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U.S. Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 21, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies113
  • 7D-5.0%
  • 3M3.4%
  • 1Y13.9%
  • YTD1.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has dropped 5.0%, driven by pullbacks in Constellation Energy and NextEra Energy of 6.6% and 3.5%, respectively. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Mar 2026US$1.7tUS$567.9bUS$67.5b20.7x24.7x2.9x
Tue, 17 Feb 2026US$1.7tUS$562.6bUS$68.0b21.8x24.6x3x
Thu, 15 Jan 2026US$1.5tUS$556.5bUS$68.6b20.1x22.6x2.8x
Sat, 13 Dec 2025US$1.5tUS$558.0bUS$68.7b19.5x22.3x2.7x
Mon, 10 Nov 2025US$1.6tUS$559.3bUS$68.0b20.4x23.6x2.9x
Wed, 08 Oct 2025US$1.6tUS$549.9bUS$63.6b21.3x25.2x2.9x
Fri, 05 Sep 2025US$1.5tUS$549.2bUS$63.7b20.5x23.2x2.7x
Sun, 03 Aug 2025US$1.5tUS$545.9bUS$63.5b20.6x23.8x2.8x
Tue, 01 Jul 2025US$1.4tUS$540.3bUS$64.0b20.4x22.4x2.7x
Thu, 29 May 2025US$1.4tUS$540.1bUS$64.0b20.6x22.4x2.7x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$1.4tUS$528.6bUS$62.1b20.9x22.3x2.6x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$1.4tUS$526.8bUS$63.1b20.6x21.8x2.6x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$1.4tUS$525.1bUS$62.8b20.8x21.9x2.6x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$1.3tUS$528.1bUS$58.6b19.8x22.8x2.5x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$1.4tUS$532.1bUS$61.1b20.1x22.2x2.5x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$533.4bUS$61.3b20.5x22.6x2.6x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.4x22.8x2.6x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.4x21.8x2.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$521.9bUS$60.6b19.8x21.4x2.5x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$517.6bUS$60.4b17.9x19.6x2.3x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$1.2tUS$518.1bUS$60.4b17.9x20.5x2.4x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$525.9bUS$57.8b18.5x20x2.2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$528.0bUS$57.4b18.3x19.5x2.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$536.6bUS$54.4b18.1x19.7x2x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b18.1x20.1x2x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b19.2x20.9x2.1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$1.0tUS$545.0bUS$53.4b18.9x19.4x1.9x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$1.1tUS$554.7bUS$51.7b18.9x20.4x1.9x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$549.8bUS$50.8b19.9x21.5x2x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$1.1tUS$548.4bUS$48.6b20.9x23x2x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$1.2tUS$551.7bUS$45.7b20.7x25.4x2.1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$1.1tUS$549.2bUS$46.5b20x24.3x2.1x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$1.2tUS$536.1bUS$47.0b21.5x25.4x2.2x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$1.1tUS$532.0bUS$45.0b20.6x25.4x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: US$1.1tTotal Earnings: US$45.0bTotal Revenue: US$532.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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-1.86%
Utilities-4.99%
Water Utilities-3.48%
Other Utilities-4.79%
Gas Utilities-5.02%
Electric Utilities-5.09%
Renewable Energy-5.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Electric Utilities industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Renewable Energy industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 44% per year.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.0% 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
OKLO OkloUS$53.97-7.5%
US$247.4m		98.7%PB6.3x
ANNA AleAnnaUS$7.0778.5%
+US$126.5m		-8.2%PS17.2x
ELLO Ellomay CapitalUS$25.343.2%
+US$10.9m		58.4%PS7.3x
SPRU Spruce Power HoldingUS$4.428.1%
+US$6.0m		83.4%PS0.7x
GWRS Global Water ResourcesUS$7.481.6%
+US$3.5m		-32.8%PE72.7x

Latest News

NEE
US$89.50
NextEra Energy
7D
-3.5%
1Y
26.3%
SO
US$93.39
Southern
7D
-4.7%
1Y
4.5%
D
US$59.38
Dominion Energy
7D
-6.1%
1Y
8.9%
CEG
US$281.99
Constellation Energy
7D
-6.6%
1Y
26.7%

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AEP
US$125.66
American Electric Power Company
7D
-6.0%
1Y
19.6%
EXC
US$46.44
Exelon
7D
-6.8%
1Y
6.0%
VST
US$146.02
Vistra
7D
-8.1%
1Y
11.8%
OKLO
US$53.97
Oklo
7D
-7.5%
1Y
98.7%

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GWRS
US$7.48
Global Water Resources
7D
1.6%
1Y
-32.8%

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DUK
US$126.81
Duke Energy
7D
-4.8%
1Y
6.5%
ELLO
US$25.34
Ellomay Capital
7D
3.2%
1Y
58.4%
ANNA
US$7.07
AleAnna
7D
78.5%
1Y
-8.2%
VIVO
US$2.24
VivoPower
7D
8.2%
1Y
73.6%
WAVE
US$6.31
Eco Wave Power Global
7D
7.1%
1Y
-14.7%
SPRU
US$4.42
Spruce Power Holding
7D
8.1%
1Y
83.4%

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PCYO
US$10.35
Pure Cycle
7D
0.8%
1Y
-3.4%