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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.

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Ele...

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Utilities - Regulated Electric is Zen Rated F and is the 134th 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	$2.16B	$14.29	0.78%	$615.14M	8.59x	0.41	Argentina
PCG	PG&E CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$37.02B	$16.81	1.27%	$10.46B	13.03x	3.26	United States
AXIA	AXIA ENERGIA SA	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$21.91B	$11.09	0.91%	$1.72B	21.83x	1.36	Brazil
GNE	GENIE ENERGY LTD	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$344.53M	$13.05	-6.52%	$33.94M	14.34x	0.58	United States
ENIC	ENEL CHILE SA	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$5.99B	$4.33	-3.78%	$1.08B	11.13x	1.42	Chile
HE	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$2.34B	$13.54	1.12%	$584.36M	18.30x	4.44	United States
DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$96.91B	$124.31	0.33%	$17.53B	19.04x	2.60	United States
MGEE	MGE ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$2.78B	$75.74	1.12%	$313.86M	19.37x	1.65	United States
EXC	EXELON CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$45.43B	$44.40	0.29%	$9.20B	16.15x	3.01	United States
EIX	EDISON INTERNATIONAL	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$27.22B	$70.73	0.16%	$9.81B	7.66x	4.36	United States
POR	PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$5.58B	$48.24	0.06%	$1.11B	21.54x	2.21	United States
PPL	PPL CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$26.92B	$35.78	0.08%	$4.05B	21.82x	2.08	United States
EVRG	EVERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$19.07B	$82.73	0.33%	$2.72B	21.66x	2.39	United States
ES	EVERSOURCE ENERGY	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$25.88B	$68.81	0.82%	$4.84B	14.70x	2.91	United States
NGG	NATIONAL GRID PLC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$89.75B	$87.43	0.52%	$17.23B	6.56x	1.82	United Kingdom
FE	FIRSTENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$25.74B	$44.50	0.86%	$5.30B	24.18x	3.38	United States
KEP	KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$17.14B	$13.35	-3.12%	$20.50B	2.96x	4.27	Republic Of Korea
EDN	EDENOR	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$1.07B	$23.50	1.51%	$589.06M	5.96x	1.59	Argentina
PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$12.09B	$99.77	0.70%	$2.19B	18.31x	2.41	United States
ED	CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$39.48B	$107.13	0.91%	$6.35B	17.97x	1.92	United States
PEG	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$38.74B	$77.75	0.69%	$4.91B	17.16x	2.35	United States
OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$9.80B	$47.51	0.36%	$1.37B	21.02x	1.93	United States
WEC	WEC ENERGY GROUP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$36.36B	$111.64	-0.50%	$4.15B	22.11x	2.66	United States
FTS	FORTIS INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$28.73B	$56.44	0.43%	$2.94B	22.64x	2.06	Canada
AEE	AMEREN CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$30.33B	$109.60	0.47%	$4.11B	19.57x	2.67	United States
D	DOMINION ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$55.38B	$62.97	0.40%	$8.33B	18.58x	2.91	United States
NEE	NEXTERA ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$199.53B	$95.68	0.88%	$18.35B	24.16x	2.80	United States
EMA	EMERA INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$15.99B	$52.28	-0.42%	N/A	N/A	2.39	Canada
SO	SOUTHERN CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$105.61B	$93.68	0.58%	$14.64B	23.78x	2.93	United States
TXNM	TXNM ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$6.57B	$59.34	-0.02%	$839.73M	44.62x	2.49	United States
AEP	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$69.97B	$128.60	0.51%	$9.24B	18.88x	2.66	United States
DTE	DTE ENERGY CO	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$29.91B	$143.80	1.27%	$4.28B	23.61x	3.47	United States
ETR	ENTERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$51.69B	$112.90	0.49%	$6.24B	28.44x	3.37	United States
CMS	CMS ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$22.63B	$73.26	0.62%	$4.04B	20.18x	3.19	United States
CNP	CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$27.83B	$42.54	0.90%	$3.81B	26.10x	3.18	United States
XEL	XCEL ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$49.96B	$80.03	0.15%	$6.41B	22.93x	2.56	United States
LNT	ALLIANT ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$18.71B	$72.45	0.21%	$2.05B	22.71x	2.34	United States
IDA	IDACORP INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$7.90B	$142.49	0.13%	$811.42M	23.36x	1.91	United States
IMSR	TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$863.37M	$8.15	14.47%	-$22.03M	-20.90x	0.03	United States
NKLR	TERRA INNOVATUM GLOBAL NV	NASDAQ	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$445.71M	$6.34	8.19%	-$4.76M	N/A	-1.89	United States
OKLO	OKLO INC	NYSE	Utilities - Regulated Electric	$11.69B	$67.21	-3.52%	-$125.32M	-80.01x	0.03	United States

Regulated Electric Utility Stocks FAQ

What are the best regulated electric utility stocks to buy right now in May 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 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 Central Puerto Sa (NYSE:CEPU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, 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 9.25% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -6 percentage points.

2. PG&E (NYSE:PCG)

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) is the #2 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for PG&E (NYSE:PCG) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31.

PCG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. PG&E has seen its stock lose -1.29% over the past year, underperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by -16 percentage points.

PG&E has an average 1 year price target of $22.40, an upside of 33.25% from PG&E's current stock price of $16.81.

PG&E stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering PG&E, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA)

Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA) is the #3 top regulated electric utility stock out of 41 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Axia Energia Sa (NYSE:AXIA) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -18 points lower than the regulated electric utility industry average of 31.

AXIA passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Axia Energia Sa has seen its stock return 44.59% over the past year, overperforming other regulated electric utility stocks by 30 percentage points.

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. Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.35%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.8%. 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 93.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)

Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has an annual dividend yield of 4.24%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.8%. 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 78.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Firstenergy (NYSE:FE)

Firstenergy (NYSE:FE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.04%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 2.8%. Firstenergy's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Firstenergy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Firstenergy's dividend payout ratio of 96.7% 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 0.38% in the last day, and down -0.05% over the last week. Terrestrial Energy was the among the top gainers in the utilities - regulated electric industry, gaining 14.47% yesterday.

Terrestrial Energy shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS results.

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 71, which is 47 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korea Electric Power's stock has gained 43.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 29 percentage points.

2. Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC)

Enel Chile Sa (NYSE:ENIC) 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.

Enel Chile Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Enel Chile Sa's stock has gained 9.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by -6 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 19 points higher than the regulated electric utility industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Edison International's stock has gained 25.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the regulated electric utility industry by 11 percentage points.

Are regulated electric utility stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of regulated electric utility stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect regulated electric utility stocks to rise by 8.69% 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), 58.54% are rated C (Hold), 31.71% are rated D (Sell), and 7.32% 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 18.66x.

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