Steady Stocks

Best Utilities Stocks by Growth Stability

88 Utilities stocks ranked by Steady Score — the proprietary growth stability rating based on 10 years of financial data.

Data as of 2026-07-31

Top stock: IDACORP INC (IDA) with Steady Score 87.57.

Utilities covers regulated electric, gas, and water providers, plus waste and refuse services. Because rates and service territories are set by regulators rather than by competition, this is naturally one of the more stable sectors on the site.

That regulatory floor tends to produce small, predictable revenue increments tied to rate cases and customer growth rather than to market cycles, which is part of why smaller regional utilities, insulated from national economic swings, are often just as consistent growers as their larger peers.

Stocks
88
Avg Steady Score
63.0
High stability (score ≥ 75)
24
Avg Revenue CAGR
+7.7%

Of the 88 Utilities stocks, 24 (27%) have high growth stability (Steady Score ≥ 75). The sector average Steady Score is 63.0, with average annualized revenue growth of +7.7% and earnings growth of +9.1%.

Rank Name Ticker Steady Score Revenue CAGR Earnings CAGR Dividend CAGR
1 IDACORP INC IDA 87.57 +4.5% +4.7% +6.5%
2 Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG 85.99 +15.8% +14.6% +13.5%
3 YORK WATER CO YORW 84.15 +6.1% +7.3% +5.5%
4 ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP ARTNA 84 +4.1% +5.7% +5.0%
5 PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP PNW 83.87 +5.1% +2.4% +4.7%
6 ATMOS ENERGY CORP ATO 83.76 +7.3% +13.7% +14.2%
7 American Water Works Company, Inc. AWK 82.59 +4.7% +11.6% +10.5%
8 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 82.56 +3.5% +7.2% +7.5%
9 H2O AMERICA HTO 82.24 +10.2% +10.6% +14.3%
10 ALLIANT ENERGY CORP LNT 82.22 +2.9% +7.3% +7.8%
11 CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP CPK 81.74 +7.7% +11.9% +14.5%
12 ONE Gas, Inc. OGS 81.3 +6.4% +6.2% +8.6%
13 REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. RSG 81.29 +6.5% +11.8% +6.5%
14 AMEREN CORP AEE 80.18 +4.1% +9.9% +7.5%
15 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 78.9 +6.9% +7.4% +7.0%
16 MGE ENERGY INC MGEE 77.99 +3.7% +5.8% +5.6%
17 MIDDLESEX WATER CO MSEX 77.34 +4.7% +6.8% +7.7%
18 BLACK HILLS CORP BKH 76.84 +5.0% +9.3% +9.4%
19 AMERICAN STATES WATER CO AWR 76.6 +4.6% +8.9% +9.3%
20 ONEOK INC OKE 75.81 +13.4% +28.0% +15.4%
21 UNITIL CORP UTL 75.72 +4.0% +6.5% +4.4%
22 AVISTA CORP AVA 75.56 +4.2% +4.1% +7.1%
23 WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. WEC 75.47 +3.0% +5.0% +7.0%
24 PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO POR 75.13 +7.6% +5.5% +7.9%
25 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC AEP 73.9 +3.7% +13.2% +6.8%
26 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP CWT 72.38 +5.2% +9.9% +9.8%
27 EVERSOURCE ENERGY ES 71.91 +6.9% n/a +7.7%
28 Duke Energy CORP DUK 71.65 +3.8% +6.6% +4.2%
29 Evergy, Inc. EVRG 71 +9.6% +11.1% +11.7%
30 Western Midstream Partners, LP WES 70.89 +7.3% +15.5% +14.0%
31 RGC RESOURCES INC RGCO 70.88 +5.7% n/a +9.8%
32 CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC ED 70.76 +4.0% +5.9% +4.9%
33 NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEE 69.97 +6.6% +6.5% +12.5%
