STOCK COMPARISON
SSE vs Iberdrola S.A.: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how SSE (SSE) and Iberdrola S.A. (IBE) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.
As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees SSE as the less overvalued of the two: SSE trades at £24.88 versus a fair value of £15.80 (-36%), while Iberdrola S.A. trades at €20.72 versus €9.34 (-55%).
SSE
SSE.LSE · GBX · Utilities
-36%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£24.88
Fair Value£15.80
Quality49/100
Iberdrola S.A.
IBE.MC · EUR · Utilities
-55%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price€20.72
Fair Value€9.34
Quality56/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
SSEIberdrola S.A.
Valuation
23.7×P/E (TTM)26.2×
3.96×P/S (TTM)3.65×
3.19×P/B3.18×
17.4×EV/EBITDA14.2×
0.83×PEG3.50×
2.8%Dividend yield3.2%
£0.69Dividend per share€0.68
Profitability
12%Net margin14%
23%Operating margin22%
10%Return on equity10%
4%Return on assets4%
Growth
-2%Revenue growth (YoY)-5%
-6.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-5.5%
8.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.6%
Balance & size
0.67×Debt / equity0.84×
$40BMarket cap$159B
expensiveGrowth qualityexpensive
Even match: 7 to 7 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
SSEof which business quality 40 · market factors 63
Iberdrola S.A.of which business quality 42 · market factors 77
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
33
35
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
36
43
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
50
39
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
40
29
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
28
59
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
81
97
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
49
62
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
67
81
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
49
64
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
SSE
Earnings-Based£7.69
Dividend Discount£9.44
Multiples£18.54
Asset-Based£7.03
Economic Profit£9.86
Growth Earnings£17.36
14 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.
Iberdrola S.A.
DCF Models€8.08
Earnings-Based€8.64
Dividend Discount€3.06
Multiples€17.69
Asset-Based€5.10
Growth DCF€7.98
Economic Profit€8.89
Growth Earnings€15.91
21 of 23 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
SSE
Bear £11.06Fair Value £15.80Bull £22.54
£24.88 = current price (white tick)
Iberdrola S.A.
Bear €7.38Fair Value €9.34Bull €18.78
€20.72 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
SSE · Utilities
Quality score49 · above median
Fair value upside-36% · below median
Iberdrola S.A. · Utilities
Quality score56 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-55% · bottom 25%
Bottom line
As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees SSE as the less overvalued of the two: SSE trades at £24.88 versus a fair value of £15.80 (-36%), while Iberdrola S.A. trades at €20.72 versus €9.34 (-55%).
Iberdrola S.A. has the higher quality score (56/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
