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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

#CompanyWhy it was hereSectorScore
1 Edison International (EIX)
Valuation 90th (price to earnings 6.9, price to book 1.3).

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).

  • Profitability76.8
  • Growth55.1
  • Financial health14.9
  • Valuation89.7
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend63.9
Utilities 61.9
2 SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC (SWX)
Valuation 82nd (price to earnings 12.9, price to book 1.5).

Valuation 82nd (price to earnings 12.9, price to book 1.5) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (43rd, debt to equity 0.9).

  • Profitability61.2
  • Growth46.1
  • Financial health42.8
  • Valuation82.2
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend49.1
Utilities 57.1
3 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP (NJR)
Valuation 73rd (price to earnings 15.5, price to book 2).

Valuation 73rd (price to earnings 15.5, price to book 2) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (27th, debt to equity 1.4).

  • Profitability69.3
  • Growth55.8
  • Financial health27.1
  • Valuation72.6
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend43.1
Utilities 55.7
4 AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR)
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital 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).

  • Profitability68.6
  • Growth69.0
  • Financial health29.1
  • Valuation34.6
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend56.6
Utilities 55.5
5 CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK)
Growth 78th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%).

Growth 78th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is trend (37th, it is 4.5% below its highest point of the past year).

  • Profitability52.5
  • Growth78.0
  • Financial health38.2
  • Valuation54.5
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend36.8
Utilities 54.4
6 Atmos Energy (ATO)
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 61st (price to book 2, price to earnings 20.5); weakest is trend (37th, trading below its 200-day average).

  • Profitability59.4
  • Growth43.6
  • Financial health52.5
  • Valuation60.7
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend36.5
Utilities 52.0
7 ONE GAS INC (OGS)
Valuation 80th (price to earnings 17.7, price to book 1.3).

Valuation 80th (price to earnings 17.7, price to book 1.3) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (39th, debt to equity 1).

  • Profitability44.7
  • Growth50.5
  • Financial health39.0
  • Valuation80.2
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend39.3
Utilities 51.9
8 AES Corporation (AES)
Valuation 76th (price to earnings 5.6, price to book 2.5).

Valuation 76th (price to earnings 5.6, price to book 2.5) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (6th, debt to equity 6.5).

  • Profitability68.0
  • Growth37.5
  • Financial health5.7
  • Valuation75.7
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend57.0
Utilities 51.8
9 Dominion Energy (D)
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital 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).

  • Profitability46.6
  • Growth69.7
  • Financial health19.5
  • Valuation48.3
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend55.5
Utilities 51.6
10 H2O AMERICA (HTO)
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and trend 57th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is financial health (37th, debt to equity 1).

  • Profitability41.7
  • Growth53.4
  • Financial health36.9
  • Valuation52.5
  • Capital return70.8
  • Trend56.8
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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