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 (58/100). 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 grades each stock A+ to D on a composite 0-100 score, 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.D
Partial Buffett fit - meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$67.14B
ROIC
4.69%
#2
58/100
NEENextEra Energy, Inc.D
Partial Buffett fit - meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$171.67B
ROIC
4.91%
#3
56/100
XELXcel Energy Inc.D
Partial Buffett fit - meets 3/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$47.16B
ROIC
3.75%
#4
51/100
CWENClearway Energy, Inc.D
Partial Buffett fit - meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$7.68B
ROIC
1.18%
#5
49/100
NINiSource Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$19.86B
ROIC
4.71%
#6
47/100
HTOH2O AmericaD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 4/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$2.62B
ROIC
3.09%
#7
46/100
AWRAmerican States Water CompanyD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$3.43B
ROIC
6.25%
#8
46/100
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$34.32B
ROIC
4.54%
#9
45/100
ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$5.84B
ROIC
2.71%
#10
45/100
NWENorthwestern Energy Group IncD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$4.26B
ROIC
3.84%
#11
45/100
SOThe Southern CompanyD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$100.28B
ROIC
4.13%
#12
44/100
OTTROtter Tail CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 4/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$3.7B
ROIC
7.74%
#13
44/100
WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$11.65B
ROIC
4.41%
#14
43/100
DUKDuke Energy CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$93.11B
ROIC
4.17%
#15
43/100
LNTAlliant Energy CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 1/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$17.44B
ROIC
4.26%
#16
43/100
CMSCMS Energy CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$20.74B
ROIC
3.56%
#17
42/100
YORWThe York Water CompanyD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$538.3M
ROIC
4.12%
#18
42/100
IDAIDACORP, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 1/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$7.84B
ROIC
3.61%
#19
42/100
PNWPinnacle West Capital CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$11.65B
ROIC
4.38%
#20
41/100
DTEDTE Energy CompanyD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$27.59B
ROIC
3.77%
#21
41/100
AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$27.36B
ROIC
4.36%
#22
41/100
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 2/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$25.76B
ROIC
3.97%
#23
41/100
ETREntergy CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$50.32B
ROIC
3.35%
#24
41/100
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.D
Low Buffett fit - meets only 3/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$39.37B
ROIC
3.25%
#25
40/100
BKHBlack Hills CorporationD
Low Buffett fit - meets only 1/9 criteria; valuation, moat, or financial health flags risk.
Mkt cap
$5.44B
ROIC
-57.46%

Same Sector, Other Strategies

Best Utilities for Benjamin Graham Best Utilities for Peter Lynch Best Utilities for Joel Greenblatt