Xcel Energy Valuation

Is XEL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of XEL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: XEL ($67.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($72.38)

Significantly Below Fair Value: XEL is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for XEL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

XEL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA12x
PEG Ratio2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does XEL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for XEL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.6x
EXC Exelon
15.8x7.0%US$38.3b
ETR Entergy
18.2x8.6%US$31.3b
EIX Edison International
24.3x15.8%US$31.5b
PCG PG&E
16x9.6%US$43.5b
XEL Xcel Energy
20.6x10.3%US$38.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: XEL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.6x) compared to the peer average (18.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does XEL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electric Utilities Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a9.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: XEL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.6x) compared to the US Electric Utilities industry average (20.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is XEL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

XEL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.6x
Fair PE Ratio21.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: XEL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst XEL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$67.37
US$70.75
+5.0%
5.3%US$78.00US$61.00n/a16
Nov ’25US$66.69
US$70.08
+5.1%
5.9%US$77.00US$61.00n/a17
Oct ’25US$65.32
US$66.85
+2.3%
6.4%US$73.00US$57.00n/a17
Sep ’25US$61.23
US$65.52
+7.0%
5.9%US$73.00US$57.00n/a16
Aug ’25US$59.11
US$63.15
+6.8%
6.6%US$72.00US$57.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$52.43
US$62.52
+19.3%
7.1%US$72.00US$57.00n/a16
Jun ’25US$55.45
US$62.71
+13.1%
7.1%US$72.00US$57.00n/a16
May ’25US$53.78
US$62.43
+16.1%
7.3%US$72.00US$57.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$53.28
US$62.33
+17.0%
9.3%US$71.00US$54.00n/a15
Mar ’25US$49.57
US$65.43
+32.0%
7.1%US$75.00US$59.00n/a14
Feb ’25US$61.14
US$65.79
+7.6%
6.5%US$75.00US$61.00n/a14
Jan ’25US$61.91
US$64.57
+4.3%
6.8%US$74.00US$58.00n/a14
Dec ’24US$61.43
US$63.86
+4.0%
7.5%US$74.00US$58.00n/a14
Nov ’24US$60.54
US$63.43
+4.8%
7.7%US$74.00US$58.00US$66.6914
Oct ’24US$57.22
US$65.50
+14.5%
8.0%US$74.00US$58.00US$65.3214
Sep ’24US$56.51
US$66.71
+18.1%
8.5%US$76.00US$59.00US$61.2314
Aug ’24US$62.85
US$69.00
+9.8%
6.3%US$76.00US$59.00US$59.1113
Jul ’24US$62.17
US$69.23
+11.4%
7.3%US$78.00US$59.00US$52.4313
Jun ’24US$63.55
US$72.00
+13.3%
7.4%US$79.00US$60.00US$55.4513
May ’24US$70.17
US$72.85
+3.8%
6.5%US$79.00US$60.00US$53.7813
Apr ’24US$67.44
US$71.62
+6.2%
7.2%US$78.00US$59.00US$53.2813
Mar ’24US$63.27
US$72.79
+15.0%
6.7%US$79.00US$59.00US$49.5714
Feb ’24US$69.61
US$72.93
+4.8%
6.4%US$79.00US$59.00US$61.1414
Jan ’24US$70.11
US$70.50
+0.6%
7.3%US$79.00US$59.00US$61.9114
Dec ’23US$70.19
US$68.87
-1.9%
6.8%US$77.00US$58.00US$61.4315
Nov ’23US$65.90
US$67.60
+2.6%
7.9%US$77.00US$58.00US$60.5415

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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