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National Grid NGG

US equityMarket cap rank #221Utilities - Regulated Electric
$75.21
−$0.04 (-0.05%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $75.25 0.00%
Open$75.80
Prev close$75.25
Day range$74.80 – $75.82
Volume678.9K
Market cap$75.61B
P/E (TTM)17.4
Dividend yield4.10%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

NGG at a glance

National Grid (NGG) is trading at $75.21, down 0.05% on the day. Its market value of $75.61B makes it the 221st largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $68.35 to $92.22. Today's price is about 29% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 10.0% over twelve months, but down 9.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($79.69) and 200-day ($81.84) moving averages; RSI is 38, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 16% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Mar 2008 the company brought in £3.68B of revenue, up 56.8% from a year earlier, with £404.90M of net profit (a 18.3% margin).

Valuation works out to 17.4 times trailing earnings, 13% above its five-year average of 15.4. The median for its industry group is 17.7.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

National Grid: the business

National Grid owns electricity and gas networks in the U.K. and the northeastern U.S.

What tends to move it. Regulatory returns in both countries and its large investment plan to upgrade networks drive the outlook.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.1%
1 week
-1.1%
1 month
-6.5%
3 months
-9.2%
6 months
-6.2%
Year to date
-0.2%
1 year
+10.0%
Day range
$74.80$75.82
52-week range
$68.35$92.22

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-3.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-5.6%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-8.1%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)38.3Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-1.05Bullish
Bollinger band position12%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$75.21 / $75.23
Average price today$75.23
Volume678.9KAvg (90d) 1.03M
Turnover$51.07M
Turnover rate0.07%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio1.03vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.36%
Market cap$75.61B
Float market cap$74.91B
Shares outstanding996.04M
EPS (TTM)$4.32
P/E (TTM)17.43
P/B1.45
Book value / share$51.75
Earnings yield0.08%
Dividend (TTM)$3.08 / shareYield 4.10%
Net profit (TTM)$4.34B
Net assets$52.03B
30-day volatility16.0%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.58%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-18.1%-17.8% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How NGG ranks on BeStock

Market value#221 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#71 of 283
Dividend yield#33 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#201 of 300
Dollar volume today#280 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q4, ended Mar 2008 · reported in GBP

Revenue£3.68B+56.8% YoY
Operating profit-£4.86B-23.9% YoY
Net profit£404.90M+0.9% YoY
Diluted EPS£0.78+10.1% YoY

Revenue, last 8 quarters

£2.1BJun '06£1.9BSep '06£2.3BDec '06£2.3BMar '07£2.1BJun '07£2.1BSep '07£3.6BDec '07£3.7BMar '08

Net profit, last 8 quarters

£296.8MJun '06£297.9MSep '06£400.1MDec '06£401.2MMar '07£1.2BJun '07£1.2BSep '07£398.9MDec '07£404.9MMar '08

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin79.8%
Operating margin32.2%
Net margin18.3%
Return on equity8.4%
Return on assets3.0%
Return on invested capital4.9%
Current ratio0.76
Liabilities / assets63.7%
Cash & investments£2.83B
Total debt£46.61B
Net cash (debt)-£43.78B

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/FY

By business line

  • New York£7.62B 42.7%
  • New England£4.17B 23.4%
  • United Kingdom Electricity Transmission£2.90B 16.3%
  • United Kingdom Electricity Distribution£1.94B 10.9%
  • National Grid Ventures£1.10B 6.2%
  • Other£97.00M 0.5%

By region

  • United States£12.22B 69.1%
  • United Kingdom£5.47B 30.9%
Average move on report day±2.8%last 15 reports
Closed higher8 of 1553% of the time
Best reaction+7.0%
Worst reaction-14.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

+7.0%2023/Q2-4.4%2023/Q4-0.4%2024/Q2-14.3%2024/Q4+0.3%2025/Q2+3.9%2025/Q4+1.2%2026/Q2+0.5%2026/Q4

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings17.4x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 55th percentile, 5-year average 15.4x

#1330 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book1.5x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 44th percentile, 5-year average 1.5x

#2181 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 84th percentile, 5-year average 2.4x

#3156 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-10x3x16x28xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$98.00
Price vs. fair value-23.3%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★★
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyLow

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership81.3%-0.89 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,114-25 vs. prior quarter
Short interest0.12% of floatDays to cover 1.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share7.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

5%10%16%21%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$9.41M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)4.10%
Last dividend$2.17Ex-date 29 May 2026
Next-to-last$1.07
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.0920183.0620193.1120203.4220213.1220223.5420237.0220243.122025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 0.1% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • BofA Securities Maintains National Grid(NGG.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 10 Sep 2026
  • CFRA Maintains National Grid(NGG.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $73Market news · 28 Aug 2026
  • TR | OpenAI - 4o Maintains National Grid(NGG.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $79Market news · 26 Aug 2026
  • BNP Paribas Initiates National Grid(NGG.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $80.4Market news · 30 May 2026
  • Earnings Call Summary | National Grid(NGG.US) Q4 2026 Earnings ConferenceMarket news · 16 May 2026
  • Bailè Huánggōng (02536) has appointed Huang Aihui as Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary, Authorized Representative, and Legal Process Agent.Zhitong Finance · 16 Apr 2026

NGG stock: common questions

How is National Grid stock doing today?

$75.21 is the latest print for NGG, a move of -0.05% against yesterday's close of $75.25. Today's low and high so far: $74.80 and $75.82.

How large is National Grid by market value?

Equity value comes to $75.61B at the current price. By that measure it is number 221 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does NGG sell for?

Buyers pay 17.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $4.32). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 15.4, and today's level ranks in the 55th percentile of its own history.

How far is NGG from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $68.35 and the ceiling $92.22. Shares are 18.4% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on National Grid shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 4.10% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was May 29, 2026.

How does National Grid make money?

National Grid owns electricity and gas networks in the U.K. and the northeastern U.S.

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