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Best Regulated Electric Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top regulated electric utility stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Ele...

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated F and is the 138th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$2.03B	$13.38	-1.11%	$615.14M	8.05x	0.41	Argentina
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$391.11M	$14.86	-0.34%	$31.14M	15.64x	0.44	United States
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$82.51B	$79.35	-0.10%	$10.99B	17.93x	1.76	United Kingdom
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$6.02B	$4.35	-2.03%	$1.08B	11.18x	1.42	Chile
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$27.00B	$70.17	-4.76%	$10.12B	7.21x	4.40	United States
EDN	EDENOR	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$1.06B	$23.39	-1.10%	$589.06M	5.93x	1.59	Argentina
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$39.75B	$107.49	0.75%	$6.48B	17.59x	1.97	United States
PCG	PG&E CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$44.49B	$16.60	-7.52%	$10.55B	12.03x	3.27	United States
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$1.97B	$11.40	-0.52%	$732.38M	8.77x	3.77	United States
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$5.83B	$49.60	-0.48%	$1.12B	21.85x	2.31	United States
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$5.94B	$57.64	0.23%	$991.04M	32.94x	2.50	United States
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$26.68B	$70.84	-0.11%	$4.61B	18.35x	2.88	United States
PPL	PPL CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$25.74B	$34.20	-0.70%	$4.42B	20.12x	2.08	United States
EXC	EXELON CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$45.35B	$43.93	-0.07%	$9.34B	15.97x	3.06	United States
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$25.85B	$39.24	-0.13%	$4.00B	23.08x	3.12	United States
EVRG	EVERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$18.60B	$80.65	-0.95%	$2.80B	20.11x	2.45	United States
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$93.76B	$120.25	-0.49%	$17.59B	18.06x	2.63	United States
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$15.00B	$11.68	-2.10%	$20.50B	2.59x	4.27	Republic Of Korea
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$2.95B	$78.15	-0.27%	$323.44M	19.20x	1.56	United States
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$26.55B	$45.88	-0.80%	$5.51B	24.40x	3.39	United States
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$9.45B	$45.74	-0.63%	$1.37B	19.97x	1.94	United States
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$34.61B	$106.22	-0.06%	$4.23B	20.43x	2.73	United States
IDA	IDACORP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$7.85B	$135.78	-1.42%	$851.70M	22.01x	1.88	United States
FTS	FORTIS INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$27.93B	$54.66	-0.35%	$2.87B	22.44x	2.03	Canada
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$66.59B	$122.31	-0.33%	$9.18B	20.98x	2.75	United States
AEE	AMEREN CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$29.38B	$106.12	-0.59%	$4.21B	18.55x	2.73	United States
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$11.83B	$97.64	-0.26%	$2.21B	18.39x	2.59	United States
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$28.27B	$135.86	-0.28%	$4.39B	21.43x	3.63	United States
SO	SOUTHERN CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$101.52B	$88.25	-0.90%	$14.90B	21.16x	2.83	United States
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$36.48B	$73.19	-0.19%	$4.61B	18.16x	2.39	United States
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$47.75B	$76.45	-0.92%	$6.58B	20.83x	2.62	United States
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$49.35B	$105.75	-0.69%	$6.38B	26.77x	3.33	United States
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$21.39B	$68.21	-0.20%	$3.97B	20.42x	3.12	United States
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$17.64B	$68.03	-0.26%	$2.07B	21.46x	2.36	United States
FRVO	FERVO ENERGY CO	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$4.24B	$14.77	-7.46%	N/A	N/A	0.20	United States
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$540.27M	$5.10	-7.10%	-$32.02M	0.55x	0.03	United States
EMA	EMERA INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$15.33B	$49.90	-0.24%	N/A	N/A	2.24	Canada
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$170.70B	$81.84	-1.95%	$19.05B	18.27x	2.88	United States
GRDX	GRIDAI TECHNOLOGIES CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$28.25M	$3.96	-1.22%	-$18.19M	-0.73x	1.81	United States
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$623.23M	$5.64	-6.16%	$518.23M	0.60x	-1.85	United States
OKLO	OKLO INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$7.47B	$40.14	-5.62%	-$152.54M	-42.70x	0.03	United States
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$57.65B	$65.55	-1.43%	$7.89B	22.76x	3.05	United States

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now are:

1. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the #1 top regulated electric utility stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -2 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CEPU as a "B".

CEPU passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock return 23.89% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 21 percentage points.

2. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is the #2 top regulated electric utility stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31.

GNE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -1.46% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -4 percentage points.

Genie Energy has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 7.67% from Genie Energy's current stock price of $14.86.

Genie Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Genie Energy, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for National Grid (NYSE:NGG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 3 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31.

NGG passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. National Grid has seen its stock return 12% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 9 percentage points.

National Grid stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering National Grid, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 33 regulated electric utility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 regulated electric utility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.93%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.18%. Edison International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Edison International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Edison International's dividend payout ratio of 35.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES)

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) has an annual dividend yield of 4.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.18%. Eversource Energy's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Eversource Energy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Eversource Energy's dividend payout ratio of 79.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.29%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.18%. Portland General Electric Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Portland General Electric Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Portland General Electric Co's dividend payout ratio of 93.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -0.84% in the last day, and down -0.18% over the last week. PG&E was the among the top losers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, dropping -7.52% yesterday.

Pacific Gas & Electric shares are trading lower following a report suggesting that California lawmakers have blocked Gov. Gavin Newsom from pursuing his plan to prevent insurance companies in California from recouping their losses from investor-owned utilities that cause a catastrophic wildfire.

What are the most undervalued regulated electric utility stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued regulated electric utility stocks right now are:

1. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Korea Electric Power has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has dropped -13.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -16 percentage points.

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) is the second most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Edison International has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has gained 28.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 25 percentage points.

3. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the third most undervalued regulated electric utility stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Central Puerto Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has gained 23.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 21 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 16.42% over the next year.

0% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.44% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 39.02% are rated D (Sell), and 9.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the utilities - regulated electric industry?

The average P/E ratio of the utilities - regulated electric industry is 18.49x.

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