XNAS · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$72.30-1.81%
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TickerWhale Score
34/100
Weak
Score components
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Xcel Energy scores 34 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Sentiment Signal is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Sentiment Signal
What to watch
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Valuation
Quality & growth
30%47Moderate
- Revenue growth 4.7%
- EPS growth 1.1%
Valuation
25%12Weak
- P/E 20.3
- EV/Sales 5.8
Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.9 million electric customers and 2.2 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; Public Service Company of Colorado; and Southwestern Public Service Company, which serves customers in Texas and New Mexico. It is one of the largest renewable energy suppliers in the US, with more than half of its electricity sales coming from carbon-free energy.
#267 by market cap in our coverage · ~11,534 employees · Listed 1972-06-01 · www.xcelenergy.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#38 / 49sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 34 vs sector average 41.7 (-7.7)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 81%
Gross margin (industry)Top 56%
Return on equity (industry)Top 57%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 52%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
31/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 31st of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 37/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 5 sell · 1 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates XEL's technical setup weak — 31st percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-7.7%
- vs 50-day-6.9%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)33 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Weak
- ADX (14) trend strength35· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.310)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 4 sell · 1 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 5 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)20.3
- P/S (TTM)3.1
- P/B1.9
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales5.8
- PEG18.32
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin67.6%
- Net margin15.3%
- ROE9.3%
- Debt/Equity1.71
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)4.7%
- EPS growth (YoY)1.1%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $45.3B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XELCurrentXcel Energy | 34 | 37 | 20.3 | — | 1.9 | 5.8 | $72.30 | -1.81% | +4.7% | ||
| AESAES | 67 | 62 | 5.5 | — | 2.1 | 3.2 | $14.83 | -0.13% | +8.5% | ||
| SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings | 67 | 46 | 12.0 | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | $85.85 | -0.76% | -15.3% | ||
| SRSpire | 64 | 45 | 8.8 | — | 1.3 | 4.7 | $79.23 | -1.38% | +10.7% | ||
| EDConsolidated Edison | 62 | 50 | 17.6 | — | 1.5 | 3.7 | $105.43 | -1.54% | +9.5% | ||
| EIXEdison International | 60 | 18 | 5.7 | — | 1.1 | 3.3 | $55.31 | -0.34% | +10.7% |
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