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Top 10 — Utilities — 1 Sep 2026

The ten as they stood on 1 Sep 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 SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC (SWX)
Valuation 86th (price to earnings 12.5, price to book 1.6).

Valuation 86th (price to earnings 12.5, price to book 1.6) and capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (39th, debt to equity 0.9).

  • Profitability66.3
  • Growth42.3
  • Financial health39.0
  • Valuation85.9
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend65.7
Utilities 61.6
2 AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR)
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and trend 77th (it is 2.5% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is financial health (28th, free cash flow margin 3.8%, debt to equity 0.8).

  • Profitability72.3
  • Growth59.1
  • Financial health27.6
  • Valuation33.7
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend77.1
Utilities 58.9
3 CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK)
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 69th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%); weakest is financial health (35th, debt to equity 1).

  • Profitability59.1
  • Growth68.6
  • Financial health34.5
  • Valuation58.8
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend51.2
Utilities 57.8
4 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP (NJR)
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 78th (price to earnings 15, price to book 2.1); weakest is financial health (24th, debt to equity 1.4).

  • Profitability72.9
  • Growth47.2
  • Financial health23.8
  • Valuation77.5
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend49.8
Utilities 57.2
5 Edison International (EIX)
Valuation 93rd (price to earnings 5.8, price to book 1.3).

Valuation 93rd (price to earnings 5.8, price to book 1.3) and capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (14th, debt to equity 2.4).

  • Profitability79.8
  • Growth46.8
  • Financial health13.7
  • Valuation93.3
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend34.3
Utilities 56.3
7 H2O AMERICA (HTO)
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and trend 69th (it is 4.9% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is financial health (33rd, debt to equity 1).

  • Profitability49.8
  • Growth45.1
  • Financial health33.4
  • Valuation55.0
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend69.2
Utilities 54.1
8 AES Corporation (AES)
Valuation 84th (price to earnings 5.6, price to book 2.1).

Valuation 84th (price to earnings 5.6, price to book 2.1) and capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (6th, debt to equity 6.5).

  • Profitability73.0
  • Growth32.4
  • Financial health5.5
  • Valuation83.7
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend57.6
Utilities 54.0
9 ONE GAS INC (OGS)
Valuation 83rd (price to book 1.4, price to earnings 17.3).

Valuation 83rd (price to book 1.4, price to earnings 17.3) and capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (35th, debt to equity 1).

  • Profitability52.5
  • Growth45.7
  • Financial health35.2
  • Valuation83.2
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend42.8
Utilities 54.0
10 Atmos Energy (ATO)
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 68th (price to book 1.9, price to earnings 19.9); weakest is growth (37th, 3-year revenue CAGR 3.8%, revenue growth year over year 6.5%).

  • Profitability64.6
  • Growth36.8
  • Financial health47.3
  • Valuation67.8
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend39.6
Utilities 53.5
13 Dominion Energy (D)
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years).

Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 62nd (revenue growth year over year 21.8%, 3-year revenue CAGR 5.8%); weakest is financial health (18th, debt to equity 1.8).

  • Profitability54.1
  • Growth61.7
  • Financial health17.8
  • Valuation46.7
  • Capital return80.2
  • Trend57.0
Utilities 52.3

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