D vs ED vs XEL Stock Comparison

Dominion Energy, Consolidated Edison and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$65.12 +7.3% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$57.33B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
ED Consolidated Edison Inc
$115.44 +11.9% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$42.30B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.69B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
7 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.86 +11.5% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.57B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Consolidated Edison leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Consolidated Edison 7, Dominion Energy 3, Xcel Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEDXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.33B $42.30B $48.57B D
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x 20.9x 21.8x ED
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 18.2x 18.1x XEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.0% +9.5% +4.7% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 11.5% 15.3% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 9.1% 4.5% ED
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.1x -0.1x 6.4x ED
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% 0.00% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% +15.4% -3.1% ED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +8.7%/yr +4.2%/yr ED
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 18.0% 19.2% ED
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 53/100 16/100 ED

Percentile Scorecard

DEDXEL

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

AxisDEDXEL
Valuation 6 #63 of 67 80 #14 of 67 5 #64 of 67
Growth 44 #37 of 65 30 #46 of 65 16 #55 of 65
Profitability 6 #60 of 64 33 #43 of 64 29 #46 of 64
Financial Health 13 #56 of 64 89 #8 of 64 32 #44 of 64
Shareholder Returns 12 #59 of 67 33 #45 of 67 0 #67 of 67
Overall 16 53 16
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ED ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEDXELSPY
1 month +7.3%+11.9%+11.5% -0.8%
3 months -7.3%+3.6%-3.5% +3.5%
6 months +4.2%+6.1%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +11.1%+16.2%+5.4% +12.2%
1 year +6.6%+15.4%-3.1% +13.0%
3 years +62.5%+32.0%+33.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.6%+9.7%+10.1% +23.1%
5 years -14.3%+51.9%+22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.0%+8.7%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years -11.8%+56.3%+91.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+4.6%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDEDXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%18.0%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.7%17.7%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.13-0.51-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.85-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-22.0%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-0.7%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $71.67$116.25$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $57.08$95.41$69.39 $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.

MultipleDEDXEL
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 20.8x 21.0xmedian 20.8x 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 13.1x 7.6xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 36.7x -49.5xmedian 36.7x -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.86median 2.23 -2.55median 2.23 5.10median 2.23

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 monthsDEDXEL
Revenue $18.12B $17.69B $14.62B
Gross profit – $9.44B –
Operating income $3.82B $3.18B $2.79B
Net income $2.65B $2.22B $2.23B
Free cash flow -$6.85B -$862.00M -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $5.48 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $296.00M $1.47B $2.01B
Total debt $53.42B $5.26B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 882.10M 370.00M 627.00M
Enterprise value $55.32B $38.87B $43.47B

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
MetricDEDXEL
P/E 22.6x 21.0x 21.8x
P/FCF -8.4x -49.5x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 10.8x 10.2x
P/S 3.2x 2.4x 3.3x
P/B 1.7x 1.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 7.6x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 28.9x 13.3x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 2.4x 5.9x
EV/FCF -16.1x -48.9x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 10.7x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.86 -2.55 5.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEDXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.0% 9.5% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 4.4% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 12.9% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -2.8% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% 14.6% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -3.5% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% 2.4% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -8.2% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% -12.5% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 8.0% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% -210.1% -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 12.8% -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEDXEL
Gross margin – 53.4% –
EBITDA margin 36.3% 31.6% 39.9%
Operating margin 21.1% 18.0% 19.1%
Pretax margin 16.4% 16.4% 13.7%
Net margin 14.0% 11.5% 15.3%
FCF margin -37.8% -4.9% -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 22.4% 32.6%
Return on equity 7.4% 8.6% 9.3%
Return on assets 2.1% 2.9% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 9.1% 4.5%
Return on capital employed 3.5% 4.5% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEDXEL
Debt / assets 43.8% 1.3% 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.1x -0.1x 6.4x
Debt / FCF -7.8x -1.1x -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.4% 66.4% 72.4%
Equity / assets 27.6% 33.6% 27.6%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.6x 1.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.64 1.18 0.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEDXEL
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -2.5% -2.2% -4.6%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.8% -1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.2% 54.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -33.8% -140.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.5% 7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusDEDXEL
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.50FY2026 $6.36FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% -2.4% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.55BFY2026 $16.78BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +6.2% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEDXEL
Held by institutions 80.9% 76.0% 95.4%
Institutions holding 1,540 1,431 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +6.7% +7.3%
Institutions buying 780 755 663
Institutions selling 516 385 386
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.96 1.72

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.

DEDXEL
D 1.00 0.61 0.60
ED 0.61 1.00 0.68
XEL 0.60 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, D, ED and XEL?

Dominion Energy (D) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominion Energy (D) $57.33B, Consolidated Edison (ED) $42.30B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, D, ED and XEL?

Consolidated Edison (ED) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x, Consolidated Edison (ED) 20.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xcel Energy (XEL) is cheapest (Dominion Energy (D) 18.6x, Consolidated Edison (ED) 18.2x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%, Consolidated Edison (ED) +9.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 11.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Consolidated Edison (ED) leads (Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 9.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Consolidated Edison (ED) returned the most: Dominion Energy (D) +6.6%, Consolidated Edison (ED) +15.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.1%. Over five years, Consolidated Edison (ED) compounded fastest (Dominion Energy (D) -3.0%/yr, Consolidated Edison (ED) +8.7%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest dividend yield: Dominion Energy (D) 0.04%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 0.03%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 0.00%. Xcel Energy (XEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Consolidated Edison (ED) has been the steadiest (Dominion Energy (D) 20.9%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 18.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, D, ED and XEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Consolidated Edison (ED) leads on 7. 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.