Best Utilities Stocks — Quality-Growth Rankings

How this ranking works

Every utilities company in our US universe is scored on the same transparent quality-growth model — one 0–100 score that blends business quality (margins and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them). The table below ranks them by that score, highest first, and re-scores every trading day.

Regulated electric, gas, and water — slow, steady, capital-heavy businesses valued for stable cash flows and dividends rather than growth.

What sets Utilities apart

No other sector averages a higher Value score — across all 9 sectors, this one sits at the top of that pillar.

No other sector clusters this tightly: top to bottom the scores sit inside 55.9 points, and the model reads these businesses as genuinely alike.

54 of 71 land in the model's speculative bucket, among the highest shares of any sector, so this ranking sorts risk as much as it sorts quality.

37 of these 71 file under Utilities - Regulated Electric alone — few sectors lean this heavily on a single industry.

#	Ticker	Company	Score
1	MWHUtilities - Renewable	SOLV Energy, Inc.	72.0
2	OGSUtilities - Regulated Gas	ONE Gas, Inc.	67.7
3	CIGUtilities - Regulated Electric	Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG	66.6
4	CEPUUtilities - Regulated Electric	Central Puerto S.A.	66.0
5	NJRUtilities - Regulated Gas	New Jersey Resources Corporation	65.0
6	WTRGUtilities - Regulated Water	Essential Utilities, Inc.	63.8
7	AWRUtilities - Regulated Water	American States Water Company	63.0
8	MGEEUtilities - Regulated Electric	MGE Energy, Inc.	62.4
9	PEGUtilities - Regulated Electric	Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated	61.6
10	CPKUtilities - Regulated Gas	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	61.1
11	AEEUtilities - Regulated Electric	Ameren Corporation	60.0
12	ELPCUtilities - Regulated Electric	Companhia Paranaense de Energia	59.4
13	NEEUtilities - Regulated Electric	NextEra Energy, Inc.	58.3
14	DTEUtilities - Regulated Electric	DTE Energy Company	58.2
15	EDUtilities - Regulated Electric	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	57.3
16	NIUtilities - Regulated Gas	NiSource Inc.	57.3
17	EMAUtilities - Regulated Electric	Emera Incorporated	57.1
18	FEUtilities - Regulated Electric	FirstEnergy Corp.	56.8
19	WECUtilities - Regulated Electric	WEC Energy Group, Inc.	56.8
20	AEPUtilities - Regulated Electric	American Electric Power Company, Inc.	56.1
21	ESUtilities - Regulated Electric	Eversource Energy	55.7
22	SWXUtilities - Regulated Gas	Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.	55.5
23	AWKUtilities - Regulated Water	American Water Works Company, Inc.	55.2
24	EIXUtilities - Regulated Electric	Edison International	54.2
25	PCGUtilities - Regulated Electric	PG&E Corporation	53.3
26	RNWUtilities - Renewable	ReNew Energy Global Plc	52.0
27	DUtilities - Regulated Electric	Dominion Energy, Inc.	51.5
28	PPLUtilities - Regulated Electric	PPL Corporation	51.4
29	SOUtilities - Regulated Electric	The Southern Company	51.4
30	ORAUtilities - Renewable	Ormat Technologies, Inc.	50.6
31	AESUtilities - Diversified	The AES Corporation	49.9
32	CMSUtilities - Regulated Electric	CMS Energy Corporation	49.7
33	AVAUtilities - Diversified	Avista Corporation	49.4
34	NRGUtilities - Independent Power Producers	NRG Energy, Inc.	49.3
35	VSTUtilities - Independent Power Producers	Vistra Corp.	49.2
36	DUKUtilities - Regulated Electric	Duke Energy Corporation	48.4
37	HEUtilities - Regulated Electric	Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.	48.4
38	CTRIUtilities - Regulated Gas	Centuri Holdings, Inc.	48.3
39	EXCUtilities - Regulated Electric	Exelon Corporation	48.0
40	ATOUtilities - Regulated Gas	Atmos Energy Corporation	47.2

Ticker

Company

Score

MWHUtilities - Renewable

SOLV Energy, Inc.

