.1bUS$319.1bUS$37.4b20.7x22.3x2.6x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$843.5bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.6x23.1x2.7x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$824.7bUS$316.7bUS$36.6b19.8x22.6x2.6x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$788.8bUS$316.7bUS$38.4b19.2x20.5x2.5x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$731.8bUS$313.6bUS$38.5b17.1x19x2.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$762.9bUS$314.0bUS$38.5b17.5x19.8x2.4x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$719.5bUS$315.5bUS$35.8b17.7x20.1x2.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$698.0bUS$316.8bUS$34.9b17.9x20x2.2x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$640.3bUS$321.9bUS$33.5b16.7x19.1x2x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$643.7bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b17.9x20.3x2x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$662.5bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.8x20.9x2.1x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$649.3bUS$322.4bUS$31.8b18.2x20.4x2x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$627.1bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b18.6x20.6x1.9x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$671.3bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.4x22x2.1x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$679.4bUS$325.0bUS$30.5b19.2x22.3x2.1x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$683.8bUS$325.6bUS$28.9b18.6x23.6x2.1x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$678.8bUS$323.5bUS$28.9b19.6x23.5x2.1x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$719.0bUS$323.1bUS$28.8b20x25x2.2x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$703.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.7b19.5x23.7x2.2x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$667.0bUS$314.2bUS$29.6b18.8x22.5x2.1x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$706.9bUS$322.3bUS$31.9b19.1x22.2x2.2x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$736.3bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b19.4x23.4x2.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$710.6bUS$320.5bUS$31.5b18.3x22.6x2.2x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$650.7bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b17.1x21.4x2.1x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$749.8bUS$305.5bUS$30.3b21.1x24.7x2.5x
Mon, 15 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 9.1% 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 Market0.20%
Utilities0.78%
Electric Utilities0.89%
Electric Utilities0.89%
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
DUK Duke EnergyUS$125.933.5%
+US$3.4b		12.0%PE20.7x
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$72.582.1%
+US$3.1b		-6.4%PE25.3x
PCG PG&EUS$15.057.3%
+US$2.3b		-16.9%PE14.1x
EIX Edison InternationalUS$54.945.4%
+US$1.1b		-32.8%PE8x
SO SouthernUS$95.350.9%
+US$957.0m		10.3%PE24.5x

Latest News

GNE
US$16.09
Genie Energy
7D
-20.8%
1Y
0.8%

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.075

Aug 08
Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.075
DUK
US$125.93
Duke Energy
7D
3.5%
1Y
12.0%
MGEE
US$84.15
MGE Energy
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-0.4%
NRG
US$153.22
NRG Energy
7D
-8.4%
1Y
96.5%
CEG
US$336.41
Constellation Energy
7D
-3.3%
1Y
79.9%
TXNM
US$57.10
TXNM Energy
7D
0.5%
1Y
41.3%
XEL
US$73.23
Xcel Energy
7D
-0.3%
1Y
25.9%
PCG
US$15.05
PG&E
7D
7.3%
1Y
-16.9%
EXC
US$45.54
Exelon
7D
1.3%
1Y
21.3%
SO
US$95.35
Southern
7D
0.9%
1Y
10.3%
EIX
US$54.94
Edison International
7D
5.4%
1Y
-32.8%
PPL
US$36.37
PPL
7D
1.9%
1Y
19.2%
IDA
US$124.98
IDACORP
7D
-0.3%
1Y
23.3%
NEE
US$72.58
NextEra Energy
7D
2.1%
1Y
-6.4%
ALE
US$65.59
ALLETE
7D
-0.5%
1Y
2.2%