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U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M8.5%
  • 1Y18.0%
  • YTD18.0%

In the last week, the Electric Utilities industry is up 4.4%, with NextEra Energy up 6.7%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
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
Sat, 04 Jun 2022US$741.8bUS$292.9bUS$27.9b22x26.6x2.5x
Mon, 02 May 2022US$704.3bUS$290.4bUS$25.1b21x28.1x2.4x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022US$727.2bUS$288.1bUS$26.8b21.2x27.1x2.5x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022US$652.5bUS$279.8bUS$26.7b19.7x24.4x2.3x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022US$697.4bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b22.6x27.1x2.7x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021US$707.9bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b22x27.5x2.7x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021US$686.0bUS$259.0bUS$25.7b21.8x26.7x2.6x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021US$668.3bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.4x26.3x2.7x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021US$687.2bUS$254.3bUS$23.0b21x29.9x2.7x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021US$685.5bUS$250.9bUS$25.4b21.9x27x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27x


Total Market Cap: US$685.5bTotal Earnings: US$25.4bTotal Revenue: US$250.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Electric Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.4x202220232024
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 23.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Electric Utilities industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% 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 Market-2.81%
Utilities3.82%
Electric Utilities4.37%
Electric Utilities4.37%
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$79.206.7%
+US$10.2b		14.5%PE25.8x
SO SouthernUS$88.587.8%
+US$7.1b		30.6%PE21x
DUK Duke EnergyUS$113.925.5%
+US$4.5b		27.3%PE20.4x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$101.795.5%
+US$3.3b		25.3%PE20.6x
EXC ExelonUS$38.775.5%
+US$2.0b		-2.9%PE16x
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