Utilities
SSE plc(SSEZF)
Live Price
Offline$30.44
-2.84% today
1Y Change
+27.00%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $31.57B
- Revenue Growth
- -3.1%
- EPS Growth
- -31.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.5%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
SSE plc (SSEZF) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $31.57B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $30.44 and up 27.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -3.1%, EPS growth of -31.2%, a dividend yield of 2.5%. What stands out right now is revenue -3.1%, EPS -31.2%, free cash flow -148.5% with operating margin 16.1% and ROIC 4.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 32.7 and price/sales 3.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SSEZF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-3.1% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+16.1% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
32.7 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 28, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -3.1% and EPS is at -31.2%, with operating margin around 16.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.5%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 28, 2026 | โ | -2.8% | -1.6% | โ |
2025 May 21, 2025 | -50.4% | +0.0% | +2.4% | -0.3% |
2024 Nov 13, 2024 | +13.6% | +0.0% | +2.4% | -0.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Normalized return
SPY
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
SSEZF Max Drawdown
-22.05%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for SSEZF and SPY.
Company Overview
SSE plc
Other OTC
SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.8 million homes and businesses across the north of the central belt of Scotland and central southern England; and owns, operates, and develops high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and remote islands. It also produces, stores, distributes, and supplies gas. In addition, it engages in the electricity and utility contracting, telecommunications, energy trading, insurance, and property holding businesses, as well as provides maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in September 2011. SSE plc was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Martin Pibworth
- IPO Date
- Aug 13, 2012
- Employees
- 15.0k
- Street Address
- Inveralmond House
- Mailing
- Perth, PH1 3AQ
- Region
- Perth, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 17 3845 6000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 32.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.1
- Price/Sales
- 3.1
- Price/Book
- 2.2
Growth
- Revenue
- -3.1%
- EPS
- -31.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -148.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 35.6%
- Operating Margin
- 16.1%
- Net Margin
- 8.6%
- ROE
- 7.1%
- ROIC
- 4.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.81
- Current Ratio
- 0.97
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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