WEC vs XEL vs D Stock Comparison

Wec Energy, Xcel Energy and Dominion Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WEC Wec Energy Group, Inc.
$110.54 +8.9% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$37.72B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.14B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.18 +11.2% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.27B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$64.32 +6.7% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$57.37B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wec Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Wec Energy 6, Dominion Energy 4, Xcel Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWECXELDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.72B $49.27B $57.37B D
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 22.1x 22.6x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 17.9x 18.4x XEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +4.7% +19.0% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 15.3% 14.0% WEC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 4.5% 3.5% WEC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x 6.4x 8.1x WEC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.1% -3.3% +7.9% D
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +3.6%/yr -3.3%/yr WEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.4% 19.2% 20.8% WEC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 16/100 16/100 WEC

Percentile Scorecard

WECXELD

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

AxisWECXELD
Valuation 27 #49 of 67 5 #64 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Growth 31 #45 of 65 16 #55 of 65 44 #37 of 65
Profitability 80 #13 of 62 30 #44 of 62 7 #58 of 62
Financial Health 31 #43 of 62 30 #44 of 62 13 #54 of 62
Shareholder Returns 53 #32 of 67 0 #67 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Overall 45 16 16
  • WEC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWECXELDSPY
1 month +8.9%+11.2%+6.7% +0.9%
3 months -0.7%-2.0%-8.8% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%-2.1%+2.9% +8.5%
Year to date +4.8%+4.5%+9.8% +13.3%
1 year -4.1%-3.3%+7.9% +12.4%
3 years +35.3%+32.4%+60.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +10.6%+9.8%+17.1% +23.5%
5 years +22.7%+19.5%-15.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%+3.6%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years +88.9%+89.7%-12.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.6%+6.6%-1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureWECXELDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.4%19.2%20.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.9%19.5%18.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.02-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.170.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-37.4%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-8.0%-10.3% -0.9%
52-week high $118.85$83.91$71.67 $779.14
52-week low $100.79$69.39$57.08 $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.

MultipleWECXELD
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 20.8x 21.6xmedian 20.8x 22.3xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.1x 14.7xmedian 13.1x 16.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.1xmedian 35.3x -6.3xmedian 35.3x -8.3xmedian 35.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.37median 2.18 5.06median 2.18 3.81median 2.18

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 monthsWECXELD
Revenue $10.14B $14.62B $18.12B
Gross profit $6.66B – –
Operating income $2.32B $2.79B $3.82B
Net income $1.69B $2.23B $2.65B
Free cash flow -$970.20M -$7.69B -$6.85B
EPS (diluted) $5.14 $3.56 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $50.00M $2.01B $296.00M
Total debt $22.56B $39.46B $53.42B
Shares (diluted) 328.90M 627.00M 882.10M
Enterprise value $37.55B $44.17B $55.36B

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
MetricWECXELD
P/E 21.3x 21.6x 22.3x
P/FCF -37.1x -6.3x -8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 10.1x 10.5x
P/S 3.6x 3.3x 3.1x
P/B 2.5x 2.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 14.7x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 30.7x 28.8x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 5.9x 6.1x
EV/FCF -60.3x -11.1x -16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 17.9x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.37 5.06 3.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWECXELD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 4.7% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -1.4% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.1% 11.0% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.6% 9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.0% 7.7% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 8.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% 1.0% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.3% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.4% 5.8% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 2.7% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -284.1% -97.2% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -112.8% -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWECXELD
Gross margin 65.7% – –
EBITDA margin 37.8% 39.9% 36.3%
Operating margin 22.8% 19.1% 21.1%
Pretax margin 17.9% 13.7% 16.4%
Net margin 16.7% 15.3% 14.0%
FCF margin -9.6% -52.6% -37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 32.6% 29.7%
Return on equity 11.8% 9.3% 7.4%
Return on assets 3.2% 2.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 4.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 3.6% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWECXELD
Debt / assets 42.8% 45.3% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x 6.4x 8.1x
Debt / FCF -23.3x -5.1x -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 72.4% 72.4%
Equity / assets 26.8% 27.6% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.08 0.85 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWECXELD
Dividend yield 3.4% 3.0% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -1.1% -4.6% -2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -1.6% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.8% – 87.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -123.6% – -33.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.3% – 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusWECXELD
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.35FY2026 $4.30FY2026 $3.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +2.1% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.89BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026 $17.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +8.4% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWECXELD
Held by institutions 85.3% 95.4% 80.9%
Institutions holding 1,394 1,285 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +7.3% +2.4%
Institutions buying 704 664 781
Institutions selling 401 386 516
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.72 1.51

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.

WECXELD
WEC 1.00 0.79 0.61
XEL 0.79 1.00 0.61
D 0.61 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WEC, XEL and D?

Dominion Energy (D) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wec Energy (WEC) $37.72B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $49.27B, Dominion Energy (D) $57.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, WEC, XEL and D?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wec Energy (WEC) 22.3x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 22.1x, Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xcel Energy (XEL) is cheapest (Wec Energy (WEC) 20.7x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9x, Dominion Energy (D) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wec Energy (WEC) +8.9%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wec Energy (WEC) has the highest net margin (Wec Energy (WEC) 16.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Wec Energy (WEC) leads (Wec Energy (WEC) 5.9%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%, Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dominion Energy (D) returned the most: Wec Energy (WEC) -4.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.3%, Dominion Energy (D) +7.9%. Over five years, Wec Energy (WEC) compounded fastest (Wec Energy (WEC) +4.2%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +3.6%/yr, Dominion Energy (D) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest dividend yield: Wec Energy (WEC) 0.03%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 0.00%, Dominion Energy (D) 0.04%. Xcel Energy (XEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wec Energy (WEC) has been the steadiest (Wec Energy (WEC) 16.4%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Dominion Energy (D) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WEC, XEL and D?

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