Utilities Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated October 12, 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 25 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EIXEdison International | 28 / 52 | −9.1% | +4.8% | −0.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +4.8% total return — −9.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | ETREntergy | 27 / 52 | −4.2% | +8.8% | −1.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +8.8% total return — −4.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | EVRGEvergy | 27 / 52 | −7.1% | +6.3% | −0.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.3% total return — −7.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | NINiSource | 27 / 52 | −20.1% | −4.0% | −0.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a −4.0% total return — −20.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | AEPAmerican Electric Power | 26 / 52 | −3.8% | +6.3% | +0.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.3% total return — −3.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | EDConsolidated Edison | 26 / 52 | −9.6% | +6.3% | +0.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +6.3% total return — −9.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | DDominion Energy | 26 / 52 | −12.8% | +3.6% | −3.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +3.6% total return — −12.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | AEEAmeren | 26 / 52 | −15.9% | +0.2% | −1.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +0.2% total return — −15.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | CNPCenterPoint Energy | 26 / 52 | −16.4% | −0.2% | −0.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −0.2% total return — −16.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | ESEversource Energy | 26 / 52 | −20.3% | −8.7% | −3.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −8.7% total return — −20.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | PPLPPL Corporation | 26 / 52 | −22.4% | −7.0% | +0.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −7.0% total return — −22.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | XELXcel Energy | 26 / 52 | −22.9% | −8.7% | −1.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −8.7% total return — −22.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | PCGPG&E Corporation | 26 / 52 | −24.2% | −19.0% | −4.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −19.0% total return — −24.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | NEENextEra Energy | 25 / 52 | −13.3% | −6.2% | −4.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −6.2% total return — −13.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | CEGConstellation Energy | 25 / 52 | −14.5% | −23.3% | +3.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −23.3% total return — −14.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | FEFirstEnergy | 25 / 52 | −16.5% | −2.8% | −1.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a −2.8% total return — −16.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | AESAES Corporation | 24 / 52 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +1.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +2.8% total return — −1.7% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | LNTAlliant Energy | 24 / 52 | −16.2% | −1.2% | −1.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −1.2% total return — −16.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | EXCExelon | 24 / 52 | −20.6% | −9.7% | −2.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −9.7% total return — −20.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | WECWEC Energy Group | 24 / 52 | −24.5% | −7.9% | −0.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −7.9% total return — −24.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||