D vs PEG vs XEL Stock Comparison

Dominion Energy, Public Service Enterprise 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
$57.36B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.86 +11.5% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.59B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Public Service Enterprise leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Public Service Enterprise 7, Dominion Energy 4, Xcel Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDPEGXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.36B $36.04B $48.59B D
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x 17.9x 21.8x PEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 17.2x 18.1x PEG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.0% +15.3% +4.7% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 15.4% 15.3% PEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 6.4% 4.5% PEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.1x 5.5x 6.4x PEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% -13.2% -3.1% D
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +2.4%/yr +4.2%/yr XEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 19.0% 19.2% PEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 51/100 16/100 PEG

Percentile Scorecard

DPEGXEL

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

AxisDPEGXEL
Valuation 6 #63 of 67 53 #32 of 67 5 #64 of 67
Growth 44 #37 of 65 28 #47 of 65 16 #55 of 65
Profitability 6 #60 of 64 76 #16 of 64 29 #46 of 64
Financial Health 13 #56 of 64 51 #32 of 64 32 #44 of 64
Shareholder Returns 12 #59 of 67 47 #36 of 67 0 #67 of 67
Overall 16 51 16
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PEG 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

PeriodDPEGXELSPY
1 month +7.3%+7.6%+11.5% -0.8%
3 months -7.3%-8.9%-3.5% +3.5%
6 months +4.2%-10.1%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +11.1%-10.2%+5.4% +12.2%
1 year +6.6%-13.2%-3.1% +13.0%
3 years +62.5%+20.0%+33.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.6%+6.3%+10.1% +23.1%
5 years -14.3%+12.7%+22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.0%+2.4%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years -11.8%+74.9%+91.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+5.8%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDPEGXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%19.0%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.7%20.2%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.130.06-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.70-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-29.6%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-17.1%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $71.67$86.95$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $57.08$66.56$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.

MultipleDPEGXEL
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 20.8x 17.8xmedian 20.8x 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 36.7x 130.2xmedian 36.7x -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.86median 2.23 -1.76median 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 monthsDPEGXEL
Revenue $18.12B $13.03B $14.62B
Gross profit – $8.51B –
Operating income $3.82B $2.90B $2.79B
Net income $2.65B $2.01B $2.23B
Free cash flow -$6.85B $276.00M -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $4.03 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $296.00M $192.00M $2.01B
Total debt $53.42B $24.54B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 882.10M 499.00M 627.00M
Enterprise value $55.35B $34.97B $43.49B

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
MetricDPEGXEL
P/E 22.6x 17.8x 21.8x
P/FCF -8.4x 130.2x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 10.0x 10.2x
P/S 3.2x 2.8x 3.3x
P/B 1.7x 2.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 13.7x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 28.9x 20.8x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 4.6x 5.9x
EV/FCF -16.1x 218.4x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 16.8x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.86 -1.76 5.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDPEGXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.0% 15.3% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 0.0% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 7.5% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -6.8% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% 1.6% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -10.2% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% 1.8% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -10.2% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 42.7% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 0.3% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% 142.9% -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.2% -18.8% -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDPEGXEL
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin 36.3% 33.7% 39.9%
Operating margin 21.1% 22.3% 19.1%
Pretax margin 16.4% 17.5% 13.7%
Net margin 14.0% 15.4% 15.3%
FCF margin -37.8% 2.1% -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 27.6% 32.6%
Return on equity 7.4% 11.6% 9.3%
Return on assets 2.1% 3.4% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 6.4% 4.5%
Return on capital employed 3.5% 5.5% 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
MetricDPEGXEL
Debt / assets 43.8% 41.7% 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.1x 5.5x 6.4x
Debt / FCF -7.8x 88.9x -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.4% 70.5% 72.4%
Equity / assets 27.6% 29.5% 27.6%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.7x 1.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.64 1.22 0.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDPEGXEL
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.7% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -2.5% – -4.6%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.7% -1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.2% 64.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -33.8% 469.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.5% 5.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusDPEGXEL
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.50FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +6.2% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.55BFY2026 $13.36BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +4.5% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDPEGXEL
Held by institutions 80.9% 77.3% 95.4%
Institutions holding 1,540 1,307 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +4.0% +7.3%
Institutions buying 780 676 663
Institutions selling 516 400 386
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.69 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.

DPEGXEL
D 1.00 0.58 0.60
PEG 0.58 1.00 0.72
XEL 0.60 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, D, PEG and XEL?

Dominion Energy (D) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominion Energy (D) $57.36B, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) $36.04B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, D, PEG and XEL?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) is cheapest (Dominion Energy (D) 18.6x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.2x, 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%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +15.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has the highest net margin (Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 15.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads (Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 6.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dominion Energy (D) returned the most: Dominion Energy (D) +6.6%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) -13.2%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.1%. Over five years, Xcel Energy (XEL) compounded fastest (Dominion Energy (D) -3.0%/yr, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +2.4%/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%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 0.04%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 0.00%. Xcel Energy (XEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has been the steadiest (Dominion Energy (D) 20.9%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 19.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, D, PEG 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, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 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.