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Best Regulated Electric Utility Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top regulated electric utility stocks in 2025 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 D and is the 112th 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
CEPU	CENTRAL PUERTO SA	$8.43	$47.13	-82.11%	28.58x	4.68x	1.93x	0.79x	0.07x	$104.44M	8.19%	$1.61B	10.63	$1.61B	4.33
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	$12.51	$14.92	-16.13%	6.58x	N/A	0.25x	0.58x	1.22x	$1.44B	8.98%	$27.92B	21.74	$121.00B	6.49
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	$15.26	$9.77	56.14%	26.77x	N/A	0.91x	2.07x	0.88x	$64.30M	16.00%	$198.01M	7.52	$278.95M	12.26
EBR	BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO	$9.45	N/A	N/A	12.04x	105.00x	2.70x	0.89x	N/A	$860.45M	4.60%	$20.97B	10.61	$27.49B	6.09
EMA	EMERA INC	$48.99	$19.01	157.71%	22.75x	19.30x	2.44x	1.53x	2.84x	-$895.62M	-6.12%	$9.60B	32.15	$29.22B	13.04
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	$10.89	$7.62	42.84%	34.03x	11.84x	0.64x	1.23x	0.70x	$185.94M	9.90%	$1.53B	8.90	$3.81B	14.25
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	$117.04	N/A	N/A	17.11x	19.90x	3.03x	2.10x	N/A	-$3.52B	-5.63%	$29.87B	55.91	$108.94B	12.19
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	$3.75	$7.53	-50.22%	33.48x	11.03x	1.22x	0.98x	0.20x	$905.10M	17.44%	$5.30B	3.83	$7.83B	17.75
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	$102.39	$42.29	142.11%	18.52x	18.21x	2.28x	1.55x	3.82x	-$278.00M	-0.75%	$23.76B	65.92	$62.51B	10.71
AEE	AMEREN CORP	$103.67	$39.84	160.18%	22.68x	20.88x	3.32x	2.28x	2.94x	-$1.62B	-5.79%	$12.31B	45.56	$48.00B	13.40
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	$72.35	$39.68	82.35%	31.32x	15.23x	2.05x	1.71x	1.03x	-$1.01B	-3.80%	$15.67B	42.49	$56.29B	14.16
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	$80.93	$31.07	160.49%	22.36x	21.23x	3.40x	2.28x	3.04x	-$3.90B	-8.23%	$20.96B	35.77	$79.74B	13.63
PCG	PG&E CORP	$15.86	$13.61	16.55%	14.55x	10.57x	1.43x	1.36x	0.82x	-$2.17B	-6.21%	$31.19B	14.19	$101.39B	10.66
EDN	EDENOR	$16.62	N/A	N/A	2.99x	-14.21x	0.41x	0.56x	N/A	-$101.95M	-13.53%	$1.35B	29.72	$1.15B	1.83
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	$43.58	$24.38	78.76%	16.02x	13.53x	1.37x	1.24x	1.91x	-$260.00M	-5.45%	$3.85B	35.17	$9.75B	8.88
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	$95.26	$32.98	188.85%	23.32x	24.52x	3.40x	2.62x	3.89x	-$2.57B	-6.14%	$16.21B	36.92	$71.75B	11.82
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	$52.12	N/A	N/A	7.63x	8.57x	1.14x	1.20x	N/A	-$379.00M	-1.89%	$16.69B	43.34	$59.44B	7.19
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	$127.02	$47.70	166.31%	20.65x	20.09x	3.16x	1.94x	4.02x	-$563.00M	-0.57%	$50.89B	65.50	$186.88B	11.72
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	$74.52	N/A	N/A	5.60x	14.19x	2.61x	1.50x	N/A	-$2.63B	-3.44%	$51.09B	49.77	$139.15B	8.08
FTS	FORTIS INC	$51.04	$17.78	187.04%	20.56x	20.35x	2.95x	1.48x	5.79x	-$1.02B	-3.98%	$17.25B	34.38	$50.12B	17.44
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$45.79	$15.90	188.03%	18.77x	20.08x	2.87x	1.99x	10.36x	-$232.70M	-2.52%	$4.64B	23.08	$15.12B	10.78
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	$84.59	$26.28	221.86%	23.43x	23.02x	4.30x	2.43x	6.06x	$44.25M	1.43%	$1.27B	34.76	$3.85B	13.27
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	$46.91	$20.26	131.48%	20.76x	18.52x	1.93x	2.11x	2.47x	-$983.00M	-3.63%	$12.85B	22.27	$52.29B	9.22
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	$67.75	$26.10	159.61%	23.36x	21.03x	4.27x	2.45x	2.76x	-$1.02B	-5.86%	$7.09B	27.62	$28.01B	15.16
IDA	IDACORP INC	$134.46	$47.84	181.08%	23.67x	23.02x	4.02x	2.14x	3.42x	-$298.41M	-4.10%	$3.40B	62.77	$10.46B	14.47
PPL	PPL CORP	$37.23	$16.36	127.64%	27.78x	20.12x	3.13x	1.93x	1.63x	-$616.00M	-2.24%	$14.29B	19.32	$45.04B	13.42
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	$115.13	$39.46	191.77%	21.97x	22.00x	3.96x	2.80x	4.84x	$154.10M	0.42%	$13.22B	41.28	$57.57B	13.98
EXC	EXELON CORP	$47.07	$19.47	141.78%	17.90x	17.52x	2.00x	1.72x	4.27x	-$1.76B	-3.71%	$27.62B	27.35	$95.18B	11.04
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	$80.65	$32.10	151.28%	20.31x	20.06x	3.61x	2.41x	3.37x	-$644.00M	-1.60%	$16.67B	33.41	$63.50B	14.84
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	$60.97	$28.37	114.89%	23.09x	17.97x	3.42x	1.91x	1.75x	-$8.09B	-15.54%	$27.22B	31.89	$98.05B	13.94
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	$74.09	$28.59	159.16%	21.73x	20.65x	3.54x	3.38x	3.18x	-$1.38B	-4.84%	$8.39B	21.89	$45.53B	12.18
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	$140.45	$56.81	147.23%	20.21x	19.46x	2.05x	2.49x	3.23x	-$642.00M	-2.21%	$11.72B	56.63	$53.06B	12.86
EVRG	EVERGY INC	$77.47	$31.40	146.74%	21.28x	19.32x	3.04x	1.79x	2.85x	-$138.20M	-0.77%	$9.96B	43.22	$32.61B	12.53
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	$83.35	$32.05	160.04%	28.94x	22.67x	6.63x	3.38x	2.04x	$3.74B	2.18%	$50.80B	24.67	$263.10B	17.24
SO	SOUTHERN CO	$98.29	$34.34	186.19%	25.20x	23.00x	3.82x	2.90x	3.17x	-$796.00M	-0.74%	$37.34B	33.92	$177.68B	12.84
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	$39.24	$15.26	157.10%	27.44x	22.35x	2.85x	2.32x	2.12x	-$3.03B	-11.82%	$11.02B	16.87	$47.88B	13.96
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	$92.41	$36.65	152.14%	18.59x	20.23x	2.10x	1.29x	4.52x	-$518.78M	-4.70%	$8.56B	71.66	$23.08B	11.25
OKLO	OKLO INC	$147.16	N/A	N/A	-350.38x	-291.81x	N/A	31.19x	N/A	-$53.45M	-0.26%	$696.41M	4.97	$21.50B	-371.94
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	$56.62	$26.00	117.80%	29.19x	20.26x	2.94x	1.88x	1.44x	-$790.59M	-13.25%	$3.17B	30.09	$11.75B	12.90

