Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL): Price and Financial Metrics

XEL POWR Grades

• XEL scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 75.59% of US stocks.
• XEL's strongest trending metric is Momentum; it's been moving up over the last 179 days.
• XEL ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 31st percentile.

XEL Stock Summary

• With a one year PEG ratio of 910.81, Xcel Energy Inc is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 96.42% of US stocks.
• Of note is the ratio of Xcel Energy Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 0.5% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
• The volatility of Xcel Energy Inc's share price is greater than that of only 2.98% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Xcel Energy Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be ES, BCE, ET, ED, and EQR.
• Visit XEL's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.xcelenergy.com.

XEL Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Utilities stock, XEL's price/sales ratio is 38.1% higher, now standing at 2.9.
• Over the past 243 months, XEL's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 12.9.
• XEL's price/sales ratio has moved up 2.3 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for XEL.

XEL Growth Metrics

The 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 25.92%.
• Its 3 year revenue growth rate is now at 8.24%.
• Its year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 13.91%.

XEL's revenue has moved up $1,704,000,000 over the prior 34 months.

The table below shows XEL's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2021-12-31	13,431	2,189	1,597
2021-09-30	13,023	2,253	1,570
2021-06-30	12,738	2,189	1,564
2021-03-31	12,256	2,043	1,540
2020-12-31	11,526	2,848	1,473
2020-09-30	11,377	2,880	1,477

XEL's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• XEL has a Quality Grade of D, ranking ahead of 21.26% of graded US stocks.
• XEL's asset turnover comes in at 0.232 -- ranking 42nd of 105 Utilities stocks.
• OKE, WEC, and AVA are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with XEL.

The table below shows XEL's key quality metrics over time.