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.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Utilities stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NNCL.BK | Nava Nakorn Public Company Limited | 80.5 |
| 2 | ETC.BK | Earth Tech Environment Public Company Limited | 80.3 |
| 3 | TRAN.BA | Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener SA | 76.4 |
| 4 | CIG.US | Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais CEMIG Pref ADR | 76.0 |
| 5 | 002479.SHE | Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co Ltd | 75.5 |
| 6 | 600461.SHG | Jiangxi Hongcheng Waterworks Co Ltd | 74.9 |
| 7 | 000690.SHE | Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co LTD | 73.7 |
| 8 | ELEC.PA | Électricite de Strasbourg Société Anonyme | 73.7 |
| 9 | 600483.SHG | Fujian Funeng Co Ltd | 73.6 |
| 10 | CIG-C.US | Energy of Minas Gerais Co DRC | 73.5 |
| 11 | 0902.HK | Huaneng Power International | 73.4 |
| 12 | GBAN.BA | Naturgy BAN SA | 73.0 |
| 13 | 603080.SHG | Xinjiang Torch Gas Co Ltd | 73.0 |
| 14 | 000685.SHE | Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Ltd | 72.8 |
| 15 | 600803.SHG | ENN Ecological Holdings Co Ltd | 72.0 |
| 16 | VPR.AU | Volt Power Group Ltd | 71.8 |
| 17 | 600780.SHG | Top Energy Shanxi Co Ltd | 71.7 |
| 18 | 002039.SHE | Guizhou Qianyuan Power Co Ltd | 71.1 |
| 19 | CPFE3.SA | CPFL Energia S.A | 71.0 |
| 20 | ECOG.BA | Ecogas 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.