Sector Report4 min read
Utilities: Still Bleeding Cash, Now Worse
Twenty companies, nineteen F-grades, and a sector median FCF margin of negative 9.9%. The trend data makes it even uglier.
Sep 4, 2026
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Financial data as of Dec 31, 2025Improving · Utilities
Base grade from FCF margin, adjusted by financial health factors
Key financials compared side by side
Debt, liquidity, and leverage snapshot
Free cash flow per quarter
FCF Margin ranked against sector peers
Twenty companies, nineteen F-grades, and a sector median FCF margin of negative 9.9%. The trend data makes it even uglier.
Only one C-grade in the entire sector. Median FCF margin negative. Average debt load 583x free cash flow.
When we last checked utilities a month ago, all twenty companies earned F-grades. Nothing has improved. Fourteen are now declining.