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U.S. Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedSep 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies116
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M17.4%
  • 1Y35.3%
  • YTD24.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 35% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 10% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 28 Sep 2024US$1.4tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b20x22.9x2.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.4x21.7x2.5x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$517.6bUS$60.4b19.1x20.5x2.4x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024US$1.2tUS$517.6bUS$60.4b18x19.8x2.3x
Sun, 19 May 2024US$1.3tUS$518.1bUS$60.4b18.7x20.8x2.4x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024US$1.1tUS$528.1bUS$57.4b18.1x19.6x2.1x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$526.3bUS$57.9b17.9x19.1x2.1x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$539.4bUS$54.2b17.7x19.5x2x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b19.6x21.2x2.1x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b19.1x20.6x2x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023US$1.0tUS$548.3bUS$52.2b19.3x20.1x1.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$554.7bUS$51.7b18.7x19.9x1.9x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023US$1.1tUS$549.7bUS$50.8b19.9x21.7x2x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023US$1.2tUS$553.8bUS$47.0b21.5x25.4x2.2x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023US$1.1tUS$551.9bUS$45.7b20x24.8x2.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023US$1.1tUS$549.1bUS$46.5b20.3x24.6x2.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$531.9bUS$45.0b21.4x26.5x2.2x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023US$1.2tUS$532.0bUS$45.0b21x25.9x2.2x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023US$1.2tUS$537.9bUS$49.1b20.9x23.8x2.2x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$531.4bUS$50.1b21.6x24.5x2.3x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022US$1.2tUS$531.7bUS$45.9b21.3x26.5x2.3x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022US$1.2tUS$519.8bUS$51.9b20.2x22.4x2.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022US$1.2tUS$505.2bUS$45.1b19.4x26x2.3x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$505.3bUS$45.1b22.2x28.4x2.5x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022US$1.2tUS$486.1bUS$45.3b22.6x26.9x2.5x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022US$1.2tUS$484.3bUS$43.7b22.5x27.2x2.5x
Tue, 24 May 2022US$1.2tUS$484.2bUS$43.7b23.9x28.6x2.6x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022US$1.3tUS$473.4bUS$40.7b26.1x32.4x2.8x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022US$1.2tUS$479.9bUS$41.5b23x29.5x2.6x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022US$1.2tUS$468.2bUS$40.6b23.2x28.8x2.5x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022US$1.2tUS$443.5bUS$39.3b23.5x30.8x2.7x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021US$1.2tUS$443.4bUS$39.4b22.8x30.4x2.7x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021US$1.2tUS$439.2bUS$38.6b22.2x30.6x2.7x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021US$1.1tUS$429.8bUS$42.1b21.2x26.7x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: US$1.1tTotal Earnings: US$42.1bTotal Revenue: US$429.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.7x202220232024
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 24.7x.
  • 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 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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 Market0.86%
Utilities0.99%
Renewable Energy5.32%
Gas Utilities0.94%
Other Utilities0.86%
Electric Utilities0.76%
Water Utilities-0.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 421x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.9%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 39.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 26.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Renewable Energy industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 19% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 40% per year.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.4% 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
NEE NextEra EnergyUS$84.542.2%
+US$3.7b
47.6%PE27.5x
VST VistraUS$117.729.1%
+US$3.4b
254.8%PE84.8x
NRG NRG EnergyUS$91.224.7%
+US$852.3m
136.8%PE9.4x
AES AESUS$20.076.2%
+US$831.8m
32.0%PE19.1x
PEG Public Service Enterprise GroupUS$88.251.7%
+US$742.3m
55.1%PE26.6x
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VST

US$117.72

Vistra

7D

9.1%

1Y

254.8%

PCG

US$19.82

PG&E

7D

-1.3%

1Y

22.9%

NRG

US$91.22

NRG Energy

7D

4.7%

1Y

136.8%

CEG

US$257.00

Constellation Energy

7D

0.8%

1Y

135.6%

PEG

US$88.25

Public Service Enterprise Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

55.1%

DUK

US$115.97

Duke Energy

7D

-0.3%

1Y

31.4%