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
1ETC.BKEarth Tech Environment Public Company Limited79.3
2CIG.USCompanhia Energetica de Minas Gerais CEMIG Pref ADR78.5
3ELEC.PAÉlectricite de Strasbourg Société Anonyme76.4
4NNCL.BKNava Nakorn Public Company Limited74.9
5CIG-C.USEnergy of Minas Gerais Co DRC73.4
6000690.SHEGuangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co LTD72.3
7200037.SHEShenzhen Nanshan Power Co Ltd72.1
8ELPC.USCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL72.0
9600483.SHGFujian Funeng Co Ltd71.4
10SBS.USCompanhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP ADR70.5
11002039.SHEGuizhou Qianyuan Power Co Ltd70.3
12603080.SHGXinjiang Torch Gas Co Ltd70.1
13CEBR3.SACompanhia Energética de Brasília - CEB70.0
14EQMA3B.SAEquatorial Maranhão Distribuidora de Energia S.A.70.0
15001286.SHEShaanxi Energy Investment Co Ltd. A69.7
16NGG.USNational Grid PLC ADR69.6
17GBAN.BANaturgy BAN SA69.5
18600780.SHGTop Energy Shanxi Co Ltd69.3
19TPC.AUTPC Consolidated Ltd69.2
20TAEE3.SATransmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A68.9

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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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