Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) Stock

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) is a Utilities stock trading at $11.48 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $1.98B and a trailing P/E of 8.7. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electric utility, banking, and renewable/sustainable infrastructure investment businesses in the state of Hawaii. It operates in three segments: Electric Utility, Bank, and Other. The Electric Utility segment engages in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, and Molokai. Its renewable energy sources and potential sources include wind, solar, photovoltaic, geothermal, wave, hydroelectric, municipal waste, and other biofuels. This segment serves suburban communities, resorts, the United States armed forces installations, and agricultural operations. The Bank segment operates a community bank that offers banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses, including savings and checking accounts; and loans comprising residential and commercial real estate, residential mortgage, construction and development, multifamily residential and commercial real estate, consumer, and commercial loans. This segment operates 42 branches, including 29 branches in Oahu, 6 branches in Maui, 4 branches in Hawaii, 2 branches in Kauai, and 1 branch in Molokai. The Other segment invests in non-regulated renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure in the State of Hawaii. Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Understand Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.: how it makes money

Hawaiian Electric Industries provides electricity to customers across the Hawaiian islands through its electric utility operations, and it also has a banking segment and an “other” segment that includes renewable and sustainable infrastructure investment in Hawaii.

The core profit engine is delivering and selling electricity across the islands (generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale), with additional contribution from its banking business and renewable and sustainable infrastructure investment activity.

Business quality (Weak): The provided facts clearly describe the business and include several operating KPIs, but they do not provide a usable segment revenue breakdown for Electric Utility, Bank, and Other, so segment-level conclusions are limited.

Valuation: At 18× earnings, HE trades 20% below the Utilities average (22×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Grid reliability and restoration progress is being tracked: The company reports “Customers Restored to Power” at 99%.
  • Customer metering modernization is underway: “Smart Meters Deployed” is shown at 285,000, and “Smart Meter Penetration (Customers)” is shown at 20%.
  • Renewables and storage execution is a visible focus: Operational tracking includes “Solar Project Placed in Service” (30) and storage capacity associated with solar projects (120), plus “Kapolei Energy Storage Project Capacity” (185).

Bear case

  • Operating performance can depend on events and response timing: “Customers Restored to Power” is a key metric, which indicates that restoration outcomes matter to operating results.
  • Earnings can be affected by separately tracked adjustments: The company highlights “Annual Revenue Adjustment Revenues (After Tax)” and “Other Segment Loss (Core Income Variance),” which suggests results can include items that are not purely recurring utility operations.
  • Renewables and storage progress can influence future outcomes: Operational tracking includes multiple renewable and battery metrics (such as approved renewable capacity and dispatchable energy), indicating execution and timing are important.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$11.48
Market Cap$1.98B
P/E Ratio8.7
EV / EBITDA5.9
Price / Book1.12
Price / Sales0.60
FCF Yield-28.5%
DCF Value (model)$13.87
DCF Upside vs Price20.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$3.09B
Net Margin4.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)25.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)373.3%
FCF Growth (YoY)-1019.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score0.55 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E8.7
Sector P/E (Utilities)20.8
Industry P/E (Utilities)20.1
vs Sector-58.1%
vs Industry-56.5%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($382.09M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)2
Company
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities
CEOScott W. H. Seu
Employees2,587
CountryUS
IPO Date1964-07-18

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.