AEI vs XEL vs MLP Stock Comparison

Alset, Xcel Energy and Maui Land & Pineapple Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AEI Alset Inc.
$0.51 -36.3% 1M -81.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Development Real Estate
2 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.04 +11.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.30B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Xcel Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Xcel Energy 6, Alset 2, Maui Land & Pineapple 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEIXELMLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.00M $50.30B $289.72M XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 18.8x -62.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -72.7% +4.5% -4.1% XEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -942.5% 17.9% -28.6% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -10.4% 5.0% — XEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 6.0x — AEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.4% -0.8% -2.4% XEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.2%/yr +4.1%/yr +6.6%/yr MLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.3% 19.3% 35.0% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 30/100 35/100 AEI

Percentile Scorecard

AEIXELMLP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEIXELMLP
Valuation 74 #11 of 39 18 #55 of 67 8 #36 of 39
Growth 7 #30 of 32 50 #33 of 65 52 #16 of 32
Profitability 0 #29 of 29 48 #33 of 63 29 #21 of 29
Financial Health 92 #4 of 37 31 #43 of 62 53 #18 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 0 #67 of 67 –
Overall 43 30 35
  • AEI ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • MLP ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEIXELMLPSPY
1 month -36.3%+11.8%-10.2% +0.7%
3 months -51.4%+1.0%-19.3% +3.7%
6 months -66.2%-4.7%-6.8% +7.1%
Year to date -85.2%+7.0%-14.6% +12.8%
1 year -81.4%-0.8%-2.4% +11.9%
3 years -61.1%+34.6%-2.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -27.0%+10.4%-0.7% +22.8%
5 years -98.7%+22.4%+37.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -58.2%+4.1%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years —+94.3%+116.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+6.9%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEIXELMLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.3%19.3%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.1%19.5%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.74-0.030.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.04-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-37.4%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.6%-5.8%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $3.81$83.91$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $0.51$69.39$13.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEIXELMLP
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 8.7x 18.6xmedian 20.5x -62.2xmedian 8.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.7x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 17.8xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 12.5x 13.9xmedian 13.1x —median 12.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.2x -6.6xmedian 40.5x -35.1xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 9.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.28 1.82median 2.14 -2.51median 0.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEIXELMLP
Revenue $4.39M $14.87B $16.15M
Gross profit $863.16K – $9.37M
Operating income -$13.01M $3.23B -$5.87M
Net income -$42.10M $2.67B -$5.87M
Free cash flow – -$7.62B -$8.19M
EPS (diluted) $-1.06 $4.22 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $12.33M $2.48B $3.28M
Total debt $5.26M $40.60B $8.50M
Shares (diluted) 38.90M 632.00M 20.40M
Enterprise value -$116.32M $43.77B $272.25M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEIXELMLP
P/E -0.5x 18.6x -62.2x
P/FCF – -6.6x -35.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 807.4x
P/S 4.5x 3.4x 17.8x
P/B 0.2x 2.0x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 2.0x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 0.4x 13.9x –
EV/EBIT 0.3x 27.3x -49.9x
EV/Revenue -1.0x 5.9x 18.1x
EV/FCF – -11.6x -35.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.4x 822.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 1.82 -2.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEIXELMLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -72.7% 4.5% -4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -41.3% 0.1% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -87.6% – 17.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -50.7% – 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -127.1% 37.5% 10.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -157.5% 9.9% -21.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -199.7% 39.4% 10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 15.3% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 31.2% 67.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 10.2% 24.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.9% 78.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 27.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -47.9% -94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -159.7% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEIXELMLP
Gross margin 19.7% – 58.0%
EBITDA margin -271.7% 42.7% –
Operating margin -296.3% 21.7% -36.3%
Pretax margin -1,031% 16.8% -36.3%
Net margin -942.5% 17.9% -28.6%
FCF margin – -51.2% -50.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.1% 2.2%
Return on equity -33.7% 10.8% -18.6%
Return on assets – 3.0% -12.0%
Return on invested capital -10.4% 5.0% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% -13.9%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 36.0% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEIXELMLP
Debt / assets 0.4% 44.8% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 6.0x –
Debt / FCF – -5.3x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 2.2% 71.9% 37.4%
Equity / assets 97.8% 28.1% 62.6%
Interest coverage -1,915x 1.9x –
Current ratio 12.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 10.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 9.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.73 0.86 7.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEIXELMLP
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – -6.0% –
Shareholder yield – -3.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEIXELMLP
Forward P/E – 18.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.30FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +2.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.60BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEIXELMLP
Held by institutions 5.8% 95.4% 23.5%
Institutions holding 18 1,286 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +7.3% +28.9%
Institutions buying 6 665 23
Institutions selling 8 386 26
Buyers to sellers 0.75 1.72 0.88

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEIXELMLP
AEI 1.00 -0.07 0.09
XEL -0.07 1.00 0.15
MLP 0.09 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEI, XEL and MLP?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alset (AEI) $20.00M, Xcel Energy (XEL) $50.30B, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) $289.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

Xcel Energy (XEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alset (AEI) -72.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Alset (AEI) -942.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -28.6%). On return on invested capital, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads (Alset (AEI) -10.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xcel Energy (XEL) returned the most: Alset (AEI) -81.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -0.8%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) -2.4%. Over five years, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) compounded fastest (Alset (AEI) -58.2%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.1%/yr, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Alset (AEI) 95.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.3%, Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEI, XEL and MLP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.