EXC vs ELC vs XEL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
ELC46.5
Entergy Louisiana, LLC COLLATERAL TR MT
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$18.18 −0.98%$45.8B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
EXC ELC XEL · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +6 | +1 | +23 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,374 | 15 | 1,049 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,086 | 15 | 731 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +288 | 0 | +318 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.1x
30th
|
25.4x
93rd
|
21.3x
73rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.93
48th
|
3.85
81st
|
5.00
90th
|
| Price / sales | 1.8x
39th
|
3.4x
84th
|
3.3x
77th
|
| Price / book | 1.5x
32nd
|
3.7x
100th
|
2.0x
61st
|
| Price / tangible book | 2.1x
55th
|
0.7x
25th
|
2.1x
57th
|
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 6.2x
30th
|
9.6x
53rd
|
69.3x
100th
|
| Enterprise value | $95.8B
82nd
|
$47.3B
48th
|
$86.0B
75th
|
| EV / sales | 3.8x
43rd
|
3.5x
39th
|
5.9x
86th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 10.6x
41st
|
11.0x
45th
|
13.4x
80th
|
| EV / EBIT | 18.1x
39th
|
18.5x
41st
|
24.7x
95th
|
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 6.2%
70th
|
3.9%
7th
|
4.7%
27th
|
| FCF yield | -4.3%
41st
|
-0.3%
55th
|
-7.9%
20th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 16.1%
72nd
|
10.4%
49th
|
1.4%
2nd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $41.96
20th
|
$48.29
34th
|
$55.45
48th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 24.5%
5th
|
68.2%
82nd
|
48.8%
57th
|
| EBITDA margin | 35.8%
36th
|
32.0%
20th
|
43.8%
68th
|
| Operating margin | 20.8%
39th
|
22.3%
55th
|
21.0%
41st
|
| EBIT margin | 20.9%
25th
|
18.9%
20th
|
23.8%
50th
|
| Net margin | 11.0%
25th
|
13.4%
48th
|
15.3%
66th
|
| NOPAT margin | 17.2%
36th
|
17.6%
39th
|
23.4%
86th
|
| FCF margin | -7.6%
45th
|
-1.1%
55th
|
-25.6%
7th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 28.5%
45th
|
35.3%
84th
|
4.7%
5th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
— | 0.0%
71st
|
| Effective tax rate | 17.3%
61st
|
21.3%
89th
|
-11.5%
5th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 9.7%
32nd
|
12.6%
80th
|
9.9%
41st
|
| ROA | 2.4%
25th
|
3.4%
84th
|
2.7%
57th
|
| ROIC | 5.4%
43rd
|
16.9%
98th
|
5.5%
48th
|
| ROCE | 4.8%
30th
|
7.7%
93rd
|
4.4%
11th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 4.6%
32nd
|
4.9%
43rd
|
4.3%
14th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 8.9%
57th
|
34.0%
100th
|
1.1%
2nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 5.2%
7th
|
17.9%
93rd
|
4.3%
2nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 3.8%
20th
|
7.9%
93rd
|
5.0%
82nd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 4.0%
37th
|
6.5%
93rd
|
4.5%
58th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 9.6%
35th
|
11.7%
67th
|
10.0%
37th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 39.2%
80th
|
-3.2%
5th
|
11.0%
18th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.6%
30th
|
9.5%
57th
|
4.7%
14th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -17.6%
43rd
|
10.5%
86th
|
-22.4%
34th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 8.4%
93rd
|
0.4%
18th
|
-1.4%
5th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -0.2%
5th
|
4.3%
14th
|
2.8%
10th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -9.3%
7th
|
8.0%
50th
|
-13.3%
5th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 14.3%
61st
|
4.7%
30th
|
7.9%
43rd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 4.9%
45th
|
2.4%
40th
|
7.7%
48th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.5%
50th
|
10.0%
52nd
|
8.8%
45th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 2.3%
50th
|
-2.2%
33rd
|
-0.0%
45th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 8.4%
57th
|
6.6%
50th
|
4.3%
39th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 22.2%
90th
|
4.4%
57th
|
4.2%
52nd
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | — |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 28.6%
88th
|
9.8%
37th
|
-46.1%
2nd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 4.7%
39th
|
-5.0%
7th
|
7.8%
80th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.0%
63rd
|
4.3%
98th
|
-60.9%
5th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 3.9%
55th
|
3.6%
41st
|
9.6%
91st
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 35.7%
23rd
