IX vs SRE vs XEL Stock Comparison

Orix, Sempra 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
5 wins
SRE Sempra
$84.09 +6.4% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$55.09B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.55B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
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

11 decided of 12

Orix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Orix 5, Xcel Energy 4, Sempra 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXSREXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.87B $55.09B $48.66B SRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 24.4x 21.8x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 15.9x 18.2x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +1.6% +4.7% XEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 16.7% 15.3% SRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 1.8% 4.5% XEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x 6.4x XEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% -8.4% -2.9% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +5.1%/yr +3.6%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 20.3% 19.2% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 26/100 16/100 IX

Percentile Scorecard

IXSREXEL

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

AxisIXSREXEL
Valuation 56 #75 of 170 11 #60 of 67 5 #64 of 67
Growth 74 #43 of 165 16 #55 of 65 14 #56 of 65
Profitability 58 #65 of 155 13 #57 of 65 28 #47 of 65
Financial Health 53 #77 of 163 48 #35 of 66 32 #45 of 66
Shareholder Returns 10 #124 of 137 46 #37 of 67 0 #67 of 67
Overall 50 26 16
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SRE 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

PeriodIXSREXELSPY
1 month -6.8%+6.4%+10.5% -1.0%
3 months -9.6%-9.6%-4.4% +2.9%
6 months +19.9%-9.8%-1.4% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%-4.8%+5.7% +11.4%
1 year +44.8%-8.4%-2.9% +13.1%
3 years +101.7%+20.5%+32.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%+6.4%+9.7% +21.5%
5 years +92.2%+28.2%+19.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.0%+5.1%+3.6% +10.9%
10 years +158.8%+60.4%+95.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%+4.8%+6.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIXSREXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%20.3%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%22.0%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.08-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.56-0.41-0.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-32.7%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-15.7%-7.0% -2.5%
52-week high $41.31$99.75$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$76.89$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.

MultipleIXSREXEL
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.0x 24.3xmedian 20.8x 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 4.1xmedian 2.8x 3.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 18.9xmedian 13.1x 14.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x -10.5xmedian 36.7x -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.31 -5.52median 2.27 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 monthsIXSREXEL
Revenue $55.33B $13.55B $14.62B
Gross profit $13.35B $11.94B –
Operating income $3.05B $2.43B $2.79B
Net income $4.10B $2.73B $2.23B
Free cash flow – -$5.24B -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $3.45 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $48.00M $2.01B
Total debt $38.96B $140.81B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 655.95M 627.00M
Enterprise value $9.59B $54.21B $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
MetricIXSREXEL
P/E 10.1x 24.3x 21.8x
P/FCF – -10.5x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 10.2x
P/S 0.7x 4.1x 3.3x
P/B 1.4x 1.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 18.9x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 39.2x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 6.8x 5.9x
EV/FCF – -17.5x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.9x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -5.52 5.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIXSREXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.8% 1.6% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -7.2% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,837% 2.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 2.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% -2.4% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 45.4% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.7% -14.4% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -1.8% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.4% -15.6% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -4.4% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.4% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.1% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.9% -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIXSREXEL
Gross margin 24.1% 88.1% –
EBITDA margin – 35.7% 39.9%
Operating margin 5.5% 17.9% 19.1%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.6% 13.7%
Net margin 7.3% 16.7% 15.3%
FCF margin – -38.7% -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.0% 32.6%
Return on equity 14.1% 6.9% 9.3%
Return on assets 3.6% 2.4% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 1.8% 4.5%
Return on capital employed – 2.5% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIXSREXEL
Debt / assets 34.6% 31.8% 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x 6.4x
Debt / FCF – -7.0x -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 65.3% 72.4%
Equity / assets 26.2% 34.7% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2.4x 1.5x 1.7x
Current ratio – 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.99 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIXSREXEL
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.1% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -4.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.1% -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.

ConsensusIXSREXEL
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $5.29FY2026 $4.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +8.9% +2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $14.05BFY2026 $16.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -11.0% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIXSREXEL
Held by institutions 3.3% 92.1% 95.4%
Institutions holding 318 1,287 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +2.2% +7.3%
Institutions buying 209 629 663
Institutions selling 57 433 386
Buyers to sellers 3.67 1.45 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.

IXSREXEL
IX 1.00 0.14 0.09
SRE 0.14 1.00 0.66
XEL 0.09 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, SRE and XEL?

Sempra (SRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $40.87B, Sempra (SRE) $55.09B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, SRE and XEL?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.2x, Sempra (SRE) 24.4x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 7.9x, Sempra (SRE) 15.9x, 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?

Xcel Energy (XEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Orix (IX) +2.8%, Sempra (SRE) +1.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sempra (SRE) has the highest net margin (Orix (IX) 7.3%, Sempra (SRE) 16.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Xcel Energy (XEL) leads (Orix (IX) 3.0%, Sempra (SRE) 1.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +44.8%, Sempra (SRE) -8.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -2.9%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +14.0%/yr, Sempra (SRE) +5.1%/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%, Sempra (SRE) 20.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, SRE 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, Orix (IX) leads on 5. 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.