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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 +32.52% 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 127th 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
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA	$12.81	N/A	N/A	16.32x	N/A	3.66x	1.21x	N/A	$860.45M	3.40%	$20.97B	10.61	$34.14B	7.56
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$13.82	$9.62	43.69%	69.10x	24.43x	0.75x	1.84x	0.57x	$32.78M	9.07%	$198.81M	7.60	$239.54M	27.61
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$4.56	N/A	N/A	40.71x	N/A	1.48x	1.19x	N/A	$905.10M	14.34%	$5.30B	3.83	$8.95B	20.29
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$15.42	N/A	N/A	52.27x	N/A	3.54x	1.45x	N/A	$104.44M	4.47%	$1.61B	10.63	$2.67B	7.18
PCG	PG&E CORP	$17.26	$14.49	19.12%	14.63x	10.38x	1.52x	1.17x	0.77x	-$3.07B	-8.10%	$32.54B	14.81	$98.30B	9.75
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$70.75	N/A	N/A	6.11x	11.45x	1.41x	1.55x	N/A	-$715.00M	-2.62%	$17.58B	45.66	$68.61B	6.37
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$15.79	$8.39	88.12%	22.24x	14.24x	0.88x	1.70x	1.25x	$49.87M	1.83%	$1.61B	9.31	$4.70B	8.11
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$52.41	$26.49	97.87%	18.92x	15.13x	1.62x	1.47x	1.66x	-$71.00M	-1.23%	$4.13B	37.41	$10.93B	9.35
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$86.92	$217.23	-59.99%	6.53x	N/A	3.05x	1.75x	0.21x	-$2.63B	-2.95%	$51.09B	49.77	$151.88B	8.81
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$62.42	$26.78	133.10%	18.04x	17.04x	3.32x	1.89x	2.89x	-$7.29B	-13.29%	$29.08B	33.10	$103.54B	12.57
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$110.15	$46.93	134.74%	19.46x	17.54x	2.33x	1.64x	2.49x	$36.00M	0.09%	$24.19B	67.68	$66.54B	10.82
EDN	EDENOR	$26.99	N/A	N/A	6.85x	N/A	0.57x	0.76x	N/A	-$127.22M	-10.40%	$1.60B	35.37	$1.93B	3.27
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$69.25	$35.54	94.85%	15.19x	13.97x	1.90x	1.61x	2.37x	-$45.10M	-0.18%	$16.20B	43.68	$55.98B	12.05
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$15.79	$14.13	11.71%	8.30x	N/A	0.31x	0.73x	1.54x	$1.44B	7.12%	$27.92B	21.74	$125.21B	6.72
FTS	FORTIS INC	$56.87	$16.42	246.43%	22.75x	N/A	3.22x	1.65x	7.78x	-$1.03B	-3.56%	$17.51B	34.51	$54.05B	18.37
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$50.10	$23.98	108.92%	28.31x	17.85x	1.92x	2.31x	1.25x	-$1.01B	-3.48%	$12.51B	21.68	$55.41B	10.12
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$77.49	$27.82	178.49%	20.83x	19.44x	3.81x	2.70x	3.78x	-$79.99M	-2.82%	$1.05B	28.76	$3.74B	12.27
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$82.37	$34.26	140.43%	22.20x	19.02x	3.18x	1.86x	2.12x	-$751.70M	-3.96%	$10.22B	44.34	$34.15B	12.82
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$128.03	$50.43	153.87%	20.29x	18.89x	3.09x	1.92x	2.91x	-$1.69B	-1.70%	$51.84B	66.72	$190.19B	11.22
EXC	EXELON CORP	$47.02	$21.36	120.15%	17.16x	16.29x	1.96x	1.67x	2.68x	-$2.28B	-4.79%	$28.80B	28.49	$97.03B	10.71
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$43.00	$15.91	170.25%	26.71x	22.31x	3.00x	2.52x	2.17x	-$2.38B	-8.49%	$11.15B	17.08	$51.58B	14.02
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$58.97	$26.57	121.96%	39.58x	19.43x	2.97x	2.68x	1.14x	-$611.43M	-9.52%	$2.40B	22.01	$9.57B	10.44
PPL	PPL CORP	$39.02	$16.20	140.83%	24.39x	19.84x	3.19x	1.94x	1.87x	-$1.40B	-4.86%	$14.88B	20.13	$47.13B	12.75
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$81.08	$35.17	130.55%	23.57x	19.51x	3.24x	2.14x	1.77x	-$6.83B	-14.34%	$23.61B	40.22	$86.35B	13.91
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$91.98	$33.56	174.07%	27.79x	22.71x	6.99x	3.51x	2.13x	$3.21B	1.68%	$54.61B	26.21	$284.45B	16.55
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$133.66	$46.60	186.83%	19.95x	20.89x	3.27x	N/A	4.96x	-$4.96B	-6.95%	N/A	N/A	$72.02B	7.90
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$146.98	$60.47	143.06%	20.88x	18.86x	1.92x	2.48x	2.41x	-$988.00M	-3.25%	$12.30B	59.44	$56.58B	12.72
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$112.71	$40.31	179.59%	20.95x	20.80x	3.46x	2.32x	3.78x	-$821.00M	-2.69%	$13.40B	49.54	$50.97B	12.81
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$48.16	$18.31	163.04%	20.67x	19.62x	2.98x	2.00x	3.14x	$82.70M	0.85%	$4.98B	24.65	$15.59B	11.21
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$94.51	$38.14	147.80%	23.99x	20.09x	3.53x	2.94x	2.04x	-$2.63B	-2.53%	$36.02B	32.65	$178.23B	12.35
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$104.04	$40.51	156.86%	20.20x	21.92x	2.33x	1.42x	3.06x	-$513.14M	-4.12%	$8.88B	74.21	$24.96B	11.80
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$81.58	$32.62	150.11%	19.29x	18.47x	3.35x	2.40x	3.13x	$26.00M	0.06%	$16.98B	34.03	$64.90B	14.00
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$77.75	$30.52	154.76%	22.03x	19.86x	2.79x	2.61x	2.50x	-$1.59B	-6.67%	$9.14B	29.84	$42.11B	10.73
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$115.87	$44.95	157.76%	23.94x	20.49x	3.81x	2.77x	2.25x	-$1.02B	-2.73%	$13.61B	42.29	$60.01B	14.82
EMA	EMERA INC	$52.48	N/A	N/A	19.86x	N/A	2.58x	1.63x	N/A	-$830.71M	-5.28%	$9.62B	32.08	$30.29B	12.64
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$72.83	$27.07	169.06%	23.12x	21.07x	4.29x	2.55x	2.67x	-$1.11B	-5.92%	$7.33B	28.54	$30.29B	15.00
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$115.52	$38.66	198.79%	29.03x	26.04x	3.94x	3.09x	2.45x	-$2.79B	-5.46%	$16.92B	38.29	$81.34B	13.24
IDA	IDACORP INC	$147.96	$50.94	190.44%	24.83x	22.91x	4.43x	2.27x	2.91x	-$577.49M	-7.20%	$3.57B	65.86	$11.57B	14.98
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	$6.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	-27.01x	N/A	-100.71x	N/A	-$3.73M	-0.87%	-$4.23M	-0.06	$427.75M	-89.84
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	$7.61	N/A	N/A	-19.50x	-11.21x	N/A	2.73x	N/A	-$17.53M	-3.22%	$295.41M	4.12	$710.55M	-32.26
OKLO	OKLO INC	$66.81	N/A	N/A	-92.79x	-82.90x	N/A	7.86x	N/A	-$115.38M	-1.18%	$1.48B	10.09	$10.81B	-98.56

