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U.S. Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies119
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-6.9%
  • 1Y22.1%
  • YTD-0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Utilities industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by a pullback from PG&E of 16%. In contrast, Constellation Energy has gained 18%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 22%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.6% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 15 Jan 2025US$1.3tUS$528.1bUS$58.6b19.3x22.5x2.5x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024US$1.4tUS$533.3bUS$61.2b20.3x22.2x2.5x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024US$1.4tUS$533.4bUS$61.3b20.6x22.6x2.6x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024US$1.4tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.4x23.3x2.7x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024US$1.3tUS$522.9bUS$60.5b19.7x21.8x2.5x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024US$1.3tUS$521.8bUS$60.6b19.7x21.4x2.5x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024US$1.2tUS$517.6bUS$60.4b18x19.7x2.3x
Wed, 29 May 2024US$1.2tUS$518.1bUS$60.4b17.9x20.6x2.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$1.2tUS$525.6bUS$57.8b18.8x20.2x2.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$1.1tUS$528.0bUS$57.4b18.2x19.5x2.1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$1.1tUS$537.1bUS$54.3b18.1x19.8x2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b18.6x20.3x2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$1.1tUS$543.9bUS$53.5b19.2x20.9x2.1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$1.0tUS$545.0bUS$53.3b18.4x19.7x1.9x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$1.0tUS$554.7bUS$51.7b18.9x20.1x1.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$1.1tUS$549.7bUS$50.8b19.6x21.3x2x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$1.1tUS$548.4bUS$48.6b20.8x23x2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$1.1tUS$551.7bUS$45.7b20.4x25.1x2.1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$1.1tUS$549.1bUS$46.5b20.1x24.1x2x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$1.2tUS$536.1bUS$47.0b21.5x25.4x2.2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$1.1tUS$532.0bUS$45.0b20.5x25.3x2.1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$1.2tUS$528.4bUS$47.5b20.8x24.5x2.2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$1.2tUS$531.4bUS$50.1b20.8x23.7x2.2x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$1.2tUS$531.8bUS$45.8b20.8x26.3x2.3x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$1.2tUS$530.5bUS$50.4b20.1x23.1x2.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$1.1tUS$505.2bUS$45.1b18.8x23.5x2.1x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$1.3tUS$505.3bUS$45.1b22.8x29.2x2.6x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$1.3tUS$504.0bUS$45.8b22.9x27.9x2.5x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$1.2tUS$484.2bUS$43.7b22.5x27.3x2.5x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$1.3tUS$484.2bUS$43.7b24.2x29.1x2.6x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$1.2tUS$474.8bUS$38.9b24.5x31.2x2.6x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$1.3tUS$470.7bUS$40.5b24.1x31x2.7x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$1.2tUS$468.3bUS$41.3b22x27.9x2.5x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$1.2tUS$461.9bUS$39.1b23.4x30.7x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.7x


Total Market Cap: US$1.2tTotal Earnings: US$39.1bTotal Revenue: US$461.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 24x202320242025
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 24.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
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 4.6% 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-1.18%
Utilities-0.57%
Renewable Energy2.48%
Gas Utilities0.98%
Water Utilities-0.72%
Electric Utilities-0.74%
Other Utilities-1.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 428x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 26.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Other Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Gas Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.2% 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
CEG Constellation EnergyUS$288.8718.5%
+US$14.1b
158.1%PE31.6x
VST VistraUS$170.516.0%
+US$3.3b
329.3%PE31.3x
AEP American Electric Power CompanyUS$94.502.4%
+US$1.2b
18.5%PE19.1x
CNP CenterPoint EnergyUS$31.862.2%
+US$449.7m
13.6%PE21.6x
ETR EntergyUS$77.561.3%
+US$411.7m
54.0%PE18.9x
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DUK

US$106.85

Duke Energy

7D

-1.3%

1Y

10.3%

CEG

US$288.87

Constellation Energy

7D

18.5%

1Y

158.1%

NEE

US$67.98

NextEra Energy

7D

-3.8%

1Y

16.7%

PCG

US$16.22

PG&E

7D

-15.7%

1Y

-4.4%

AEP

US$94.50

American Electric Power Company

7D

2.4%

1Y

18.5%

D

US$53.69

Dominion Energy

7D

-1.7%

1Y

16.3%

NFG

US$65.10

National Fuel Gas

7D

4.5%

1Y

33.9%

XEL

US$64.08

Xcel Energy

7D

-3.5%

1Y

6.6%

VST

US$170.51

Vistra

7D

6.0%

1Y

329.3%