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How National Grid plc stacks up
NGG · against 20 other Utilities companies of similar size
Valuation
19/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #20 of 21 · scores higher than 0% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score2 peers with a valuation score of 10–19, including NGG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 19?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Utilities peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 75% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.5% vs peer median 8.6%
- Free cash flow yield is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 2.6% vs peer median 4.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NGG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NGG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 21 reported | 5.2% | 4.6% | 75% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 21 reported | 6.5% | 7.1% | 25% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | Not reported | -3.4% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 20 reported | Not reported | 41.0% | — | — | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NGG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59.2B EUR (≈$65.2B) | 69 | 47 | |
| 2 | 92.6B EUR (≈$101.9B) | 64 | 40 | |
| 3 | 44.4B EUR (≈$48.9B) | 55 | 51 | |
| 4 | 46.9B USD | 54 | 53 | |
| 5 | 98.6B USD | 51 | 52 | |
| 16 | 147.3B EUR (≈$162.1B) | 25 | 47 | |
| 16 | 44.3B EUR (≈$48.8B) | 25 | 26 | |
| 18 | 58.7B USD | 24 | 39 | |
| 19 | 3.77T INR (≈$45.2B) | 22 | 62 | |
| 20 | 83.3B USD | 19 | 32 | |
| 20 | 55.8B USD | 19 | 34 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score