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Fortis (FTS) vs Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL)

Fortis and Xcel Energy Inc. are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. Xcel Energy Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $51.6B against $31.3B — 1.7× the size. Xcel Energy Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 18.5× against 22.8×. Fortis grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.16% against 4.53%. Xcel Energy Inc. has the higher net margin (18.0% vs 14.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.17% vs 3.51%). Both pay a dividend; Fortis yields more (3.07% vs 2.94%). Across the 22 metrics below, Fortis leads on 11 and Xcel Energy Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric FTS XEL Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 22.77 18.52 19.26
P/S 3.41 3.37 2.77
P/B 1.63 1.97 1.79
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 42.54
EV/EBITDA 13.85 13.91 12.41
EV/Sales 6.26 5.94 4.92
Earnings yield 4.39% 5.40% 5.13%
Free cash flow yield (4.93%) (15.18%) (6.33%)

Profitability

Metric FTS XEL Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 45.49% 68.38% 63.53%
Operating margin 28.44% 21.72% 21.72%
Net margin 14.32% 17.95% 12.70%
Free cash flow margin (16.82%) (51.21%) (12.22%)
Return on equity 7.04% 11.43% 9.94%
Return on assets 2.30% 3.14% 2.84%
Return on invested capital 3.51% 3.17% 3.89%

Growth

Metric FTS XEL Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.16% 4.53% 7.91%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 3.09% (0.58%) 6.01%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.48% 4.94% 6.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.33% 6.50% 6.50%

Health

Metric FTS XEL Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 1.35 1.59 1.54
Current ratio 0.69 0.69 0.84
Net debt to EBITDA 6.17 5.93 5.27

Dividend

Metric FTS XEL Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield 3.07% 2.94% 3.16%
Payout ratio 0.70 0.55 0.61

Size

Metric FTS XEL Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 31.26b 51.59b 26.50b

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