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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.

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated F and is the 126th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$17.09	N/A	N/A	17.99x	16.59x	0.89x	1.72x	N/A	$17.50M	3.93%	$261.64M	10.04	$261.66M	8.40
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$10.13	N/A	N/A	6.09x	N/A	1.94x	0.83x	N/A	$83.50M	5.45%	$1.84B	12.15	$1.86B	3.03
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$4.39	$6.81	-35.52%	11.29x	N/A	1.30x	1.17x	0.26x	$859.68M	14.15%	$5.18B	3.74	$8.59B	7.97
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$46.00	$23.22	98.09%	19.66x	13.57x	1.53x	1.26x	1.12x	-$416.00M	-7.65%	$4.33B	36.65	$10.70B	9.41
EDN	EDENOR	$14.90	N/A	N/A	3.78x	N/A	0.31x	0.42x	N/A	-$127.22M	-18.84%	$1.60B	35.37	$1.38B	2.34
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$85.22	$27.85	205.97%	19.25x	N/A	3.71x	1.67x	3.57x	-$2.83B	-3.19%	$53.11B	51.07	$151.29B	13.77
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$58.49	$22.89	155.53%	28.12x	20.09x	2.78x	1.77x	1.33x	-$602.59M	-9.36%	$3.64B	33.03	$12.45B	11.98
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$120.30	$38.11	215.65%	19.69x	19.13x	2.51x	1.73x	3.78x	-$862.00M	-1.94%	$25.72B	69.74	$71.34B	11.02
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$50.63	$14.30	254.10%	18.96x	20.05x	3.10x	2.01x	8.40x	$209.20M	2.00%	$5.22B	25.25	$16.32B	11.14
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$129.24	$42.35	205.16%	20.88x	20.01x	2.98x	2.15x	2.88x	-$8.17B	-11.61%	$32.78B	60.20	$124.96B	12.98
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$47.18	$19.90	137.08%	22.68x	16.74x	1.68x	2.10x	1.39x	-$2.16B	-7.90%	$12.98B	22.41	$57.23B	9.51
EXC	EXELON CORP	$46.24	$18.21	153.93%	17.92x	15.96x	1.84x	1.59x	2.25x	-$2.59B	-5.40%	$30.13B	29.11	$98.98B	10.61
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$8.50	N/A	N/A	6.54x	10.43x	0.45x	0.83x	N/A	-$598.88M	-40.81%	$1.76B	10.21	$4.03B	5.50
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$70.46	$31.66	122.56%	18.25x	14.76x	1.90x	1.62x	1.55x	$297.71M	1.12%	$16.34B	43.40	$54.53B	11.82
PCG	PG&E CORP	$13.40	$11.79	13.70%	9.93x	8.04x	1.14x	1.04x	0.73x	-$4.98B	-16.87%	$34.57B	15.70	$100.09B	9.33
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$86.21	$28.21	205.58%	21.50x	19.78x	3.27x	1.94x	2.73x	-$1.41B	-7.06%	$10.22B	44.28	$36.35B	12.97
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$61.48	N/A	N/A	6.51x	9.96x	1.28x	1.32x	N/A	-$132.00M	-0.56%	$17.89B	46.47	$66.20B	6.86
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$41.04	$13.25	209.68%	23.45x	21.26x	2.76x	2.32x	2.42x	-$2.40B	-8.84%	$11.74B	17.76	$52.44B	12.45
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$111.90	$34.31	226.10%	25.43x	25.13x	3.75x	2.70x	2.43x	-$8.01T	-15,218.38%	$19.80B	42.12	$84.08B	0.04
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$11.30	$47.06	-75.99%	2.51x	N/A	0.22x	0.45x	0.13x	$3.73B	25.72%	$32.60B	25.39	$114.82B	5.60
PPL	PPL CORP	$35.72	$13.45	165.49%	21.01x	18.16x	2.86x	1.79x	1.94x	-$2.28B	-8.49%	$15.05B	20.00	$46.87B	10.61
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$118.11	$35.69	230.95%	21.28x	20.83x	3.74x	2.67x	3.63x	-$784.00M	-2.03%	$14.58B	44.63	$61.97B	14.09
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$93.12	$31.58	194.91%	22.33x	19.68x	3.51x	2.53x	2.31x	-$2.83B	-2.68%	$42.34B	37.24	$181.22B	12.16
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$80.50	$27.34	194.42%	18.63x	19.26x	3.40x	2.03x	3.37x	-$7.62B	-15.04%	$25.50B	40.54	$91.90B	12.70
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$129.59	$41.36	213.33%	19.46x	19.08x	3.04x	1.85x	3.80x	-$4.27B	-4.23%	$54.75B	70.28	$192.57B	10.95
IDA	IDACORP INC	$147.48	$41.31	257.03%	22.18x	22.79x	4.51x	2.13x	4.32x	-$1.02B	-11.93%	$4.08B	70.59	$12.57B	14.04
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$105.57	$32.95	220.37%	19.41x	21.72x	2.24x	1.71x	4.21x	-$527.58M	-4.12%	$7.48B	61.65	$29.75B	12.47
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$77.59	$23.21	234.29%	19.06x	19.14x	3.77x	2.50x	5.57x	-$164.26M	-5.67%	$1.17B	31.40	$3.86B	11.92
FTS	FORTIS INC	$60.93	$13.67	345.78%	24.26x	N/A	3.51x	1.70x	9.52x	-$562.46M	-1.79%	$18.47B	35.81	$57.15B	19.54
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$73.22	$29.69	146.62%	20.68x	16.55x	2.96x	2.10x	1.67x	-$173.00M	-0.47%	$17.36B	34.86	$61.62B	14.29
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$70.98	$27.51	158.04%	25.26x	18.43x	2.48x	2.29x	1.48x	-$1.74B	-7.83%	$9.73B	31.01	$41.92B	11.19
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$113.08	$32.87	243.97%	19.77x	20.75x	3.58x	2.29x	5.53x	-$1.45B	-4.63%	$13.69B	49.45	$53.10B	12.63
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$73.77	$21.09	249.78%	20.43x	21.28x	4.25x	2.45x	5.25x	-$1.26B	-6.56%	$7.81B	30.11	$31.67B	14.63
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$88.45	N/A	N/A	15.82x	21.76x	6.44x	3.02x	N/A	$4.09B	2.20%	$61.50B	29.32	$293.86B	15.65
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$137.53	$53.59	156.65%	21.69x	17.66x	1.74x	2.36x	1.72x	-$1.92B	-6.71%	$12.15B	58.41	$56.37B	12.85
FRVO	FERVO ENERGY CO	$8.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	-9.76x	N/A	0.91x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.79B	17.80	$762.41M	N/A
GRDX	GRIDAI TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$5.43	N/A	N/A	-0.99x	-3.06x	217.20x	3.84x	N/A	-$8.12M	-23.30%	$10.09M	1.57	$39.15M	-2.15
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$2.87	$202.67	-98.58%	0.31x	-2.75x	N/A	1.08x	0.01x	-$25.07M	-8.26%	$281.65M	2.66	$177.18M	-5.53
EMA	EMERA INC	$51.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.53x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.31B	33.65	$31.33B	N/A
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$2.34	N/A	N/A	0.25x	-6.62x	N/A	-2.24x	N/A	-$18.10M	-7.01%	-$115.50M	-1.05	$167.90M	0.32
OKLO	OKLO INC	$22.12	N/A	N/A	-23.53x	-22.54x	3,160.00x	1.26x	N/A	-$275.82M	-7.08%	$3.27B	18.58	$2.47B	-16.16
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$69.75	$24.23	187.88%	23.10x	19.03x	3.19x	2.08x	2.06x	-$6.30B	-10.28%	$29.55B	33.60	$115.56B	14.00

