IX vs XEL vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Orix, Xcel Energy and Upbound Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.59 -6.7% 1M +47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$41.13B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
1.07%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.86 +11.5% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.62B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
3.01%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.99 +5.6% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$990.51M
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
9.18%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Upbound leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Upbound 6, Xcel Energy 3, Orix 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXXELUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.13B $48.62B $990.51M XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 21.8x 11.0x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 18.1x 3.9x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +4.7% +5.9% UPBD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 15.3% 1.9% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 4.5% 7.8% UPBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.4x 0.8x UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.07% 3.01% 9.18% UPBD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.1% -3.1% -25.3% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +4.2%/yr -20.1%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 19.2% 45.1% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 16/100 67/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

IXXELUPBD

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

AxisIXXELUPBD
Valuation 63 #25 of 66 8 #34 of 37 99 #2 of 66
Growth 77 #15 of 63 9 #32 of 35 69 #20 of 63
Profitability 63 #22 of 57 21 #28 of 35 70 #18 of 57
Financial Health 51 #32 of 64 37 #23 of 36 48 #34 of 64
Shareholder Returns 22 #33 of 42 3 #36 of 37 49 #22 of 42
Overall 55 16 67
  • IX ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • XEL ranked among 37 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • UPBD ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIXXELUPBDSPY
1 month -6.7%+11.5%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months -9.1%-3.5%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months +16.0%-2.0%-11.4% +7.0%
Year to date +25.2%+5.4%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year +47.1%-3.1%-25.3% +13.0%
3 years +104.2%+33.5%-32.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.9%+10.1%-12.4% +23.1%
5 years +87.4%+22.8%-67.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+4.2%-20.1% +11.0%
10 years +143.8%+91.8%+78.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%+6.7%+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIXXELUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%19.2%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%19.4%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.01-0.021.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.64-0.16-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-37.4%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-7.2%-28.0% -1.8%
52-week high $41.31$83.91$23.60 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$69.39$15.36 $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.

MultipleIXXELUPBD
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.0x 21.8xmedian 21.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.0x 0.2xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 14.7xmedian 12.8x 1.4xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x -6.3xmedian 31.2x 2.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.26 5.10median 2.27 0.04median 0.26

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 monthsIXXELUPBD
Revenue $55.33B $14.62B $4.74B
Gross profit $13.35B – $2.33B
Operating income $3.05B $2.79B $241.70M
Net income $4.10B $2.23B $90.34M
Free cash flow – -$7.69B $355.95M
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $3.56 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $2.01B $105.30M
Total debt $38.96B $39.46B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 627.00M 58.71M
Enterprise value $10.35B $43.52B $559.24M

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
MetricIXXELUPBD
P/E 10.2x 21.8x 11.0x
P/FCF – -6.3x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 2.3x
P/S 0.7x 3.3x 0.2x
P/B 1.4x 2.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 30.9x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF – -11.2x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.0x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 5.10 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXXELUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 4.7% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -1.4% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% – 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% 11.0% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 4.6% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% 7.7% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 8.8% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% 1.0% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 4.3% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.8% 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -97.2% 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -112.8% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXXELUPBD
Gross margin 24.1% – 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 39.9% 35.5%
Operating margin 5.5% 19.1% 5.1%
Pretax margin 11.1% 13.7% 2.7%
Net margin 7.3% 15.3% 1.9%
FCF margin – -52.6% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.6% 9.0%
Return on equity 14.1% 9.3% 12.5%
Return on assets 3.6% 2.6% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 4.5% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – 3.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXXELUPBD
Debt / assets 34.6% 45.3% 45.9%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – -5.1x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 72.4% 76.4%
Equity / assets 26.2% 27.6% 23.6%
Interest coverage 2.4x 1.7x 2.2x
Current ratio – 0.7x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 0.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXXELUPBD
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.0% 9.2%
Net buyback yield – -4.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -1.6% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusIXXELUPBD
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $4.29FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +2.3% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +8.5% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXXELUPBD
Held by institutions 3.3% 95.4% 99.3%
Institutions holding 318 1,284 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +7.3% +3.3%
Institutions buying 209 663 146
Institutions selling 57 386 69
Buyers to sellers 3.67 1.72 2.12

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.

IXXELUPBD
IX 1.00 0.09 0.09
XEL 0.09 1.00 0.07
UPBD 0.09 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, XEL and UPBD?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $41.13B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.62B, Upbound (UPBD) $990.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, XEL and UPBD?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.2x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x, Upbound (UPBD) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.0x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.1x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upbound (UPBD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Upbound (UPBD) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +47.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.1%, Upbound (UPBD) -25.3%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.4%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.2%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Upbound (UPBD) has the highest dividend yield: Orix (IX) 1.07%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 3.01%, Upbound (UPBD) 9.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Orix (IX) 28.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, XEL and UPBD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Upbound (UPBD) 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.