Top Companies by Buyback Yield in Utilities
Largest public companies ranked by buyback yield in Utilities on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical context on…
How buyback yield is measured
Buyback yield is trailing-twelve-month buyback spend divided by current market capitalization, expressed as a percentage. It answers a different question than absolute spend: how much value is the company returning relative to the equity capital outstanding today. A small-cap retiring 6% of its float is doing more for per-share economics than a mega-cap retiring 1.5%, even if the dollars are smaller.
Pair with shareholder yield (buybacks plus dividends) for the full capital-return picture, and buyback spend for absolute scale. Both numerator (buybacks in USD) and denominator (market cap) use IAS 21 closing-rate translation so non-USD reporters rank on a comparable basis. Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)
Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .
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Top companies by Buyback Yield — Utilities
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 7.33%
- As of
- NRG Energy
NRG
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 5.24%
- As of
- Vistra
VST
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 2.83%
- As of
- GE Vernova
GEV
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 1.96%
- As of
- Sempra
SRE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 1.66%
- As of
- UGI
UGI
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 0.63%
- As of
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 0.36%
- As of
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 0.12%
- As of
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 0.06%
- As of
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 0.02%
- As of
- Sector
- Utilities
- Buyback Yield
- 0.00%
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Buyback Yield | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edison International (EIX) | Utilities | 7.33% | |
| 2 | NRG Energy (NRG) | Utilities | 5.24% | |
| 3 | Vistra (VST) | Utilities | 2.83% | |
| 4 | GE Vernova (GEV) | Utilities | 1.96% | |
| 5 | Sempra (SRE) | Utilities | 1.66% | |
| 6 | UGI (UGI) | Utilities | 0.63% | |
| 7 | Constellation Energy (CEG) | Utilities | 0.36% | |
| 8 | Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) | Utilities | 0.12% | |
| 9 | California Water Service Group (CWT) | Utilities | 0.06% | |
| 10 | Essential Utilities (WTRG) | Utilities | 0.02% | |
| 11 | WEC Energy Group (WEC) | Utilities | 0.00% |