Utilities Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated October 13, 2026
Sector rotation makes raw-return lists whiplash — a sector’s whole cohort looks brilliant in its quarter and terrible after. Weekly consistency cuts through that: it asks which Utilities names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Utilities stock managed 24 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVRGEvergy | 28 / 52 | −7.1% | +6.0% | +1.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.0% total return — −7.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | FEFirstEnergy | 26 / 52 | −14.9% | −3.6% | −1.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −3.6% total return — −14.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | CEGConstellation Energy | 26 / 52 | −17.3% | −19.7% | +11.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −19.7% total return — −17.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | AESAES Corporation | 25 / 52 | −1.5% | +6.5% | +1.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.5% total return — −1.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | CNPCenterPoint Energy | 25 / 52 | −15.2% | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +0.3% total return — −15.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | AEEAmeren | 25 / 52 | −15.6% | +0.6% | +0.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +0.6% total return — −15.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | ATOAtmos Energy | 25 / 52 | −19.9% | −7.4% | −0.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −7.4% total return — −19.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | ESEversource Energy | 25 / 52 | −20.7% | −9.1% | −3.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −9.1% total return — −20.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | PCGPG&E Corporation | 25 / 52 | −25.7% | −16.0% | −2.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −16.0% total return — −25.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | EDConsolidated Edison | 24 / 52 | −7.7% | +5.3% | +1.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +5.3% total return — −7.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | EIXEdison International | 24 / 52 | −10.5% | +6.4% | −1.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.4% total return — −10.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | LNTAlliant Energy | 24 / 52 | −15.7% | −1.2% | +0.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −1.2% total return — −15.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | EXCExelon | 24 / 52 | −19.8% | −10.0% | −0.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −10.0% total return — −19.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | WECWEC Energy Group | 24 / 52 | −23.8% | −8.0% | +0.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −8.0% total return — −23.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | DTEDTE Energy | 24 / 52 | −24.4% | −8.6% | −2.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −8.6% total return — −24.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | NRGNRG Energy | 24 / 52 | −47.8% | −33.2% | −1.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −33.2% total return — −47.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | PNWPinnacle West Capital | 23 / 52 | −2.1% | +9.9% | +6.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a +9.9% total return — −2.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | AEPAmerican Electric Power | 23 / 52 | −2.5% | +7.4% | +2.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a +7.4% total return — −2.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | ETREntergy | 23 / 52 | −3.9% | +10.2% | +1.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a +10.2% total return — −3.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | NEENextEra Energy | 23 / 52 | −11.6% | −6.2% | −4.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −6.2% total return — −11.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||