34 SEMPRA SRE 68.85 +5.2% +15.3% +10.4%
35 TXNM ENERGY INC TXNM 68.52 +5.8% +8.9% +9.2%
36 Archrock, Inc. AROC 68.32 +5.0% n/a +15.5%
37 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC PEG 67.87 +2.9% n/a +4.7%
38 SOUTHERN CO SO 66.43 +3.6% +10.8% +4.0%
39 Northwest Natural Holding Co NWN 66.33 +7.9% n/a +4.7%
40 DTE ENERGY CO DTE 65.31 +2.8% +4.1% +4.7%
41 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO NFG 64.96 +5.0% n/a +4.0%
42 Global Water Resources, Inc. GWRS 64.85 +7.6% n/a +4.9%
43 KINDER MORGAN, INC. KMI 64.76 +3.0% +25.1% +10.2%
44 EDISON INTERNATIONAL EIX 64.59 +5.8% n/a +8.0%
45 SPIRE INC SR 63.78 +5.7% +6.6% +8.1%
46 NISOURCE INC. NI 63.72 +3.1% n/a +10.6%
47 Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO 63.07 +12.2% +16.8% +5.0%
48 Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. SWX 62.96 +1.4% n/a +9.7%
49 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP NJR 62.81 -1.5% +10.6% +9.1%
50 EXELON CORP EXC 62.32 -5.4% +2.4% +2.8%
51 UGI CORP UGI 61.52 +3.2% n/a +9.3%
52 FIRSTENERGY CORP FE 61.41 +0.7% n/a +5.6%
53 Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN 60.71 +4.1% n/a +8.5%
54 ENTERGY CORP ETR 60.34 +2.1% n/a +6.5%
55 ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ORA 60.24 +3.6% +1.5% +2.8%
56 CMS ENERGY CORP CMS 60.19 +3.0% +9.0% n/a
57 WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. WMB 59.46 +8.7% n/a +9.2%
58 Antero Midstream Corp AM 58.88 +51.0% n/a n/a
59 OGE ENERGY CORP. OGE 58.73 +4.9% n/a +4.5%
60 AES CORP AES 56.53 +2.6% n/a +6.0%
61 CADIZ INC CDZI 55.65 +49.2% n/a n/a
62 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. EPD 55.61 +10.0% +9.5% n/a
63 CLEAN HARBORS INC CLH 54.19 +10.1% n/a n/a
64 USA Compression Partners, LP USAC 52.93 +14.5% n/a n/a
65 CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC CWST 52.46 +14.1% n/a n/a
66 DOMINION ENERGY, INC D 51.41 +3.2% n/a +1.5%
67 Genie Energy Ltd. GNE 51.25 +8.3% n/a +0.7%
68 PPL Corp PPL 49.63 +2.5% n/a -5.0%
69 CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC CNP 49.48 +2.2% n/a +1.4%
70 Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG 49.15 +28.1% n/a n/a
71 NRG ENERGY, INC. NRG 48.62 +19.4% n/a +33.4%
72 Tennessee Valley Authority TVE 48.49 +2.4% -0.1% n/a
73 PG&E Corp PCG 47.14 +5.1% n/a n/a
74 Targa Resources Corp. TRGP 47.14 +12.3% n/a -4.1%
75 Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. CQP 46.7 +20.4% n/a n/a
76 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. OPTT 44.66 +30.0% n/a n/a
77 Energy Transfer LP ET 43.01 +11.4% n/a n/a
78 PURE CYCLE CORP PCYO 42.64 +45.8% n/a n/a
79 HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC HE 42.37 +3.3% n/a n/a
80 HALLADOR ENERGY CO HNRG 41.97 +7.3% n/a n/a
81 XPLR Infrastructure, LP XIFR 40.87 +5.4% n/a n/a
82 Stabilis Solutions, Inc. SLNG 40.07 +9.2% n/a n/a
83 AVALON HOLDINGS CORP AWX 39.27 +4.7% n/a n/a
84 PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC PESI 38.05 +3.3% n/a n/a
85 Quest Resource Holding Corp QRHC 38 +10.6% n/a n/a
86 Clean Energy Fuels Corp. CLNE 35.41 +2.1% n/a n/a
87 Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. CETY 29.16 +10.5% n/a n/a
88 NGL Energy Partners LP NGL 27.84 -18.1% n/a n/a

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