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National Grid plc (NGG)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
79.07 USD +0.56 (0.713%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 79.07

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT

National Grid presents a classic value-versus-momentum dilemma. While the stock trades below its fifty-day and two-hundred-day moving averages, creating technical headwinds, the valuation gap between the trailing and forward price-to-earnings multiples suggests the market is pricing in slower earnings growth than currently exists. The analyst consensus targets a price nearly twenty percent higher than the current level, supported by a buy recommendation. For the long term, the company offers stability typical of a regulated utility, though the high debt load and negative free cash flow prevent it from being a top-tier compounder. The dividend yield of 4.2 percent provides a cushion, though the payout ratio sits near seventy percent, requiring careful monitoring of cash flow generation. Options traders are split, with near-term buyers slightly outnumbering sellers, but longer-dated protection is heavy, hinting at a range-bound outlook until the $80 barrier is tested.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.028880
AutoARIMA0.028881
MSTL0.030236
AutoTheta0.035855

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 51.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.135
Excess Kurtosis -1.39
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 121.294
Revenue per Share 2.978808
Market Cap 79,495,536,640
Trailing P/E 17.97
Forward P/E 11.99
Beta 0.58
Profit Margins 18.32%
Website https://www.nationalgrid.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:14 a.m. EDT: Near-term expiration calls show higher open interest than puts, suggesting speculative bullishness around the $75-$80 range. However, December and March expirations see significant put open interest at strikes above the current price, indicating hedging or defensive positioning against a potential pullback. Implied volatility is elevated for November and December contracts, reflecting uncertainty around the $80-$85 resistance zone.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.67% 4.08% 6.98% 6.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-29 2.174000 2.666503
2025-11-21 1.066000 1.417742
2025-05-30 2.055000 2.878554
2024-11-22 1.020000 1.616226
2024-06-07 2.494000 4.453571
2024-05-31 3.506000 6.059454
2023-11-22 1.190000 1.844961
2023-06-01 2.346000 3.494712
2022-11-23 1.031000 1.676968
2022-06-03 2.093000 2.952878
2021-12-02 1.157000 1.762108
2021-06-03 2.281000 3.499003
2020-11-25 1.129000 1.886383
2020-07-01 2.013000 3.349975
2019-11-27 1.067000 1.830189
2019-05-30 2.026000 4.138917
2018-11-21 1.062000 1.991001
2018-05-31 2.061000 3.692886
2017-11-22 1.017000 1.733129
2017-05-31 1.892000 2.762044
2017-05-17 5.422000 7.275933
2016-11-22 1.029476 1.619162
2016-06-01 2.232533 2.870579
2015-11-24 1.235808 1.613915
2015-06-03 2.387555 3.216650
2014-11-19 1.279476 1.576752
2014-07-29 2.522926 3.109945
2013-12-04 1.276201 1.908260
2013-06-05 2.193231 3.527036
2012-11-28 1.255459 2.060194
2012-05-30 2.201965 3.990109
2011-11-30 1.197598 2.219749
2011-06-01 2.075328 3.884349
2010-12-01 1.117904 2.349163
2010-06-15 4.643013 11.104439
2010-06-02 1.936681 4.431676
2009-12-02 1.253275 2.098720
2009-06-03 1.903930 3.783080
2008-12-03 1.034934 2.076669
2008-06-04 2.237991 2.901217
2007-11-28 1.326419 1.429412
2007-06-06 1.925764 2.387009
2006-11-29 1.122271 1.502265
2006-06-07 1.650655 2.727765
2005-11-30 0.962882 1.904145
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.14
exDividendDate 2026-05-29
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.485
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006177557
lastDividendValue 2.174
lastDividendDate 2026-05-29
dividendDate 2026-07-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.03438735
Address1 1-3 Strand
All Time High 94.978165
All Time Low 40.0
Ask 79.13
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 821,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 838,731
Average Volume 838,731
Average Volume10Days 821,880
Beta 0.577
Bid 79.1
Bid Size 200
Book Value 8.70801
City London
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 79.07
Current Ratio 0.764
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 79.74
Day Low 78.95
Debt To Equity 121.294
Display Name National Grid
Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Dividend Yield 4.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,767,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,767,200
Earnings Growth 0.144
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.164
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 7,025,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.39723998
Enterprise To Ebitda 73.613
Enterprise To Revenue 29.242
Enterprise Value 517,206,016,000
Eps Current Year 6.06379
Eps Forward 6.59445
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.4
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 44 20 7004 3004
Fifty Day Average 78.091
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9789963
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.012536608
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.438735
Fifty Two Week High 94.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.57
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16451818
Fifty Two Week Low 73.37
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.699997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07768838
Fifty Two Week Range 73.37 - 94.64
Financial Currency GBP
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,123,680,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.78
Float Shares 5,917,732,471
Forward Eps 6.59445
Forward P E 11.990386
Free Cashflow -3,125,125,120
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 33,026
Fullday Change 0.55999756
Fullday Change Percent 0.7132818
Fullday Price 79.07
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 17,686,999,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0008
Held Percent Institutions 0.06473
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,005,381,798
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://www.nationalgrid.com/corporate/Investor+relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Last Dividend Value 2.174
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Last Split Date 1,495,411,200
Last Split Factor 916:1000
Long Business Summary National Grid plc engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission networks in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in east and west Midlands, Southwest of England, and South Wales. The New England segment provides electricity and gas supply and distribution, and high-voltage electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York. The National Grid Ventures segment provides transmission services through electricity interconnectors and LNG importation at the Isle of Grain. The Other segment engages in the leasing and sale of commercial property, as well as insurance activities in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Long Name National Grid plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 79,495,536,640
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_405257
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 3,240,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 76,089,261,051
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 79.78
Operating Cashflow 7,829,000,192
Operating Margins 0.32602
Payout Ratio 0.71970004
Peg Ratio 1.02
Phone 44 20 7004 3000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 79.07
Post Market Time 1,792,094,466
Previous Close 78.51
Price Eps Current Year 13.0397
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.080146
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.4945745
Profit Margins 0.18324
Quick Ratio 0.651
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.559998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.713282
Regular Market Day High 79.74
Regular Market Day Low 78.95
Regular Market Day Range 78.95 - 79.74
Regular Market Open 79.78
Regular Market Previous Close 78.51
Regular Market Price 79.07
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 1,054,890
Return On Assets 0.030050002
Return On Equity 0.08406
Revenue Growth 0.02
Revenue Per Share 2.978808
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Shares Outstanding 1,005,381,798
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011
Shares Short 1,106,391
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,193,698
Short Name National Grid Transco, PLC Nati
Short Percent Of Float 0.0011
Short Ratio 1.13
Source Interval 15
Symbol NGG
Target High Price 99.5
Target Low Price 71.0
Target Mean Price 91.19
Target Median Price 97.15
Total Cash 2,828,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.473
Total Debt 47,705,001,984
Total Revenue 17,686,999,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.485
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006177557
Trailing Eps 4.4
Trailing P E 17.970453
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9582
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 83.15635
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.0863495
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.049140558
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,054,890
Website https://www.nationalgrid.com
Zip WC2N 5EH