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WEC vs XEL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
WEC Energy Group Inc. (NYSE) VS. Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WEC 8
— XEL 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: XEL
LAST: $116.07 (+1.26%) • MKT CAP: $37.35B
valuation
21.3x
LAST: $79.82 (+0.99%) • MKT CAP: $49.37B
valuation
21.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WEC VS. XEL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WEC | XEL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 66.70% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.90% | 5.10% | -1.20 | XEL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 21.3x | 21.0x | +0.30 | XEL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.87% | 7.01% | +0.86 | WEC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.90% | 18.70% | +4.20 | WEC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.90% | 14.60% | +3.30 | WEC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.00% | 4.40% | +9.60 | WEC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.07% | 2.60% | +0.47 | WEC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.42 | 1.16 | +0.26 | WEC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | XEL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 68.0 | 63.6 | +4.40 | WEC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.49 | 0.55 | -0.06 | XEL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.9x | 22.8x | -4.90 | WEC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $37.35B | $49.37B | -$12.02B | XEL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WEC REV | XEL REV | WEC GROSS % | XEL GROSS % | WEC FCF | XEL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $9.80B | $0 | 66.7% | — | $2.94B | $4.08B |
| FY 2024 | $8.60B | $0 | 69.1% | — | $2.82B | $4.64B |
| FY 2023 | $8.89B | $0 | — | — | $2.62B | $5.33B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WEC // BETA 0.49
XEL // BETA 0.55