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SSE news analysis
SSE (LSE: SSE) is in the FTSE 100. 17 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
−7.0 from 1 relevant story. The only relevant coverage concerned the world's biggest offshore wind farm, which faces a CfD deadline while turbine troubles weigh. That leans negative for SSE.
Tone over time
Coverage of SSE worsened between 30 September 2026 and 20 October 2026
Daily news tone, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). Gaps are days with no relevant stories.
Tone fell 1145% from 1 to −7 between 30 Sep and 20 Oct. Its high was 8 in 16 Oct.
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11 days of 17 had fewer than 3 relevant stories, so those points are thin evidence. Numbered markers are the days with the strongest single headline (key below). This is the tone of coverage, not a share price.Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Tone |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep | 1 |
| 1 Oct | 6 |
| 2 Oct | 8 |
| 3 Oct | 6 |
| 4 Oct | 8 |
| 5 Oct | 3 |
| 6 Oct | 2 |
| 7 Oct | 5 |
| 8 Oct | 8 |
| 9 Oct | 6 |
| 10 Oct | 4 |
| 11 Oct | 5 |
| 12 Oct | – |
| 13 Oct | 5 |
| 14 Oct | – |
| 15 Oct | 2 |
| 16 Oct | 8 |
| 17 Oct | – |
| 18 Oct | – |
| 19 Oct | 4 |
| 20 Oct | −7 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | −7.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage concerned the world's biggest offshore wind farm, which faces a CfD deadline while turbine troubles weigh. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | +3.7 | 1 | The only relevant coverage said SSE reiterated its earnings guidance, which is mildly reassuring. |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | +8.3 | 4 | Coverage of SSE leaned positive, led by higher earnings goals on networks spend and renewables. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | +1.5 | 2 | The only relevant coverage was two Kalkine Media pieces on SSE's latest trading update. |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | +5.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage said SSE reaffirmed its earnings guidance, which is mildly reassuring, although the shares were noted as sitting below their high. |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | +5.3 | 1 | Coverage centred on SSE launching a £105m non-discretionary share buyback programme, which leans mildly positive for the company. |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | +4.2 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a Kalkine Media piece asking whether networks and renewables are keeping SSE on course after its trading statement. |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | +5.8 | 1 | The only relevant coverage said SSE reaffirmed its earnings guidance, which is mildly reassuring, although the shares were noted as still below their high. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | +7.5 | 1 | The only relevant coverage asks whether SSE is gaining momentum, pointing to climbs in its networks and wind businesses. |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | +5.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a piece on SSE being in focus after a half-year update covering renewables and networks. |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | +2.0 | 5 | Coverage was mixed: SSE's role for gas plants and a positive analyst target price were offset by attention on an £80m windfall from its Northern Ireland business and questions over the Chancellor's push to break the gas-electricity price link. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | +2.8 | 3 | Coverage focused on SSE's interim earnings and investment plans, with guidance held, and a £232m battery project under construction in East Ayrshire. |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | +8.0 | 2 | Coverage focused on SSE reporting stronger networks and renewable output and reiterating its earnings guidance. |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | +6.2 | 4 | Coverage leaned positive, led by Jefferies keeping its 'buy' rating on SSE's £33bn investment plan and network growth. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | +8.0 | 8 | Coverage centred on SSE's trading update, which reiterated its 2026/27 EPS guidance, with networks lifting earnings and renewables output set to rise 20%. |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | +6.0 | 4 | Coverage focused on SSE keeping its earnings guidance while networks investment jumped 70%. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | +0.7 | 2 | Coverage of SSE was thin, limited to a routine admission to trading notice and a generic market story. |
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