What are the best utilities stocks for value investors?

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) currently leads the utilities sector on the Warren Buffett framework with a composite score of 58/100, followed by NEE (57/100). The full ranked list of 25 utilities stocks indexed against the framework is on this page. Educational only, not investment advice.

Which utilities stock has the highest Buffett-Fit score?

According to invest-like.com, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) currently has the highest Buffett-Fit composite score in the utilities sector at 58/100. invest-like.com's Buffett-Fit Score weighs five pillars (economic moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, and valuation) each on a 0-100 sub-scale, and refreshes the cached verdict on a 7-day TTL.

Is utilities a good sector for Warren Buffett-style investing?

The utilities sector's median quality score on invest-like.com is 44/100 with a median ROIC of 4%. Whether utilities is "good" for Warren Buffett-style investing depends on which sub-sectors and specific stocks you focus on: the framework's sector-relative scoring means stocks are graded against their own sector benchmarks, not a fixed cross-market hurdle.

Which utilities stocks have the best moats?

invest-like.com anchors moat strength in the Buffett-Fit framework on ROIC sustainability (above 15% sustained over multiple years) plus gross-margin durability (above 40% in industries where peers sit lower). The utilities sector's median ROIC on invest-like.com is 4%: the top-scoring stocks on this page are the ones with both quantitative moat anchors clearing the threshold AND qualitative moat sources (brand, switching costs, network effects, regulatory).

How many utilities stocks does invest-like.com cover?

invest-like.com currently indexes 25 utilities stocks above $500M market cap with cached verdicts on the Buffett-Fit framework. invest-like.com scores each stock from 0 to 100, with sub-scores for moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation. The full ranked list is on this page.

Is the utilities ranking on this page investment advice?

No. invest-like.com publishes the ranking as an educational pattern-match against documented value-investing frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith). invest-like.com's scores reflect how closely each stock fits the documented criteria: they are NOT recommendations to buy, hold, or sell. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised investment advice.

Utilities · Warren Buffett fit

Best Utilities Stocks for Warren Buffett Investors

Top 25 utilities stocks ranked by their Warren Buffett fit score, every score computed from current financials against published criteria. Updated daily.

How We Rank These

Each stock is scored on a 0–100 scale across the Warren Buffett criteria (moat, durability, valuation, financial health, capital allocation). The score is a deterministic function of the company's TTM financials, no opinion, no hand-tuning. Rows with insufficient data are excluded.

The Top 25

#1
58/100
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.58/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$69.79B
ROIC
4.69%
#2
57/100
NEENextEra Energy, Inc.57/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$169.92B
ROIC
4.91%
#3
56/100
XELXcel Energy Inc.56/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 3/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$48.21B
ROIC
3.75%
#4
51/100
CWENClearway Energy, Inc.51/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$8.08B
ROIC
1.18%
#5
49/100
NINiSource Inc.49/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$21.04B
ROIC
4.71%
#6
47/100
HTOH2O America47/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 4/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$2.99B
ROIC
3.09%
#7
46/100
AWRAmerican States Water Company46/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$3.35B
ROIC
6.25%
#8
46/100
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.46/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$36.01B
ROIC
4.54%
#9
45/100
ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.45/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$5.64B
ROIC
2.71%
#10
45/100
NWENorthwestern Energy Group Inc45/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$4.84B
ROIC
3.84%
#11
45/100
SOThe Southern Company45/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$105.28B
ROIC
4.13%
#12
44/100
OTTROtter Tail Corporation44/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 4/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$3.76B
ROIC
7.74%
#13
44/100
WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.44/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$12B
ROIC
4.41%
#14
43/100
DUKDuke Energy Corporation43/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$96.35B
ROIC
4.17%
#15
43/100
LNTAlliant Energy Corporation43/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 1/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$17.99B
ROIC
4.26%
#16
43/100
CMSCMS Energy Corporation43/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$21.39B
ROIC
3.56%
#17
42/100
YORWThe York Water Company42/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$507.31M
ROIC
4.12%
#18
42/100
IDAIDACORP, Inc.42/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 1/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$8.08B
ROIC
3.61%
#19
42/100
PNWPinnacle West Capital Corporation42/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$12.71B
ROIC
4.38%
#20
41/100
DTEDTE Energy Company41/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$27.46B
ROIC
3.77%
#21
41/100
AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.41/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$27.78B
ROIC
4.36%
#22
41/100
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.41/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$27.57B
ROIC
3.97%
#23
41/100
ETREntergy Corporation41/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$51.54B
ROIC
3.35%
#24
41/100
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.41/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$42.22B
ROIC
3.25%
#25
40/100
BKHBlack Hills Corporation40/100
Low Buffett fit: meets only 1/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$6.16B
ROIC
-57.46%

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