XEL vs Peers Stock Comparison

Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

Percentile Scorecard

XEL

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

AxisXEL
Valuation 5 #64 of 67
Growth 16 #55 of 65
Profitability 29 #46 of 64
Financial Health 32 #44 of 64
Shareholder Returns 0 #67 of 67
Overall 16
  • 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

PeriodXELSPY
1 month +11.5% -0.8%
3 months -3.5% +3.5%
6 months -2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.4% +12.2%
1 year -3.1% +13.0%
3 years +33.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.1% +23.1%
5 years +22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.2% +11.0%
10 years +91.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $83.91 $779.14
52-week low $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.

MultipleXEL
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 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 monthsXEL
Revenue $14.62B
Operating income $2.79B
Net income $2.23B
Free cash flow -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $3.56
Cash & equivalents $2.01B
Total debt $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 627.00M
Enterprise value $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
MetricXEL
P/E 21.8x
P/FCF -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x
P/S 3.3x
P/B 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x
EV/EBIT 30.9x
EV/Revenue 5.9x
EV/FCF -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXEL
Gross margin –
EBITDA margin 39.9%
Operating margin 19.1%
Pretax margin 13.7%
Net margin 15.3%
FCF margin -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 32.6%
Return on equity 9.3%
Return on assets 2.6%
Return on invested capital 4.5%
Return on capital employed 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXEL
Debt / assets 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x
Debt / FCF -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.4%
Equity / assets 27.6%
Interest coverage 1.7x
Current ratio 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXEL
Dividend yield 3.0%
Net buyback yield -4.6%
Shareholder yield -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.

ConsensusXEL
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXEL
Held by institutions 95.4%
Institutions holding 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3%
Institutions buying 663
Institutions selling 386
Buyers to sellers 1.72

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