IX vs LU vs XEL Stock Comparison

Orix, Lufax Holding and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.44 -6.8% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$40.87B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins
LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$8.09 +557.7% 1M +152.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$78.05 +10.5% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$48.66B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Xcel Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Xcel Energy 4, Orix 4, Lufax Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXLUXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.87B $7.33B $48.66B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x -16.7x 21.8x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 18.2x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +7.7% +4.7% LU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% -34.1% 15.3% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% -1.1% 4.5% XEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 6.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% +152.0% -2.9% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr -22.6%/yr +3.6%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 235.3% 19.2% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 34/100 16/100 IX

Percentile Scorecard

IXLUXEL

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

AxisIXLUXEL
Valuation 56 #75 of 170 43 #98 of 170 5 #64 of 67
Growth 74 #43 of 165 27 #121 of 165 14 #56 of 65
Profitability 58 #65 of 155 24 #118 of 155 28 #47 of 65
Financial Health 53 #77 of 163 41 #97 of 163 32 #45 of 66
Shareholder Returns 10 #124 of 137 – 0 #67 of 67
Overall 50 34 16
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • 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

PeriodIXLUXELSPY
1 month -6.8%+557.7%+10.5% -1.0%
3 months -9.6%+486.2%-4.4% +2.9%
6 months +19.9%+321.4%-1.4% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%+216.0%+5.7% +11.4%
1 year +44.8%+152.0%-2.9% +13.1%
3 years +101.7%+112.3%+32.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%+28.6%+9.7% +21.5%
5 years +92.2%-72.1%+19.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.0%-22.6%+3.6% +10.9%
10 years +158.8%—+95.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%—+6.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIXLUXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%235.3%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%59.3%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.07-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.65-0.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-97.2%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%0.0%-7.0% -2.5%
52-week high $41.31$8.09$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$0.83$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.

MultipleIXLUXEL
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.0x -16.0xmedian 11.0x 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x 14.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 9.4xmedian 6.9x -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.31 0.37median 0.31 5.11median 2.27

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 monthsIXLUXEL
Revenue $55.33B $1.29B $14.62B
Gross profit $13.35B – –
Operating income $3.05B – $2.79B
Net income $4.10B -$381.02M $2.23B
Free cash flow – $747.06M -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $-0.51 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $5.98B – $2.01B
Total debt $38.96B $9.62B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 866.69M 627.00M
Enterprise value $9.59B $1.66B $43.57B

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
MetricIXLUXEL
P/E 10.1x -16.0x 21.8x
P/FCF – 9.4x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.4x 10.2x
P/S 0.7x 5.5x 3.3x
P/B 1.4x 0.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.8x
EV/EBIT 24.2x -59.2x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 12.0x 5.9x
EV/FCF – 20.7x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.7x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.37 5.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXLUXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 7.7% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -41.4% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% – 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% 18.8% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -47.3% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% 31.9% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -43.7% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.6% -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -25.2% -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXLUXEL
Gross margin 24.1% – –
EBITDA margin – – 39.9%
Operating margin 5.5% – 19.1%
Pretax margin 11.1% -20.4% 13.7%
Net margin 7.3% -34.1% 15.3%
FCF margin – 58.1% -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 58.1% 32.6%
Return on equity 14.1% -3.3% 9.3%
Return on assets 3.6% -1.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.0% -1.1% 4.5%
Return on capital employed – – 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.0x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXLUXEL
Debt / assets 34.6% 32.3% 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.8x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 6.4x
Debt / FCF – 12.9x -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 59.8% 72.4%
Equity / assets 26.2% 40.2% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2.4x -707.1x 1.7x
Current ratio – – 0.7x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXLUXEL
Dividend yield 1.1% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -4.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.0% -1.6%
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.

ConsensusIXLUXEL
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $4.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 – +12.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% – +2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $4.00BFY2026 $16.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -9.3% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXLUXEL
Held by institutions 3.3% 8.1% 95.4%
Institutions holding 318 76 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% -12.0% +7.3%
Institutions buying 209 31 663
Institutions selling 57 29 386
Buyers to sellers 3.67 1.07 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.

IXLUXEL
IX 1.00 -0.02 0.09
LU -0.02 1.00 -0.09
XEL 0.09 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, LU and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $40.87B, Lufax Holding (LU) $7.33B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, LU and XEL?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.2x, Lufax Holding (LU) -16.7x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 7.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lufax Holding (LU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Lufax Holding (LU) +7.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Lufax Holding (LU) -34.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Lufax Holding (LU) -1.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Orix (IX) +44.8%, Lufax Holding (LU) +152.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -2.9%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +14.0%/yr, Lufax Holding (LU) -22.6%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Orix (IX) 28.7%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, LU 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, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads on 4. 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.