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) 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 Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

GNE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock return 15.94% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 15 percentage points.

Genie Energy has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, a downside of -6.38% from Genie Energy's current stock price of $17.09.

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.

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) 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 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 41, which is 8 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

CEPU passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock lose -36.21% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -38 percentage points.

Central Puerto Sa has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 176.41% from Central Puerto Sa's current stock price of $10.13.

Central Puerto Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Central Puerto Sa, 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. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) 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 Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is: Value: B, Growth: F, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 9 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 33.

ENIC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 18.97% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 18 percentage points.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 34 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. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has an annual dividend yield of 10.69%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.37%. Central Puerto Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Central Puerto Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Central Puerto Sa's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.71%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.37%. 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 37.1% 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 4.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 3.37%. 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 92% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks up?

Regulated electric utility stocks were up 1.7% in the last day, and up 3.59% over the last week. Nextera Energy was the among the top gainers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, gaining 4.89% yesterday.

Shares of solar-related companies are trading higher as Democrats' gains in both chambers of Congress, including key victories in Texas, fuel expectations of stronger support for clean energy initiatives. Investors are anticipating potential tax incentives and federal funding for renewable energy projects.

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. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) 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.

Enel Chile Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 18.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 18 percentage points.

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) 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.

Korea Electric Power has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has dropped -27.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -29 percentage points.

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) 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.

Edison International has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has gained 10.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 9 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

47.22% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 7.54% 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), 60.98% are rated C (Hold), 26.83% 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 19.01x.

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