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
1NNCL.BKNava Nakorn Public Company Limited80.5
2ETC.BKEarth Tech Environment Public Company Limited80.3
3TRAN.BACompania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener SA76.4
4CIG.USCompanhia Energetica de Minas Gerais CEMIG Pref ADR76.0
5002479.SHEZhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co Ltd75.5
6600461.SHGJiangxi Hongcheng Waterworks Co Ltd74.9
7000690.SHEGuangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co LTD73.7
8ELEC.PAÉlectricite de Strasbourg Société Anonyme73.7
9600483.SHGFujian Funeng Co Ltd73.6
10CIG-C.USEnergy of Minas Gerais Co DRC73.5
110902.HKHuaneng Power International73.4
12GBAN.BANaturgy BAN SA73.0
13603080.SHGXinjiang Torch Gas Co Ltd73.0
14000685.SHEZhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Ltd72.8
15600803.SHGENN Ecological Holdings Co Ltd72.0
16VPR.AUVolt Power Group Ltd71.8
17600780.SHGTop Energy Shanxi Co Ltd71.7
18002039.SHEGuizhou Qianyuan Power Co Ltd71.1
19CPFE3.SACPFL Energia S.A71.0
20ECOG.BAEcogas Inversiones S.A.70.6

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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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