XEL vs ETR vs D Stock Comparison

Xcel Energy, Entergy and Dominion Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$77.18 +11.2% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$48.19B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
3.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.93 +10.0% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$50.36B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
2.37%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$64.32 +6.7% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.60B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
4.16%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Entergy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Entergy 5, Xcel Energy 4, Dominion Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXELETRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.19B $50.36B $56.60B D
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 27.6x 22.3x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 23.5x 18.4x XEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +9.5% +19.0% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 13.3% 14.0% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.5% 4.7% 3.5% ETR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 5.4x 8.1x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.03% 2.37% 4.16% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.3% +13.6% +7.9% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +16.0%/yr -3.3%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 20.3% 20.8% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 38/100 16/100 ETR

Percentile Scorecard

XELETRD

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

AxisXELETRD
Valuation 5 #64 of 67 15 #57 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Growth 16 #55 of 65 38 #41 of 65 44 #37 of 65
Profitability 30 #44 of 62 59 #26 of 62 7 #58 of 62
Financial Health 30 #44 of 62 46 #34 of 62 13 #54 of 62
Shareholder Returns 0 #67 of 67 30 #47 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Overall 16 38 16
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ETR 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

PeriodXELETRDSPY
1 month +11.2%+10.0%+6.7% +0.9%
3 months -2.0%+0.1%-8.8% +5.9%
6 months -2.1%-5.9%+2.9% +8.5%
Year to date +4.5%+16.8%+9.8% +13.3%
1 year -3.3%+13.6%+7.9% +12.4%
3 years +32.4%+136.2%+60.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.8%+33.2%+17.1% +23.5%
5 years +19.5%+109.5%-15.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.6%+16.0%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years +89.7%+198.3%-12.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.6%+11.6%-1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureXELETRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%20.3%20.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%20.7%18.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.17-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.670.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-29.4%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-8.5%-10.3% -0.9%
52-week high $83.91$117.91$71.67 $779.14
52-week low $69.39$91.19$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.

MultipleXELETRD
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 20.8x 27.6xmedian 20.8x 22.3xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x 16.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 35.3x -16.9xmedian 35.3x -8.3xmedian 35.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.06median 2.18 4.51median 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 monthsXELETRD
Revenue $14.62B $13.48B $18.12B
Operating income $2.79B $3.09B $3.82B
Net income $2.23B $1.82B $2.65B
Free cash flow -$7.69B -$2.97B -$6.85B
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $3.85 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $2.01B $3.85B $296.00M
Total debt $39.46B $34.63B $53.42B
Shares (diluted) 627.00M 466.31M 882.10M
Enterprise value $43.10B $39.55B $59.28B

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
MetricXELETRD
P/E 21.6x 27.6x 22.3x
P/FCF -6.3x -16.9x -8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.3x 10.5x
P/S 3.3x 3.7x 3.1x
P/B 2.0x 2.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 14.2x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 30.7x 26.3x 28.8x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 6.0x 6.1x
EV/FCF -11.1x -27.3x -16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 13.4x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.06 4.51 3.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXELETRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 9.5% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 0.4% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% -7.4% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 5.6% 9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.7% 2.8% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 10.2% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% -2.4% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 6.1% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 28.2% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 19.1% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -97.2% -29.7% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -112.8% -39.7% -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXELETRD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.9% 42.2% 36.3%
Operating margin 19.1% 22.9% 21.1%
Pretax margin 13.7% 17.0% 16.4%
Net margin 15.3% 13.3% 14.0%
FCF margin -52.6% -22.1% -37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% 45.1% 29.7%
Return on equity 9.3% 10.2% 7.4%
Return on assets 2.6% 2.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 4.5% 4.7% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 3.6% 4.5% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXELETRD
Debt / assets 45.3% 43.8% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 5.4x 8.1x
Debt / FCF -5.1x -11.6x -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.4% 76.8% 72.4%
Equity / assets 27.6% 23.2% 27.6%
Interest coverage 1.7x 2.0x 1.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.85 1.02 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXELETRD
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.4% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -4.6% -2.7% -2.6%
Shareholder yield -1.6% -0.4% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.9% 87.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -38.4% -33.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.5% 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 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.

ConsensusXELETRD
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $3.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +13.9% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.60BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026 $17.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +8.5% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXELETRD
Held by institutions 95.4% 97.8% 80.9%
Institutions holding 1,285 1,330 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +6.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 664 694 781
Institutions selling 386 411 516
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.69 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.

XELETRD
XEL 1.00 0.74 0.61
ETR 0.74 1.00 0.55
D 0.61 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XEL, ETR and D?

Dominion Energy (D) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.19B, Entergy (ETR) $50.36B, Dominion Energy (D) $56.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, XEL, ETR and D?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.6x, Entergy (ETR) 27.6x, Dominion Energy (D) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xcel Energy (XEL) is cheapest (Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9x, Entergy (ETR) 23.5x, 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: Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Entergy (ETR) leads (Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.3%, Entergy (ETR) +13.6%, Dominion Energy (D) +7.9%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Xcel Energy (XEL) +3.6%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +16.0%/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: Xcel Energy (XEL) 3.03%, Entergy (ETR) 2.37%, Dominion Energy (D) 4.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Entergy (ETR) 20.3%, Dominion Energy (D) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XEL, ETR 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, Entergy (ETR) 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.