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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 39 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 Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32.

CEPU passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Central Puerto Sa has seen its stock lose -19.18% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -37 percentage points.

2. Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP)

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is the #2 top regulated electric utility stock out of 39 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 Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -16 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KEP as a "B".

KEP passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Korea Electric Power has seen its stock return 70.9% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 53 percentage points.

3. Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 39 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 6 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 32.

GNE passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Genie Energy has seen its stock lose -5.69% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -24 percentage points.

What are the regulated electric utility stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 26 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 4.38%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.62%. 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 shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dominion Energy's dividend payout ratio of 101.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. National Grid (NYSE:NGG)

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.13%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.62%. National Grid's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. National Grid's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Grid's dividend payout ratio of 26.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW)

Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) has an annual dividend yield of 3.88%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.62%. Pinnacle West Capital's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Pinnacle West Capital's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pinnacle West Capital's dividend payout ratio of 72.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are regulated electric utility stocks up?

Regulated electric utility stocks were up 0.77% in the last day, and up 2.02% over the last week.

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

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 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.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 70.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 53 percentage points.

2. Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU)

Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is the second 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.

Central Puerto Sa 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.

Central Puerto Sa's stock has dropped -19.18% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -37 percentage points.

3. Edenor (NYSE:EDN)

Edenor (NYSE:EDN) 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.

Edenor 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.

Edenor's stock has dropped -29.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -48 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

56.25% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 1.92% over the next year.

0% of regulated electric utility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.89% of regulated electric utility stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.05% are rated C (Hold), 15.79% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% 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 14.82x.

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