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National Grid
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Arincen37/100B

If you had invested in National Grid ago, it would be worth $2,453 today, against $4,081 in SPY and $6,291 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

37/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash2

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Valuation8

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Growth4

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Financial strength0

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Shareholders2

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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.

National Grid key facts

Style
Value stock · 6.1/10Growth 3.4 · Value 6.1 · Dividend 6.1
Day range
83.750 – 84.680
52-week range
73.370 – 94.640
Market capitalization
84.76B USD
P/E
15.75
PEG ratio
0.67
EPS
5.35
Div Yield
2.71%
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+17.1%
Volume
21,360
Beta
0.59
ESG score
67.9/100Environment 66 · Social 64 · Governance 74
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Electric
CEO
Zoë Yujnovich
Employees
33K
IPO date
10 Aug 2005

National Grid earnings

Next earnings · H2 FY2027
EPS estimate
3.83 USD
Revenue estimate
14.91B USD
Last quarter · H1 FY2027
EPS2.46Beat +7.4%Revenue8.73BMissed -14.0%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
H2 FY20273.83——+17.48%14.91B——+3.95%
H1 FY20272.292.46+7.42%+26.15%10.15B8.73B-14.05%+14.84%
H2 FY20263.243.26+0.62%+6.54%16.36B14.34B-12.34%+1.82%
H1 FY20261.851.95+5.41%+6.56%11.22B7.60B-32.24%-27.85%
H2 FY20252.823.06+8.51%+13.33%16.34B14.08B-13.79%-2.18%
H1 FY20251.771.83+3.39%—11.68B10.53B-9.80%—
H2 FY20242.642.70+2.27%+101.49%14.07B14.40B+2.31%+38.04%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

National Grid analyst forecast

12-month price target
85.50 USD
+1.41%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 85.50 to 85.50, with an average of 85.50.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
2 ratings
Buy
0
Hold
1
Sell
1

12-month price target

Highest target85.50
Average target85.50
Lowest target85.50
Current price84.31

National Grid valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
15.75
Forward P/E (FY2027)
13.82
Price to sales (TTM)
3.39
Price to book
1.60
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
13.05

Capital structure

Market capitalization
84.76B USD
+
Total debt
68.14B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
4.42B USD
=
Enterprise value
148.49B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)12.70————
FY2027 (est.)13.8212.70———
Now (TTM)15.7513.103.391.6013.05
FY202619.1013.833.521.6114.03
FY202516.7112.762.601.2612.32
FY202418.94—2.191.4513.16
FY20235.77—2.031.4911.96
FY202218.71—2.481.9214.17

National Grid against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Duke Energy, The Southern, American Electric Power Company, Dominion Energy, Entergy, and Xcel Energy, the US Regulated Electric companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median15.8
    4.930.9
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years33.2%
    33.2%77.4%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 31.7%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years30.7%
    22.5%30.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 24.5%
  • Net marginAbove its median18.3%
    11.5%36.0%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 15.0%
  • Return on equityAt its median8.2%
    7.7%26.4%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 10.3%
  • Free cash flow marginLowest in 5 years-21.6%
    -21.6%1.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median -15.7%
  • Revenue growthAt its median-3.8%
    -8.4%17.4%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 9.3%
  • EPS growthAbove its median8.9%
    -70.1%205.5%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 14.9%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median5.98×
    5.93×7.07×
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 5.49×
  • Current ratioBelow its median0.76
    0.731.35
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 0.68

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

National Grid growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
18.92B GBP
Net income (TTM)
4.01B GBP
Gross margin
65.25%
Operating margin
34.71%
Net margin
21.18%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202617.69B-3.76%3.24B+11.68%33.19%30.71%18.32%7.82B+2.22%
FY202518.38B-7.42%2.90B+26.72%77.42%26.85%15.79%7.65B+11.91%
FY202419.85B-8.35%2.29B-70.63%73.44%22.54%11.54%6.83B-5.82%
FY202321.66B+17.40%7.80B+231.36%60.19%22.53%36.00%7.25B+12.85%
FY202218.45B0.00%2.35B0.00%66.95%23.69%12.75%6.43B+4.12%

National Grid revenue breakdown

By product

FY2026
Distribution: 74.8%Transmission: 21.2%Generation: 2.1%Other Product And Services: 1.9%74.8%Distribution21.2%Transmission2.1%Generation1.9%Other Product And Services
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Distribution13.12B74.8%+1.8%
Transmission3.72B21.2%+5.4%
Generation364.00M2.1%-5.2%
Other Product And Services327.00M1.9%+2.8%

By region

FY2026
United States: 69.1%Country of domicile: 30.9%69.1%United States30.9%Country of domicile
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States12.22B69.1%+4.7%
Country of domicile5.47B30.9%-18.4%

How National Grid makes its money

Distribution13.12B 74.2%
Transmission3.72B 21.0%
Generation364.00M 2.1%
Other Product And Services327.00M 1.8%
Revenue17.69B 100.0%
Cost of revenue12.10B 68.4%
Gross profit5.87B 33.2%
Other operating expenses438.93M 2.5%
Operating income5.43B 30.7%
Tax954.27M 5.4%
Other expense1.24B 7.0%
Net income3.24B 18.3%

FY2026, in GBP. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

National Grid dividends

Annual dividend
2.29 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.71%
Payout ratio
81.89%
Frequency
Semi-annual
Next payment
1.14 USD
Next ex-dividend date
20 Nov 2026
Next payment date
12 Jan 2027

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share3.063.653.353.223.413.083.093.088.843.47

National Grid financial health

Cash and short-term investments
3.35B GBP
Total debt
51.57B GBP
Net cash
-48.22B GBP
Free cash flow (TTM)
-3.67B GBP
Current ratio
0.62
Debt to equity
1.29
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.32

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20262.83B46.76B-3.82B
FY20256.93B47.54B-3.39B
FY20244.26B47.07B-1.27B
FY20232.77B42.99B-585.92M
FY20223.35B45.47B340.31M

National Grid ownership

Institutions
6.59%
Institutional holders
640 (+32)
Free float
100.00%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 6.6% Others 93.4%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.01B shares ·100.0% Closely held 1.01K shares ·0.0%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2026989.20M994.20M+5.12%
FY2025941.40M945.80M+17.19%
FY2024803.38M807.08M+0.90%
FY2023796.20M799.90M+1.66%
FY2022783.15M786.84M+0.00%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Related Instruments

Title: National Grid PLC

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Regulated Electric
National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its UK gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's UK power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission electricity networks in the United States, metering services and merchant transmission lines in the UK.

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