iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU) Valuation
IDU valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 21.1 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 16.0 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 2.82
- Price / book
- 2.24
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.4
- Earnings yield
- 4.73% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 2.82% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 10.6% combined
- Net margin
- 13.3% combined
- Beta
- 0.56 weighted, vs S&P 500
IDU valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDU | 21.1 | 16.0 | 2.82 | 2.24 | 2.82% | 10.6% | 13.3% | 2.4% |
| SPY | 25.9 | 19.9 | 3.67 | 5.47 | 1.08% | 21.1% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| QQQ | 34.2 | 23.4 | 5.93 | 9.27 | 0.58% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 6.9% |
| DIA | 20.9 | 18.4 | 3.16 | 5.52 | 1.55% | 26.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| VTI | 28.2 | 19.4 | 3.31 | 5.00 | 1.07% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| IWM | n/m | 13.9 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 1.38% | −1.7% | −1.0% | 28.1% |
Same method for every fund. n/m = not meaningful (combined trailing earnings below zero or close to it). Loss-makers = weight of holdings with negative trailing earnings.
IDU valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 88.1% | 20.2 | 15.3 | 2.76 | 2.08 | 3.02% | 10.3% |
| Industrials | 10.8% | 37.3 | 25.3 | 3.42 | 6.30 | 1.22% | 16.9% |
| Energy | 0.5% | 11.1 | 9.8 | 3.02 | 1.90 | 2.78% | 17.1% |
IDU earnings yield vs bond yields
Earnings yield = earnings ÷ price (1 ÷ P/E). The gap to bond yields is a rough gauge of the extra return stocks are priced to deliver.
How IDU weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
IDU largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEE | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 11.04% | 17.9 | 17.7 | 5.8 | 3.12% | 13.10% |
| SO | The Southern Company | 6.64% | 22.0 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 3.33% | 6.43% |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | 5.89% | 18.3 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 3.57% | 6.85% |
| WM | Waste Management, Inc. | 5.61% | 32.1 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 1.67% | 3.71% |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corporation | 4.92% | 26.5 | 20.7 | 3.1 | 0.63% | 3.95% |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 4.45% | 22.0 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 2.99% | 4.30% |
| D | Dominion Energy, Inc. | 3.61% | 22.0 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 4.20% | 3.49% |
| SRE | Sempra | 3.31% | 24.1 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 3.15% | 2.92% |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc. | 3.24% | 20.9 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 3.11% | 3.30% |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | 3.17% | 32.8 | 26.3 | 4.2 | 1.16% | 2.05% |
| ETR | Entergy Corporation | 3.02% | 26.9 | 19.6 | 3.7 | 2.44% | 2.39% |
| EXC | Exelon Corporation | 2.91% | 16.0 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 3.86% | 3.88% |
| VST | Vistra Corp. | 2.87% | 25.6 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 0.61% | 2.38% |
| ED | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 2.56% | 18.2 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 3.16% | 3.00% |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 2.26% | 21.1 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 3.50% | 2.28% |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | 2.23% | 17.8 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 3.75% | 2.67% |
| AEE | Ameren Corporation | 1.95% | 18.7 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 2.83% | 2.22% |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | 1.81% | 19.9 | 17.6 | 5.7 | 2.39% | 1.93% |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | 1.79% | 9.5 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.53% | 4.01% |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | 1.77% | 23.4 | 20.0 | 5.1 | 2.65% | 1.61% |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | 1.75% | 20.8 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 3.24% | 1.79% |
| DTE | DTE Energy Company | 1.69% | 20.6 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 3.59% | 1.75% |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 1.67% | 24.0 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 2.37% | 1.48% |
| ES | Eversource Energy | 1.67% | 17.3 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 4.71% | 2.05% |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp. | 1.53% | 24.6 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 4.03% | 1.32% |
Share of earnings = the holding's part of the fund's combined trailing profit. Green: earns more than its weight; orange: less. Symbol links go to each company's key metrics.
About IDU valuation
Adding up its 46 holdings with company data, IDU trades at 21.1 times trailing earnings and 16.0 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 2.24 and a dividend yield of 2.82%. Its earnings yield of 4.73% is 0.60 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 51.9% of the fund and earn 50.1% of its combined profit. By sector, Industrials is the most expensive at 37.3 times earnings and Energy the cheapest at 11.1. Companies that lost money over the past year are 2.4% of the covered weight.
How these figures are calculated. Each ratio treats the fund as one company: the earnings, sales and book value of every holding are added up in proportion to its weight and divided into the fund's price. In practice that is a weighted harmonic mean, so a single stock with a very high P/E cannot distort the result, and loss-making companies reduce the fund's earnings instead of being dropped. Covers 100.0% of the fund's weight (U.S.-listed stocks with company data); company figures as of October 26, 2026.
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IDU valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of IDU?
Based on its holdings, IDU has a trailing P/E of 21.1 and a forward P/E of 16.0 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of IDU?
The trailing earnings yield is 4.73% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 6.26%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is IDU more expensive than the S&P 500?
IDU trades at 21.1 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 16.0 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of IDU?
The holdings of IDU trade at 2.24 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 10.6%.
Which sector in IDU has the highest P/E?
Industrials has the highest P/E at 37.3 and Energy the lowest at 11.1.