Top 10 — Utilities — 1 Oct 2026
The ten as they stood on 1 Oct 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 | Why it was here | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) | Profitability 74th (operating margin 26.6%, return on equity 14.8%).Profitability 74th (operating margin 26.6%, return on equity 14.8%) and trend 72nd (it is 7.0% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is growth (21st, 3-year revenue CAGR -4%, revenue growth year over year 4.9%). |
Utilities | 56.0 |
| 2 | AES Corporation (AES) | Valuation 83rd (price to earnings 5.7, price to book 2.2).Valuation 83rd (price to earnings 5.7, price to book 2.2) and profitability 79th (return on equity 22.4%); weakest is financial health (7th, debt to equity 6.5, free cash flow margin -13.3%). |
Utilities | 55.8 |
| 3 | NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP (NJR) | Valuation 78th (price to earnings 14.2, price to book 2).Valuation 78th (price to earnings 14.2, price to book 2) and profitability 77th (operating margin 37.7%, return on equity 14%); weakest is financial health (23rd, debt to equity 1.4). |
Utilities | 55.5 |
| 4 | Edison International (EIX) | Valuation 94th (price to earnings 5.3, price to book 1.2).Valuation 94th (price to earnings 5.3, price to book 1.2) and profitability 87th (operating margin 36.7%, return on equity 23.2%); weakest is financial health (13th, free cash flow margin -3.7%, debt to equity 2.4). |
Utilities | 54.6 |
| 5 | CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) | Growth 69th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%).Growth 69th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%) and profitability 63rd (operating margin 27.5%, return on equity 8.8%); weakest is financial health (20th, free cash flow margin -23.1%, debt to equity 1). |
Utilities | 53.4 |
| 7 | AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) | Profitability 73rd (operating margin 30.9%, return on equity 12.5%).Profitability 73rd (operating margin 30.9%, return on equity 12.5%) and growth 59th (3-year revenue CAGR 10.2%, revenue growth year over year 10.3%); weakest is financial health (27th, free cash flow margin -1.1%, debt to equity 0.8). |
Utilities | 52.7 |
| 8 | H2O AMERICA (HTO) | Trend 66th (it is 10.3% below its highest point of the past year).Trend 66th (it is 10.3% below its highest point of the past year) and valuation 55th (price to book 1.4, price to earnings 21.3); weakest is financial health (32nd, debt to equity 1). |
Utilities | 51.4 |
| 10 | ONE GAS INC (OGS) | Valuation 84th (price to book 1.3, price to earnings 15.5).Valuation 84th (price to book 1.3, price to earnings 15.5) and financial health 64th (free cash flow margin 37.3%, debt to equity 1); weakest is trend (26th, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control). |
Utilities | 50.4 |
| 12 | Dominion Energy (D) | Profitability 66th (operating margin 26.7%, return on equity 10.3%).Profitability 66th (operating margin 26.7%, return on equity 10.3%) and growth 62nd (revenue growth year over year 21.8%, 3-year revenue CAGR 5.8%); weakest is financial health (17th, debt to equity 1.8). |
Utilities | 49.6 |
| 15 | SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC (SWX) | Valuation 87th (price to earnings 11.4, price to book 1.4).Valuation 87th (price to earnings 11.4, price to book 1.4) and trend 52nd (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day); weakest is financial health (25th, free cash flow margin -4.7%, debt to equity 0.9). |
Utilities | 48.3 |
Entered on 1 Oct 2026
OTTER TAIL CORP (OTTR) — Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 56.0, rank 1 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Left on 1 Oct 2026
Atmos Energy (ATO) — Left 1 Oct 2026: score 45.8, rank 23 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
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