COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026

CIG vs NGG

Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CIG scored 83.0, NGG scored 57.6 — CIG leads.
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CIG
Comp En De Mn Cemig
Utilities - Regulated Electric · Quality-Growth
83
$1.92
Score gap
25.4
CIG leads
NGG
National Grid Transco, PLC Nati
Utilities - Regulated Electric · Quality-Growth
57.6
$79.76 · $80.2B
fundamentals as of
  • CheapestCIG6.2x
  • Fastest growthCIG+8.1%
  • Strongest balance sheetCIG0.78
  • Highest qualityNGG58 / 100
cheap & fastrevenue growth →← cheaper (lower multiple)-17%18%1.2x23xCIGNGG

Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.

RevCIG+8.1%NGG-7.4%
D/ECIG0.78NGG1.21
P/ECIG6.2xNGG17.9x
PEGCIG0.33NGG1.00
CIG
NGG
$354mC
FCF
+8.1%B
Rev
-7.4%D
0.78A
D/E
1.21B+
6.2xA
P/E
17.9xB+
0.33A
PEG
1.00B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
CIG
No notable signals flagged.
NGG
Why this score
  • Cut its dividend
  • Foreign reporter (GBP)
CIGComp En De Mn Cemig
Utilities - Regulated Electric · $1.92 · beta 0.06
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap n/a. Down 30% from 52-week high of $2.76 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.33 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $2.14 (implying +11% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Down 30% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 80% of earnings on a 9.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
NGGNational Grid Transco, PLC Nati
Utilities - Regulated Electric · $79.76 · beta 0.59
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $80.2b. 16% off the 52-week high of $94.64. Revenue -7% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $90.89 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. $80.2b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Revenue contracting -7% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Dividend payout 71% of earnings on a 4.0% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 8% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
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