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Axia Energia (NYSE:AXIA)

Axia Energia (NYSE:AXIA) is the #1 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Axia Energia (NYSE:AXIA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Axia Energia (NYSE:AXIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -7 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AXIA as a "B".

AXIA passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Axia Energia has seen its stock return 77.18% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 63 percentage points.

2. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is the #2 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30.

GNE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -8.05% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -23 percentage points.

Genie Energy has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 15.77% from Genie Energy's current stock price of $13.82.

Genie Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Genie Energy, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 41 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 8, which is -22 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ENIC as a "B".

ENIC passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Enel Chile Sa has seen its stock return 41.61% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 27 percentage points.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 31 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. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.76%. Dominion Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dominion Energy's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dominion Energy's dividend payout ratio of 77.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.01%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.76%. 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 74.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Edison International (NYSE:EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.65%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.76%. 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 29.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks down?

Regulated electric utility stocks were down -0.13% in the last day, and down -1.21% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why regulated electric utility stocks are down.

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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Korea Electric Power has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 84.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 70 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 16 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has gained 23.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 9 percentage points.

3. PG&E (NYSE:PCG)

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) 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.

PG&E has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

PG&E's stock has gained 0.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -14 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

48.48% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 4.12% over the next year.

0% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.76% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 29.27% are rated D (Sell), and 12.2% 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 20.06x.

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