Best Utilities Stocks for 2026

Regulated electric, gas, and water names ranked on dividend coverage and rate-comparable yield; the lowest-beta, most defensive sector covered.

Utilities (regulated electric, gas, water) are the lowest-beta sector covered. Total returns are dominated by dividend yield + steady rate-base growth, so Health (dividend coverage, leverage) and Valuation (yield-on-cost in a rate-comparable frame) drive the composite more than Growth. Useful as a defensive ballast in a portfolio.

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Top 20 Utilities stocks by composite score

#TickerNameComposite
1CIG-C.USEnergy of Minas Gerais Co DRC82.0
2000690.SHEGuangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co LTD76.3
3ELEC.PAÉlectricite de Strasbourg Société Anonyme75.8
4CIG.USCompanhia Energetica de Minas Gerais CEMIG Pref ADR75.7
5ETC.BKEarth Tech Environment Public Company Limited75.6
6200037.SHEShenzhen Nanshan Power Co Ltd74.4
7603706.SHGXinjiang East Universe Group Gas Co Ltd73.3
8SAPR3.SACompanhia de Saneamento do Paraná - SANEPAR72.8
9000791.SHEGEPIC Energy Development Co Ltd72.8
10SBS.USCompanhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP ADR71.7
11ENIC.USEnel Chile SA ADR71.6
12ELPC.USCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL71.6
13TAEE3.SATransmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A70.9
14GBAN.BANaturgy BAN SA70.8
15EQMA3B.SAEquatorial Maranhão Distribuidora de Energia S.A.70.7
16NGG.USNational Grid PLC ADR70.7
17603080.SHGXinjiang Torch Gas Co Ltd70.3
18KEP.USKorea Electric Power Corp ADR69.6
19EMP.USEntergy Mississippi LLC69.6
20CMIG3.SACompanhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG69.2

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.

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