SSE PEER ANALYSIS

SSE PLC — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

SSESSE PLC

🇬🇧 UK · LSE · Utilities · Utilities - Diversified

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Utilities - Diversified

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

SSEIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	SSE	UTL	AQN	AVA	ACO-X	CU	Ind. Median
P/E	24.43	16.81	27.44	16.34●	53.62	294.77	22.68
P/B	2.33	1.48	0.95●	1.21	1.83	2.21	2.07
EV/EBITDA	12.50	8.88	12.18	9.97	8.85●	13.16	10.28
P/S	2.90	1.61●	1.75	1.76	1.64	3.92	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	SSE	UTL	AQN	AVA	ACO-X	CU	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.20	0.57	1.05	0.90	1.66●	1.32	1.07
Debt/Equity	103.5%●	146.8%	143.6%	118.3%	280.2%	186.0%	145.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.52●	4.38	7.31	4.91	5.17	5.84	4.65

Profitability
Metric	SSE	UTL	AQN	AVA	ACO-X	CU	Ind. Median
Net Margin	11.9%●	9.6%	6.7%	10.7%	3.1%	2.9%	8.2%
ROE	9.8%●	9.6%	3.6%	7.6%	3.4%	1.6%	8.6%
ROA	3.7%●	2.8%	1.2%	2.5%	0.6%	0.4%	2.4%
EBITDA Margin	32.3%	35.9%	36.0%	34.7%	44.7%	53.5%●	36.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SSE	UTL	AQN	AVA	ACO-X	CU	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.5%	19.6%●	6.5%	-1.5%	2.6%	-1.3%	0.5%
NI Growth	1.6%	17.9%●	—	9.8%	-63.0%	-77.4%	-13.7%
Div. Yield	2.8%	3.5%	3.3%	4.8%●	2.1%	3.5%	3.3%
Payout	55.8%	56.0%	125.5%	0.5%	144.9%	538.3%	68.4%

Valuation
Metric	SSE	NG	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
P/E	24.43	19.15	15.55●	24.12	22.68
P/B	2.33	1.58●	4.07	4.86	2.07
EV/EBITDA	12.50	13.62	11.77●	13.30	10.28
P/S	2.90●	3.51	3.49	3.16	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	SSE	NG	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.20	0.76	2.55●	1.39	1.07
Debt/Equity	103.5%●	119.0%	512.7%	596.6%	145.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.52●	5.64	6.06	7.08	4.65

Profitability
Metric	SSE	NG	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	11.9%	18.3%	22.4%●	13.1%	8.2%
ROE	9.8%	8.4%	27.7%●	20.5%	8.6%
ROA	3.7%●	3.0%	3.4%	2.2%	2.4%
EBITDA Margin	32.3%	44.0%	61.1%●	50.8%	36.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	SSE	NG	UU	SVT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.5%	-3.8%	22.0%●	16.7%	0.5%
NI Growth	1.6%	11.7%	121.7%●	61.7%	-13.7%
Div. Yield	2.8%	3.9%	4.0%	4.2%●	3.3%
Payout	55.8%	50.1%	60.9%	100.0%	68.4%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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