72.0

OGSUtilities - Regulated Gas

ONE Gas, Inc.

67.7

CIGUtilities - Regulated Electric

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG

66.6

CEPUUtilities - Regulated Electric

Central Puerto S.A.

66.0

NJRUtilities - Regulated Gas

New Jersey Resources Corporation

65.0

WTRGUtilities - Regulated Water

Essential Utilities, Inc.

63.8

AWRUtilities - Regulated Water

American States Water Company

63.0

MGEEUtilities - Regulated Electric

MGE Energy, Inc.

62.4

PEGUtilities - Regulated Electric

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

61.6

CPKUtilities - Regulated Gas

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

61.1

AEEUtilities - Regulated Electric

Ameren Corporation

60.0

ELPCUtilities - Regulated Electric

Companhia Paranaense de Energia

59.4

NEEUtilities - Regulated Electric

NextEra Energy, Inc.

58.3

DTEUtilities - Regulated Electric

DTE Energy Company

58.2

EDUtilities - Regulated Electric

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

57.3

NIUtilities - Regulated Gas

NiSource Inc.

57.3

EMAUtilities - Regulated Electric

Emera Incorporated

57.1

FEUtilities - Regulated Electric

FirstEnergy Corp.

56.8

WECUtilities - Regulated Electric

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

56.8

AEPUtilities - Regulated Electric

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

56.1

ESUtilities - Regulated Electric

Eversource Energy

55.7

SWXUtilities - Regulated Gas

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

55.5

AWKUtilities - Regulated Water

American Water Works Company, Inc.

55.2

EIXUtilities - Regulated Electric

Edison International

54.2

PCGUtilities - Regulated Electric

PG&E Corporation

53.3

RNWUtilities - Renewable

ReNew Energy Global Plc

52.0

DUtilities - Regulated Electric

Dominion Energy, Inc.

51.5

PPLUtilities - Regulated Electric

PPL Corporation

51.4

SOUtilities - Regulated Electric

The Southern Company

51.4

ORAUtilities - Renewable

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

50.6

AESUtilities - Diversified

The AES Corporation

49.9

CMSUtilities - Regulated Electric

CMS Energy Corporation

49.7

AVAUtilities - Diversified

Avista Corporation

49.4

NRGUtilities - Independent Power Producers

NRG Energy, Inc.

49.3

VSTUtilities - Independent Power Producers

Vistra Corp.

49.2

DUKUtilities - Regulated Electric

Duke Energy Corporation

48.4

HEUtilities - Regulated Electric

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

48.4

CTRIUtilities - Regulated Gas

Centuri Holdings, Inc.

48.3

EXCUtilities - Regulated Electric

Exelon Corporation

48.0

ATOUtilities - Regulated Gas

Atmos Energy Corporation

47.2

Where analysts are moving on Utilities

Across the 70 Utilities names with a reading, the median forward earnings estimate is roughly unchanged — +0.0% over 90 days, in line with the market (+0.5%). Opinion is close to evenly divided — 8 up, 11 down.

Biggest upgrades

MWH · SOLV Energy, Inc.+5.2%
ORA · Ormat Technologies, Inc.+3.2%
TLN · Talen Energy Corporation+2.4%

Biggest downgrades

SBS · Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP-22.0%
HE · Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.-9.4%
ENLT · Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd-8.2%

Estimates implied by price ÷ forward P/E, captured together each trading day since June 2026, and outside the Bull Rankings score. 70 of 71 members carry a reading; the rest have no forward P/E to imply one from, which is normal for loss-makers. How this is measured, across the market →

Common questions

How are the best utilities stocks ranked?

Every utilities stock in our US universe is scored on the Bull Rankings quality-growth model — one 0–100 score blending business quality, growth, and valuation.

What does the Bull Rankings score mean?

It is a single transparent 0–100 score combining profitability and returns on capital (quality), revenue and earnings growth (growth), and how much you pay for them (value). A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price.

How often is the ranking updated?

The universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the ranking reflects the latest fundamentals and prices.

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