What are the best utilities stocks for value investors?

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) currently leads the utilities sector on the Benjamin Graham framework with a composite score of 75/100, followed by NEE (72/100). 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, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) currently has the highest Buffett-Fit composite score in the utilities sector at 75/100. 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 Benjamin Graham-style investing?

The utilities sector's median quality score on invest-like.com is 58/100 with a median ROIC of 4%. Whether utilities is "good" for Benjamin Graham-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 · Benjamin Graham fit

Best Utilities Stocks for Benjamin Graham Investors

Top 25 utilities stocks ranked by their Benjamin Graham 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 Benjamin Graham 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
75/100
ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.B
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$5.84B
ROIC
2.71%
#2
72/100
NEENextEra Energy, Inc.B
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$171.67B
ROIC
4.91%
#3
69/100
ETREntergy CorporationB
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$50.32B
ROIC
3.35%
#4
68/100
NRGNRG Energy, Inc.D
Meets 1/7 Graham criteria - classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$23.85B
ROIC
3.08%
#5
66/100
AWRAmerican States Water CompanyB
Meets 3/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$3.43B
ROIC
6.25%
#6
64/100
CEGConstellation Energy CorporationD
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$100.89B
ROIC
13.86%
#7
64/100
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$25.76B
ROIC
3.97%
#8
63/100
SOThe Southern CompanyC
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$100.28B
ROIC
4.13%
#9
63/100
TLNTalen Energy CorporationD
Meets 1/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$14.98B
ROIC
-3.26%
#10
61/100
DTEDTE Energy CompanyC
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$27.59B
ROIC
3.77%
#11
60/100
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$34.32B
ROIC
4.54%
#12
59/100
LNTAlliant Energy CorporationC
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$17.44B
ROIC
4.26%
#13
58/100
NINiSource Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$19.86B
ROIC
4.71%
#14
58/100
CMSCMS Energy CorporationC
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$20.74B
ROIC
3.56%
#15
57/100
AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$27.36B
ROIC
4.36%
#16
57/100
IDAIDACORP, Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$7.84B
ROIC
3.61%
#17
56/100
FEFirstEnergy Corp.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$26.68B
ROIC
4.49%
#18
55/100
VSTVistra Corp.D
Meets 1/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$49.8B
ROIC
0.8%
#19
54/100
XELXcel Energy Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$47.16B
ROIC
3.75%
#20
53/100
HNRGHallador Energy CompanyD
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$723.18M
ROIC
14.17%
#21
53/100
OTTROtter Tail CorporationC
Meets 6/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$3.7B
ROIC
7.74%
#22
51/100
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$67.14B
ROIC
4.69%
#23
51/100
TXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.C
Meets 3/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$5.94B
ROIC
3.61%
#24
50/100
NWENorthwestern Energy Group IncC
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$4.26B
ROIC
3.84%
#25
50/100
DDominion Energy, Inc.C
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria - partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$56.61B
ROIC
3.5%

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