Utilities Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated August 30, 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 | PCGPG&E Corporation | 27 / 52 | −5.6% | +10.1% | −6.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +10.1% total return — −5.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | EVRGEvergy | 27 / 52 | −5.9% | +11.9% | −3.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +11.9% total return — −5.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | ESEversource Energy | 26 / 52 | −8.3% | +9.3% | −4.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a +9.3% total return — −8.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | WECWEC Energy Group | 26 / 52 | −18.3% | −0.1% | −2.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −0.1% total return — −18.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | NRGNRG Energy | 26 / 52 | −35.3% | −25.0% | −17.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 26 of its last 52 weeks, on a −25.0% total return — −35.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | AESAES Corporation | 25 / 52 | −6.1% | +10.3% | −0.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +10.3% total return — −6.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | NEENextEra Energy | 25 / 52 | −8.2% | +10.8% | −6.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +10.8% total return — −8.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | FEFirstEnergy | 25 / 52 | −11.5% | +4.8% | −5.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +4.8% total return — −11.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | AEEAmeren | 25 / 52 | −11.9% | +5.2% | −2.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 25 of its last 52 weeks, on a +5.2% total return — −11.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | EIXEdison International | 24 / 52 | +8.0% | +26.7% | −10.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.7% total return — +8.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | EDConsolidated Edison | 24 / 52 | −10.5% | +7.4% | −2.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +7.4% total return — −10.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | LNTAlliant Energy | 24 / 52 | −12.0% | +3.4% | −4.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +3.4% total return — −12.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | CNPCenterPoint Energy | 24 / 52 | −14.2% | +4.0% | −6.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +4.0% total return — −14.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | ATOAtmos Energy | 24 / 52 | −16.8% | +0.2% | −4.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +0.2% total return — −16.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | EXCExelon | 24 / 52 | −18.3% | +0.4% | −4.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a +0.4% total return — −18.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | CEGConstellation Energy | 24 / 52 | −22.3% | −12.4% | +5.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 24 of its last 52 weeks, on a −12.4% total return — −22.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | DUKDuke Energy | 23 / 52 | −19.2% | −2.8% | −4.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −2.8% total return — −19.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | DTEDTE Energy | 23 / 52 | −19.3% | −1.8% | −4.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −1.8% total return — −19.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | NINiSource | 23 / 52 | −20.4% | −4.4% | −10.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −4.4% total return — −20.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | AWKAmerican Water Works | 23 / 52 | −20.6% | −4.5% | +1.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 23 of its last 52 weeks, on a −4.5% total return — −20.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||