IX vs UPBD vs XEL Stock Comparison

Orix, Upbound and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IX Orix Corp
$36.59 -6.7% 1M +47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$41.26B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$16.99 +5.6% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$988.04M
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.86 +11.5% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.83B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Upbound leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Upbound 5, Xcel Energy 3, Orix 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIXUPBDXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.26B $988.04M $48.83B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 10.9x 21.9x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 3.9x 18.1x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.8% +5.9% +4.7% UPBD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 1.9% 15.3% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 7.8% 4.5% UPBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 6.4x UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.1% -25.3% -3.1% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr -20.1%/yr +4.2%/yr IX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 45.1% 19.2% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 63/100 16/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

IXUPBDXEL

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

AxisIXUPBDXEL
Valuation 57 #74 of 170 96 #8 of 170 5 #64 of 67
Growth 76 #40 of 160 70 #48 of 160 16 #55 of 65
Profitability 60 #60 of 149 64 #55 of 149 29 #46 of 64
Financial Health 51 #78 of 158 53 #75 of 158 32 #44 of 64
Shareholder Returns 10 #122 of 135 31 #94 of 135 0 #67 of 67
Overall 51 63 16
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD 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

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

Risk

MeasureIXUPBDXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%45.1%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%46.7%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.28-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.64-0.56-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-72.2%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-28.0%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $41.31$23.60$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$15.36$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.

MultipleIXUPBDXEL
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.6x 0.2xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 1.4xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 2.8xmedian 6.9x -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 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 monthsIXUPBDXEL
Revenue $55.33B $4.74B $14.62B
Gross profit $13.35B $2.33B –
Operating income $3.05B $241.70M $2.79B
Net income $4.10B $90.34M $2.23B
Free cash flow – $355.95M -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $3.58 $1.54 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $5.98B $105.30M $2.01B
Total debt $38.96B $5.98B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 58.71M 627.00M
Enterprise value $9.98B $556.77M $43.74B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusIXUPBDXEL
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +80.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.7% +8.9% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.87BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -4.8% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

IXUPBDXEL
IX 1.00 0.09 0.09
UPBD 0.09 1.00 0.07
XEL 0.09 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IX, UPBD and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Orix (IX) $41.26B, Upbound (UPBD) $988.04M, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, IX, UPBD and XEL?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Orix (IX) 10.3x, Upbound (UPBD) 10.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Orix (IX) 8.0x, Upbound (UPBD) 3.9x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Orix (IX) +47.1%, Upbound (UPBD) -25.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.1%. Over five years, Orix (IX) compounded fastest (Orix (IX) +13.4%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -20.1%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.2%/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%, Upbound (UPBD) 45.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IX, UPBD 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, Upbound (UPBD) 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.