Profits for utility companies vary widely depending on region to region. Despite this, the utility sector enjoys relatively high profit margins, primarily due to barriers to entry and other legislative restrictions on competition. This allows utilities to operate as de facto monopolies in the regions they operate.
Although utility companies need to go through the rate-making process to fix the prices that they can charge to their customers, they still enjoy a decent profit margin. Let’s take a look at the 10 biggest utilities with over 50% gross margin.
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10 Biggest Utilities With Over 50% Gross Margin
We have used the market capitalization data (as of Feb. 17, 2023) to rank the 10 biggest utilities with over 50% gross margin. Here are the 10 biggest utilities with over 50% gross margin:
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Edison International
Edison International NYSE: EIX shares are up by over 9% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 12%. As of this writing, Edison International shares are trading at around $67.30 with a 52-week range of $54.45 to $73.32, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $25.60 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 35.70.
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WEC Energy Group
WEC Energy Group Inc NYSE: WEC shares are down by over 3% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to almost 3%. As of this writing, WEC Energy Group shares are trading at around $92.30 with a 52-week range of $80.82 to $108.39, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $29 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 20.70.
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Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Edison, Inc. NYSE: ED shares are down by over 2% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 8%. As of this writing, Consolidated Edison shares are trading at around $91.60 with a 52-week range of $78.10 to $102.21, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $32.50 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 19.60.
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Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy Inc NASDAQ: XEL shares are down by over 1% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 2%. As of this writing, Xcel Energy shares are trading at around $67.60 with a 52-week range of $56.89 to $77.66, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $37.10 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 21.30.
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PG&E
PG&E Corporation NYSE: PCG shares are up by almost 4% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 36%. As of this writing, PG&E shares are trading at around $15.50 with a 52-week range of $9.64 to $16.49, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $30.90 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 18.50.
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Exelon
Exelon Corp NASDAQ: EXC shares are up by over 11% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 3%. As of this writing, Exelon shares are trading at around $42.90 with a 52-week range of $35.19 to $50.71, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $42.40 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 19.50.
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American Electric Power Co.
American Electric Power Company Inc NASDAQ: AEP shares are up by almost 1% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 7%. As of this writing, American Electric Power Co. shares are trading at around $91.70 with a 52-week range of $80.30 to $105.60, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $46.60 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 19.
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Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy Inc NYSE: D shares are down by over 1% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to -26%. As of this writing, Dominion Energy shares are trading at around $58 with a 52-week range of $56.96 to $88.78, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $48.40 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 20.10.
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Southern Co.
Southern Co NYSE: SO shares are up by over 1% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to over 4%. As of this writing, Southern Co. shares are trading at around $66 with a 52-week range of $60.71 to $80.57, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $72.60 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 20.10.
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Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corp NYSE: DUK shares are up by over 2% in the last three months, bringing their 12-month return to almost -1%. As of this writing, Duke Energy shares are trading at around $98 with a 52-week range of $83.76 to $116.33, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $75 billion. It has a PE ratio of more than 29.70.
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