Utilities is ranked #43 of 49 industries by 3-month relative strength, with -15.98% excess return vs the S&P 500 over the last 63 trading days. It sits inside the Utilities GICS sector and contains 130 stocks.
As of Jul 6, 2026, the utilities industry is ranked #43 of 49by 3-month relative strength versus the S&P 500. It is currently lagging the market, with an excess return of -15.98% over the past 63 trading days.
The 1-month rank is #31, the 6-month rank is #33, and the 1-year rank is #29. Compare these to spot a rotation: a falling 6M rank with a rising 1M rank tells you the industry is turning — money is starting to come back.
The 130 constituents are ranked by relative strength above. See the full constituents table for per-name RS.
How many stocks are in the Utilities industry?
130 US-listed core stocks (common shares + ADRs) map to the Utilities Fama-French industry as of 2026-07-06.
What GICS sector does Utilities belong to?
Utilities maps to the Utilities GICS sector.
How is relative strength computed?
Each constituent’s excess log-return versus the S&P 500 over the window, aggregated market-cap-weighted across the industry. Industries above zero are outpacing the broad market; below zero are lagging.
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This group traded 0.8× its typical dollar-volume today and accounted for 2.1% of total market dollar-volume — a read on how much participation is concentrated here right now.
Strength is spread across many constituents. Healthier rotation; setups likely available beyond the obvious names.
4 of 110 constituents are within 2% of a 52-week high.
A wide move (most names above their MAs) is healthier than a narrow one led by a handful of mega-caps.
Regulated utilities — electric, gas, and water suppliers and combined utility services (SIC 4900–4942).
Utilities is one of 49 industries in the Fama-French taxonomy. SIC code-based classification published monthly by Ken French at Dartmouth. The FF49 groupings are intentionally coarser than GICS or SIC alone — useful for market-rotation reads, less useful for fine-grained screening.
FF49 is intentionally coarse — useful for rotation reads, less useful for fine-grained screening. Read the methodology →