KEP vs NEE vs XEL Stock Comparison

Korea Electric Power, Nextera Energy and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEP Korea Electric Power Corp
$10.48 -4.8% 1M -31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.60B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.22B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEPNEEXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $172.22B $48.83B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.3x 14.8x 21.9x KEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 21.1x 18.1x KEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% +9.6% +4.7% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 40.4% 15.3% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 4.7% 4.5% KEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 7.0x 6.4x KEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.1% -2.8% -3.1% NEE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -0.7%/yr +4.2%/yr XEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 21.1% 19.2% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 61/100 16/100 KEP

Percentile Scorecard

KEPNEEXEL

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

AxisKEPNEEXEL
Valuation 100 #1 of 67 26 #50 of 67 5 #64 of 67
Growth 88 #9 of 65 92 #6 of 65 16 #55 of 65
Profitability 38 #40 of 64 89 #8 of 64 29 #46 of 64
Financial Health 10 #58 of 64 48 #34 of 64 32 #44 of 64
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 67 52 #33 of 67 0 #67 of 67
Overall 66 61 16
  • KEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NEE 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

PeriodKEPNEEXELSPY
1 month -4.8%+7.8%+11.5% -0.8%
3 months -14.2%-7.7%-3.5% +3.5%
6 months -32.2%-13.5%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date -36.5%+2.2%+5.4% +12.2%
1 year -31.1%-2.8%-3.1% +13.0%
3 years +75.0%+45.8%+33.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.5%+13.4%+10.1% +23.1%
5 years +7.7%-3.5%+22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%-0.7%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years -53.2%+160.0%+91.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.3%+10.0%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKEPNEEXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%21.1%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.8%22.2%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.320.10-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.13-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-47.2%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.9%-16.2%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $23.26$97.88$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $10.48$75.50$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.

MultipleKEPNEEXEL
P/E now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 20.8x 14.7xmedian 20.8x 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 13.1x 18.4xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 36.7x 36.8xmedian 36.7x -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 2.23 1.05median 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 monthsKEPNEEXEL
Revenue $67.60B $28.83B $14.62B
Gross profit $10.41B – –
Operating income $8.79B $8.66B $2.79B
Net income $5.57B $11.64B $2.23B
Free cash flow $2.03B $4.67B -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $4.63 $5.55 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $5.58B $2.01B
Total debt $357.84B $413.84B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 2.10B 627.00M
Enterprise value -$16.70B $158.97B $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
MetricKEPNEEXEL
P/E 2.3x 14.7x 21.8x
P/FCF 6.6x 36.8x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 1.1x 11.6x 10.2x
P/S 0.2x 6.0x 3.3x
P/B 0.4x 2.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 2.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 18.4x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 32.0x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 9.6x 5.9x
EV/FCF 47.0x 59.2x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 18.7x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 1.05 5.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEPNEEXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% 9.6% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 1.7% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.2% 13.4% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -3.5% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 79.0% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 15.1% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.7% 76.7% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 14.0% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.8% 23.8% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 16.3% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -55.3% 30.9% -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 124.1% -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEPNEEXEL
Gross margin 15.4% – –
EBITDA margin 26.9% 52.2% 39.9%
Operating margin 13.0% 30.0% 19.1%
Pretax margin 11.1% 35.0% 13.7%
Net margin 8.8% 40.4% 15.3%
FCF margin 3.0% 16.2% -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 51.4% 32.6%
Return on equity 16.5% 13.9% 9.3%
Return on assets 3.3% 4.1% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 4.7% 4.5%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 4.2% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEPNEEXEL
Debt / assets 50.8% 45.0% 45.3%
Debt / equity 2.6x 1.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 7.0x 6.4x
Debt / FCF 42.7x 23.6x -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 80.3% 70.3% 72.4%
Equity / assets 19.7% 29.7% 27.6%
Interest coverage 3.1x 2,164x 1.7x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.60 0.99 0.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEPNEEXEL
Dividend yield 5.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% -4.6%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.4% -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.

ConsensusKEPNEEXEL
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.49FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -44.2%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.9% +18.5% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $74.80BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.9% +9.6% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEPNEEXEL
Held by institutions 2.6% 84.3% 95.4%
Institutions holding 168 3,019 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +26.1% +2.3% +7.3%
Institutions buying 117 1,588 663
Institutions selling 33 1,054 386
Buyers to sellers 3.55 1.51 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.

KEPNEEXEL
KEP 1.00 0.14 0.19
NEE 0.14 1.00 0.65
XEL 0.19 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEP, NEE and XEL?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Korea Electric Power (KEP) $13.44B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEP, NEE and XEL?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Korea Electric Power (KEP) 2.3x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Korea Electric Power (KEP) is cheapest (Korea Electric Power (KEP) 4.2x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, 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?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Korea Electric Power (KEP) -1.4%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Korea Electric Power (KEP) 8.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Korea Electric Power (KEP) leads (Korea Electric Power (KEP) 5.2%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextera Energy (NEE) returned the most: Korea Electric Power (KEP) -31.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.1%. Over five years, Xcel Energy (XEL) compounded fastest (Korea Electric Power (KEP) +1.5%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/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 (Korea Electric Power (KEP) 47.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEP, NEE 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, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 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.