PG&E vs Xcel Energy
PCG and XEL side by side, both in combination electric and gas, and other utility. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PCG and XEL compare
Xcel Energy is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as PG&E ($49.9B against $35.3B).
On earnings, PG&E is cheaper: it trades at 9.6× trailing earnings, against 18.6× for Xcel Energy.
PG&E grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.7% versus 4.5% for Xcel Energy).
Both pay dividends: PG&E yields 1.5% and Xcel Energy 2.9%.
PG&E scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 10 for Xcel Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PCG | XEL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.3B | $49.9B |
| Share price | $13.18 | $79.82 |
| Change, 1 year | −16.4% | 0.16% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.1% | 25.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.50 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 26K | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.6× (better) | 18.6× |
| P/S | 1.4× (better) | 3.4× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 2.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.1× | 14.1× (better) |
| PEG | 0.80 (better) | 7.26 |
| FCF yield | −12.1% (better) | −15.3% |
| Fair value | $21.76 | $74.14 |
| Margin of safety | 39.4% (better) | −7.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.7% (better) | 4.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.2% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 39.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.6% | 30.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 4.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 20.0% | 21.7% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 17.9% |
| FCF margin | −16.5% (better) | −51.2% |
| Return on equity | – | 11.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.89 | 1.59 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.24 | 6.12 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.7× | 1.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.22 (better) | 0.69 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.52 | 0.86 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 2.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 52.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Buyback yield | – | −6.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% (better) | −3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 95.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.8M | −$1.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.4% | – |
Go deeper
- PCG stock overview
- PCG income statement
- PCG valuation and score
- XEL stock overview
- XEL income statement
- XEL valuation and score
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