Long-term Top 10 — Utilities — 18 Aug 2026
The ten as they stood on 18 Aug 2026. Scores, pillars and reasons are the ones recorded that day; nothing here is recomputed. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
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The ten
| # | Company | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edison International (EIX) Valuation 90th (price to earnings 6.9, price to book 1.3) and profitability 77th (operating margin 32.7%, return on equity 22.7%); weakest is financial health (15th, debt to equity 2.4). |
Utilities | 61.9 |
| 2 | SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC (SWX) Valuation 82nd (price to earnings 12.9, price to book 1.5) and shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (43rd, debt to equity 0.9). |
Utilities | 57.1 |
| 3 | NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP (NJR) Valuation 73rd (price to earnings 15.5, price to book 2) and shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (27th, debt to equity 1.4). |
Utilities | 55.7 |
| 4 | AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) Shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 69th (3-year revenue CAGR 10.2%, revenue growth year over year 10.3%); weakest is financial health (29th, free cash flow margin 3.8%, debt to equity 0.8). |
Utilities | 55.5 |
| 5 | CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) Growth 78th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%) and shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is long-term trend (37th, it is 4.5% below its highest point of the past year). |
Utilities | 54.4 |
| 6 | Atmos Energy (ATO) Shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 61st (price to book 2, price to earnings 20.5); weakest is long-term trend (37th, trading below its 200-day average). |
Utilities | 52.0 |
| 7 | ONE GAS INC (OGS) Valuation 80th (price to earnings 17.7, price to book 1.3) and shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (39th, debt to equity 1). |
Utilities | 51.9 |
| 8 | AES Corporation (AES) Valuation 76th (price to earnings 5.6, price to book 2.5) and shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (6th, debt to equity 6.5). |
Utilities | 51.8 |
| 9 | Dominion Energy (D) Shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 70th (revenue growth year over year 21.8%, 3-year revenue CAGR 5.8%); weakest is financial health (20th, debt to equity 1.8). |
Utilities | 51.6 |
| 10 | H2O AMERICA (HTO) Shareholder return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and long-term trend 57th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is financial health (37th, debt to equity 1). |
Utilities | 50.9 |
Entered on 18 Aug 2026
Edison International (EIX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 61.9.
SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC (SWX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 57.1.
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP (NJR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 55.7.
AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 55.5.
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 54.4.
Atmos Energy (ATO) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 52.0.
ONE GAS INC (OGS) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 51.9.
AES Corporation (AES) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 51.8.
Dominion Energy (D) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 51.6.
H2O AMERICA (HTO) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 50.9.
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