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U.S. Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies119
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M1.8%
  • 1Y20.9%
  • YTD3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains in Duke Energy and NextEra Energy of 5.4% and 3.0%, respectively. In the same time, Constellation Energy was down 9.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 21%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 04 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$526.8bUS$63.6b21.1x22x2.7x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$527.4bUS$63.2b20.2x21.8x2.6x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025US$1.4tUS$526.6bUS$58.6b20.1x23.6x2.6x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024US$1.3tUS$523.4bUS$60.0b20.1x22.1x2.5x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$533.4bUS$62.0b21.1x23.1x2.7x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b20.1x23.5x2.7x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b20.1x22.7x2.6x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$522.9bUS$60.6b19.4x21.3x2.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$517.6bUS$60.4b18.9x20.6x2.4x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$518.0bUS$60.4b17.9x20.3x2.4x
Thu, 09 May 2024US$1.2tUS$520.0bUS$59.3b18.8x20.5x2.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$561.5bUS$56.9b18.4x20.6x2.1x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$528.5bUS$57.9b17.4x18.6x2x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$544.0bUS$53.2b18.3x20.4x2x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b19.4x20.8x2x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b18.8x20.3x2x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$549.7bUS$50.8b18.5x19.7x1.8x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$549.8bUS$50.8b20.2x21.9x2x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023US$1.1tUS$549.3bUS$49.6b20.1x22.1x2x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023US$1.2tUS$551.7bUS$45.7b20.8x25.4x2.1x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023US$1.2tUS$551.3bUS$46.4b20.5x24.8x2.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023US$1.2tUS$549.1bUS$46.6b21.1x25.4x2.2x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$532.0bUS$45.0b21.7x26.9x2.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023US$1.1tUS$532.0bUS$45.0b20.3x25.5x2.2x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023US$1.2tUS$533.3bUS$50.5b21.7x23.7x2.2x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022US$1.2tUS$531.4bUS$50.1b21x24.5x2.3x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022US$1.2tUS$531.3bUS$50.1b21.6x24.4x2.3x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022US$1.1tUS$505.2bUS$45.1b19.8x24.9x2.2x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$505.2bUS$45.1b21.7x28.8x2.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$505.3bUS$45.1b23.6x29.5x2.6x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022US$1.2tUS$484.2bUS$43.7b22.8x27.4x2.5x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022US$1.1tUS$484.4bUS$43.7b21.4x26.3x2.4x
Sat, 14 May 2022US$1.2tUS$484.2bUS$43.6b23.8x28x2.5x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022US$1.3tUS$472.6bUS$40.6b25.5x32.4x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.4x


Total Market Cap: US$1.3tTotal Earnings: US$40.6bTotal Revenue: US$472.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American 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 23.5x.
  • 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 Utilities industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.7% 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 sector?

US Market-5.64%
Utilities1.64%
Water Utilities5.56%
Other Utilities2.40%
Electric Utilities1.95%
Gas Utilities1.74%
Renewable Energy-6.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 27.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 17.1% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Renewable Energy industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 432x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gas Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
DUK Duke EnergyUS$124.055.4%
+US$5.0b		29.1%PE21.9x
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$72.143.0%
+US$4.3b		13.2%PE21.4x
EXC ExelonUS$47.236.7%
+US$3.0b		26.9%PE19.3x
SO SouthernUS$92.562.8%
+US$2.8b		32.1%PE23.1x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$109.113.8%
+US$2.1b		30.0%PE19.6x
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