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 (70/100). 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 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 · 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.75/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$5.64B
ROIC
2.71%
#2
70/100
NEENextEra Energy, Inc.70/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$169.92B
ROIC
4.91%
#3
69/100
ETREntergy Corporation69/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$51.54B
ROIC
3.35%
#4
68/100
NRGNRG Energy, Inc.68/100
Meets 1/7 Graham criteria, classic deep-value candidate.
Mkt cap
$20.38B
ROIC
3.08%
#5
66/100
AWRAmerican States Water Company66/100
Meets 3/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$3.35B
ROIC
6.25%
#6
64/100
CEGConstellation Energy Corporation64/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$91.44B
ROIC
13.86%
#7
64/100
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.64/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$27.57B
ROIC
3.97%
#8
63/100
SOThe Southern Company63/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$105.28B
ROIC
4.13%
#9
63/100
TLNTalen Energy Corporation63/100
Meets 1/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$16.45B
ROIC
-3.26%
#10
61/100
DTEDTE Energy Company61/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$27.46B
ROIC
3.77%
#11
60/100
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.60/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$36.01B
ROIC
4.54%
#12
59/100
LNTAlliant Energy Corporation59/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$17.99B
ROIC
4.26%
#13
58/100
NINiSource Inc.58/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$21.04B
ROIC
4.71%
#14
58/100
CMSCMS Energy Corporation58/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$21.39B
ROIC
3.56%
#15
57/100
AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.57/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$27.78B
ROIC
4.36%
#16
57/100
IDAIDACORP, Inc.57/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$8.08B
ROIC
3.61%
#17
56/100
FEFirstEnergy Corp.56/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$26.84B
ROIC
4.49%
#18
55/100
VSTVistra Corp.55/100
Meets 1/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$47.9B
ROIC
0.8%
#19
54/100
XELXcel Energy Inc.54/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$48.21B
ROIC
3.75%
#20
53/100
HNRGHallador Energy Company53/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$560.53M
ROIC
14.17%
#21
53/100
OTTROtter Tail Corporation53/100
Meets 6/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$3.76B
ROIC
7.74%
#22
51/100
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.51/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$69.79B
ROIC
4.69%
#23
51/100
TXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.51/100
Meets 3/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$6.45B
ROIC
3.61%
#24
50/100
NWENorthwestern Energy Group Inc50/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$4.84B
ROIC
3.84%
#25
50/100
DDominion Energy, Inc.50/100
Meets 2/7 Graham criteria, partially qualifies.
Mkt cap
$56.54B
ROIC
3.5%

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