# US Utilities Stocks

**Quick answer:** S&P 500 Utilities stocks: 31 (31 scored). Median score 41/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Strong (80+): 0. Weak (under 40): 13. Highest scores by our rules: Edison International (61), Duke Energy (58) and Atmos Energy (52). Market data as of 2 Nov 2026.

| Rank | Stock | Ticker | Score | Sub-sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Edison International](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/eix-edison-international) | EIX | 61/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 2 | [Duke Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/duk-duke-energy) | DUK | 58/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 3 | [Atmos Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ato-atmos-energy) | ATO | 52/100 | Utilities - Regulated Gas |
| 4 | [Exelon](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/exc-exelon) | EXC | 49/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 5 | [NextEra Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/nee-nextera-energy) | NEE | 48/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 6 | [PPL](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ppl-ppl) | PPL | 48/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 7 | [Ameren](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aee-ameren) | AEE | 47/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 8 | [AES](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aes-aes) | AES | 47/100 | Utilities - Diversified |
| 9 | [PG&E](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pcg-pg-e) | PCG | 47/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 10 | [WEC Energy Group](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wec-wec-energy-group) | WEC | 47/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 11 | [Consolidated Edison](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ed-consolidated-edison) | ED | 46/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 12 | [Public Service Enterprise Group](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/peg-public-service-enterprise-group) | PEG | 45/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 13 | [Constellation Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ceg-constellation-energy) | CEG | 43/100 | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
| 14 | [Southern](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/so-southern) | SO | 43/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 15 | [Evergy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/evrg-evergy) | EVRG | 42/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 16 | [Dominion Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/d-dominion-energy) | D | 41/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 17 | [American Electric Power](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aep-american-electric-power) | AEP | 40/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 18 | [Xcel Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/xel-xcel-energy) | XEL | 40/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 19 | [Eversource Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/es-eversource-energy) | ES | 39/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 20 | [Alliant Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/lnt-alliant-energy) | LNT | 39/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 21 | [CenterPoint Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/cnp-centerpoint-energy) | CNP | 38/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 22 | [Vistra](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/vst-vistra) | VST | 38/100 | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
| 23 | [Pinnacle West Capital](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/pnw-pinnacle-west-capital) | PNW | 37/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 24 | [American Water Works](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/awk-american-water-works) | AWK | 35/100 | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| 25 | [FirstEnergy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/fe-firstenergy) | FE | 35/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 26 | [DTE Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dte-dte-energy) | DTE | 34/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 27 | [Entergy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/etr-entergy) | ETR | 34/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 28 | [NiSource](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ni-nisource) | NI | 33/100 | Utilities - Regulated Gas |
| 29 | [Sempra](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sre-sempra) | SRE | 33/100 | Utilities - Diversified |
| 30 | [CMS Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/cms-cms-energy) | CMS | 30/100 | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| 31 | [NRG Energy](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/nrg-nrg-energy) | NRG | 24/100 | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |

## Common questions

### How many Utilities companies are in the S&P 500?

This site lists 31 S&P 500 stocks in the Utilities sector. 31 of them have enough data for a score.

### Which Utilities stock has the highest score?

As of this site's latest data, Edison International Common Stock (EIX) has the highest fundamentals score in Utilities, at 61/100. Top three: Edison International (61), Duke Energy (58) and Atmos Energy (52).

### How do Utilities stocks score compared with the rest of the S&P 500?

The median Utilities stock scores 41/100, below the S&P 500 median of 54. Split: 0 strong, 18 okay, 13 weak. Its biggest lead over the market is Business Strength: 65 vs 61 for the whole S&P 500. Its biggest shortfall is Financial Safety: 21 vs 63 for the whole S&P 500.

### Which Utilities stock has the lowest score?

NRG Energy, Inc. Common Stock (NRG), at 24/100, the lowest of the 31 scored Utilities stocks. Its stock page shows which measures pull it down. A score reads the latest published numbers, not a forecast.

### How is the score worked out?

Each stock gets 0-100 from five pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness and Risk, built from its published financial statements and share price. Banks and REITs use their own cutoffs where normal rules would misjudge them. Full rules: https://scoreyourstock.com/how.

## Sub-sector pages

- [Utilities - Regulated Electric](https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sector/utilities/utilities-regulated-electric) (23 stocks, plain text: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sector/utilities/utilities-regulated-electric/index.md)

Full sortable page: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/sector/utilities