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SSE plcLSE:SSE Stock Report

Market Cap UK£20.9b
Share Price
UK£19.03
My Fair Value
UK£22.33
14.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y4.0%
7D1.3%
Portfolio Value
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SSE plc

LSE:SSE Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£20.9b

SSE (SSE) Stock Overview

Engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. More details

SSE fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends2/6

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SSE plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for SSE
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£19.03
52 Week HighUK£19.81
52 Week LowUK£14.47
Beta0.58
1 Month Change10.77%
3 Month Change3.48%
1 Year Change4.05%
3 Year Change23.01%
5 Year Change51.63%
Change since IPO450.00%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Calculating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Oct 07
Calculating The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Aug 20
SSE's (LON:SSE) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

SSE plc (LON:SSE) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Aug 05
SSE plc (LON:SSE) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.43

Jul 18
SSE's (LON:SSE) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.43

A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Jul 04
A Look At The Fair Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

Jun 17
SSE (LON:SSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.43

SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jun 12
SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

May 28
SSE's (LON:SSE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Mar 27
SSE (LON:SSE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

Feb 28
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SSE plc (LON:SSE)

There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings

Feb 13
There's No Escaping SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Muted Earnings

SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 29
SSE (LON:SSE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
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Driving Sustainable Growth With Decisive Investments And Clean Energy Transformation

Strategic investments in renewables and networks are driving predictable profitability and improved future net margins.

Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%

Nov 14
Growth Investors: Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their SSE plc (LON:SSE) Revenue Forecasts By 28%

SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Oct 31
SSE plc's (LON:SSE) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Shareholder Returns

SSEGB Electric UtilitiesGB Market
7D1.3%0.9%3.0%
1Y4.0%18.8%15.8%

Return vs Industry: SSE underperformed the UK Electric Utilities industry which returned 18.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SSE underperformed the UK Market which returned 15.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SSE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SSE volatility
SSE Average Weekly Movement2.5%
Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement2.8%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: SSE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: SSE's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
198915,824Martin Pibworthwww.sse.com

SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.9 million homes and businesses in southern central England and the north of Scotland; and owns, develops, and operates the high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and other areas. Its diversified portfolio includes onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power, solar and batteries, flexible thermal generation, and electricity transmission and distribution networks.

SSE plc Fundamentals Summary

How do SSE's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SSE fundamental statistics
Market capUK£20.93b
Earnings (TTM)UK£1.19b
Revenue (TTM)UK£10.13b
17.6x
P/E Ratio
2.1x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SSE income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£10.13b
Cost of RevenueUK£6.27b
Gross ProfitUK£3.86b
Other ExpensesUK£2.67b
EarningsUK£1.19b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Nov 12, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.08
Gross Margin38.13%
Net Profit Margin11.74%
Debt/Equity Ratio80.8%

How did SSE perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.4%
Current Dividend Yield
59%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/26 01:38
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/24 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

SSE plc is covered by 26 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dominic NashBarclays
Andrew FisherBerenberg
Harry WyburdBNP Paribas Exane