XEL vs IX vs ETR Stock Comparison

Xcel Energy, Orix and Entergy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
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
4 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.34 +8.2% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.33B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionXELIXETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.66B $40.87B $49.33B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 10.2x 27.4x IX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 7.9x 23.4x IX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +2.8% +9.5% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 7.3% 13.3% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.5% 3.0% 4.7% ETR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x — 5.4x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.9% +44.8% +12.2% IX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +14.0%/yr +15.5%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 28.7% 20.5% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 50/100 38/100 IX

Percentile Scorecard

XELIXETR

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

AxisXELIXETR
Valuation 5 #64 of 67 56 #75 of 170 12 #59 of 67
Growth 14 #56 of 65 74 #43 of 165 36 #42 of 65
Profitability 28 #47 of 65 58 #65 of 155 59 #27 of 65
Financial Health 32 #45 of 66 53 #77 of 163 46 #36 of 66
Shareholder Returns 0 #67 of 67 10 #124 of 137 36 #43 of 67
Overall 16 50 38
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • IX ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXELIXETRSPY
1 month +10.5%-6.8%+8.2% -1.0%
3 months -4.4%-9.6%-7.4% +2.9%
6 months -1.4%+19.9%-5.5% +6.4%
Year to date +5.7%+24.7%+16.1% +11.4%
1 year -2.9%+44.8%+12.2% +13.1%
3 years +32.1%+101.7%+132.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+26.4%+32.5% +21.5%
5 years +19.1%+92.2%+105.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+14.0%+15.5% +10.9%
10 years +95.4%+158.8%+189.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.9%+10.0%+11.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureXELIXETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%28.7%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%28.1%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.990.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.151.560.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-39.0%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-11.8%-9.0% -2.5%
52-week high $83.91$41.31$117.91 $779.14
52-week low $69.39$24.22$91.19 $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.

MultipleXELIXETR
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 20.8x 10.1xmedian 11.0x 27.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.6x 3.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 36.7x —median 6.9x -16.8xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.11median 2.27 0.39median 0.31 4.49median 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 monthsXELIXETR
Revenue $14.62B $55.33B $13.48B
Gross profit – $13.35B –
Operating income $2.79B $3.05B $3.09B
Net income $2.23B $4.10B $1.82B
Free cash flow -$7.69B – -$2.97B
EPS (diluted) $3.56 $3.58 $3.85
Cash & equivalents $2.01B $5.98B $3.85B
Total debt $39.46B $38.96B $34.63B
Shares (diluted) 627.00M 1.12B 466.31M
Enterprise value $43.57B $9.59B $38.46B

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
MetricXELIXETR
P/E 21.8x 10.1x 27.4x
P/FCF -6.3x – -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x – 8.2x
P/S 3.3x 0.7x 3.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x – 14.2x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 24.2x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 1.3x 6.0x
EV/FCF -11.2x – -27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.11 0.39 4.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXELIXETR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 2.8% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 7.3% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,837% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 24.1% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 7.6% 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.7% 62.7% 2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 23.4% 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0% 64.4% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 25.9% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% – 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -97.2% – -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -112.8% – -39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXELIXETR
Gross margin – 24.1% –
EBITDA margin 39.9% – 42.2%
Operating margin 19.1% 5.5% 22.9%
Pretax margin 13.7% 11.1% 17.0%
Net margin 15.3% 7.3% 13.3%
FCF margin -52.6% – -22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% – 45.1%
Return on equity 9.3% 14.1% 10.2%
Return on assets 2.6% 3.6% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 4.5% 3.0% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 3.6% – 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXELIXETR
Debt / assets 45.3% 34.6% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.3x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x – 5.4x
Debt / FCF -5.1x – -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.4% 73.8% 76.8%
Equity / assets 27.6% 26.2% 23.2%
Interest coverage 1.7x 2.4x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.7x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.86 – 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXELIXETR
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.1% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -4.5% – -2.7%
Shareholder yield -1.6% 1.1% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 62.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.0%

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.

ConsensusXELIXETR
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.29FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $4.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +80.7%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.3% -27.7% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.57BFY2026 $22.87BFY2026 $13.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% -3.2% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXELIXETR
Held by institutions 95.4% 3.3% 97.8%
Institutions holding 1,284 318 1,330
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +9.5% +6.1%
Institutions buying 663 209 694
Institutions selling 386 57 411
Buyers to sellers 1.72 3.67 1.69

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.

XELIXETR
XEL 1.00 0.09 0.74
IX 0.09 1.00 0.15
ETR 0.74 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XEL, IX and ETR?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.66B, Orix (IX) $40.87B, Entergy (ETR) $49.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, XEL, IX and ETR?

Orix (IX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x, Orix (IX) 10.2x, Entergy (ETR) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Orix (IX) is cheapest (Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.2x, Orix (IX) 7.9x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entergy (ETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Orix (IX) +2.8%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Orix (IX) 7.3%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Entergy (ETR) leads (Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%, Orix (IX) 3.0%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Orix (IX) returned the most: Xcel Energy (XEL) -2.9%, Orix (IX) +44.8%, Entergy (ETR) +12.2%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Xcel Energy (XEL) +3.6%/yr, Orix (IX) +14.0%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Xcel Energy (XEL) 0.00%, Orix (IX) 0.00%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%. Xcel Energy (XEL) and Orix (IX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Orix (IX) 28.7%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XEL, IX and ETR?

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.