Xcel Energy (XEL) valuation against sector peers: P/E 19.3 (sector median 21.2), P/B 2.0, EV/EBIT 27.7, free-cash-flow yield −14.8%.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Utilities companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	XEL	Sector median	vs median
P/E	19.3	21.2 · n=58	9% below
P/B	2.0	1.9 · n=62	6% above
P/S	—	3.0 · n=53	—
EV/EBIT	27.7	22.8 · n=56	22% above
Free-cash-flow yield	−14.8%	−4.4% · n=50	—
Dividend yield	2.93%	2.95% · n=65	near the median
Return on equity	11.4%	9.6% · n=62	19% above
Return on invested capital	5.5%	5.7% · n=59	near the median
Gross margin	—	64.1% · n=17	—
Net debt / EBITDA	6.12	5.38 · n=52	14% above

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Value factor: 23 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

Instrument	P/E	P/B	EV/EBIT	Free-cash-flow yield	Dividend yield	Smart Score
NEENextEra Energy	22.0	3.3	35.5	—	2.8%	1/10
SOSouthern	24.2	2.6	24.8	−3.3%	4.0%	4/10
DUKDuke Energy Corp	19.8	1.8	21.2	−3.3%	3.3%	6/10
CEGConstellation Energy	27.4	3.0	24.7	0.3%	0.6%	1/10
AEPAmerican Electric Power	19.0	2.2	22.5	3.7%	3.7%	7/10
DDominion Energy Inc	20.6	2.1	25.5	—	3.9%	2/10
SRESempra	26.6	1.6	—	−11.4%	3.3%	—/10
ETREntergy Corporation	28.7	2.9	26.6	−5.5%	2.3%	2/10
EXCExelon Corporation	16.8	1.6	18.5	−4.6%	2.8%	5/10
VSTVistra	17.7	11.6	15.5	5.9%	0.7%	8/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 29 Oct 2026

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