|
47.9%
66th
|
39.2%
34th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 19.8%
41st
|
22.7%
66th
|
19.3%
36th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 10.9%
27th
|
14.2%
52nd
|
14.5%
61st
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -7.6%
45th
|
-9.2%
39th
|
-14.6%
23rd
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.00
0th
|
0.49
18th
|
0.28
14th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.55
59th
|
0.84
89th
|
0.97
100th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.79
39th
|
0.91
84th
|
0.79
36th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.2B
73rd
|
$1.6B
80th
|
$2.0B
84th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$51.0B
23rd
|
−$1.5B
91st
|
−$38.3B
27th
|
| Working capital | −$8.0M
84th
|
−$64.1M
75th
|
−$2.6B
27th
|
| Current ratio | 1.00
84th
|
0.98
77th
|
0.70
27th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.90
86th
|
0.74
64th
|
0.62
43rd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.14
70th
|
0.43
91st
|
0.23
86th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 2,248 days
100th
|
241 days
38th
|
2,071 days
95th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $52.3B
77th
|
$3.1B
14th
|
$40.3B
73rd
|
| Debt / equity | 1.76
52nd
|
0.25
5th
|
1.68
48th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.72
59th
|
0.12
2nd
|
1.59
34th
|
| Debt / assets | 43.4%
36th
|
8.4%
5th
|
46.3%
59th
|
| Debt / capital | 63.8%
52nd
|
19.8%
5th
|
62.6%
48th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.77
55th
|
0.71
2nd
|
6.31
84th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.63
57th
|
0.35
2nd
|
5.99
68th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.4x
55th
|
2.4x
36th
|
2.4x
41st
|
| Cash interest coverage | 3.3x
61st
|
4.4x
91st
|
0.5x
2nd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 7.2 yrs
47th
|
0.6 yrs
2nd
|
58.6 yrs
100th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 75.4%
75th
|
66.0%
14th
|
72.4%
43rd
|
| IS credit model rating | B | BB+ | B- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 750
34th
|
400
9th
|
900
75th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.22
57th
|
0.26
77th
|
0.18
20th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.29
65th
|
0.56
98th
|
0.20
5th
|
| Inventory turnover | 22.2
91st
|
5.1
32nd
|
15.3
80th
|
| Receivables turnover | 8.2
36th
|
12.2
89th
|
9.1
55th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 45 days
65th
|
30 days
12th
|
40 days
47th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 16 days
9th
|
71 days
70th
|
24 days
21st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 62 days
23rd
|
93 days
67th
|
74 days
47th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −1 days
30th
|
8 days
44th
|
−11 days
21st
|
| Capex / revenue | 36.0%
60th
|
35.1%
55th
|
30.3%
40th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 2.43
52nd
|
2.69
60th
|
1.52
33rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 24.6%
34th
|
45.3%
61st
|
30.3%
50th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.59
77th
|
2.63
80th
|
0.31
2nd
|
| FCF / net income | −0.69
45th
|
−0.08
55th
|
−1.68
20th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | -26.6%
46th
|
-3.1%
56th
|
-544.5%
0th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 126.6%
54th
|
99.6%
44th
|
644.5%
100th
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.8%
32nd
|
-5.6%
7th
|
1.9%
98th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.8%
70th
|
-0.6%
93rd
|
-6.5%
9th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
16th
|
0.75
7th
|
0.25
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 38
32nd
|
46
70th
|
25
2nd
|
| IS profitability | 38
11th
|
59
82nd
|
55
68th
|
| IS growth | 47
41st
|
48
45th
|
48
43rd
|
| IS value | 59
57th
|
88
84th
|
54
30th
|
| IS momentum | 77
48th
|
77
50th
|
47
2nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 15
0th
|
15
0th
|
15
0th
|
| IS quality | 66
48th
|
84
100th
|
42
2nd
|
| IS balance sheet | 27
64th
|
59
95th
|
28
68th
|
| IS earnings quality | 74
20th
|
83
95th
|
56
5th
|
| IS cash flow | 35
20th
|
35
57th
|
15
2nd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
75th
|
8
75th
|
3
0th
|
| Altman Z-score | 0.8
39th
|
0.8
50th
|
0.9
52nd
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.54
58th
|
−3.64
0th
|
−2.35
81st
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.30
36th
|
−7.64
16th
|
−7.16
45th
|
| IS credit score | 29
59th
|
48
91st
|
22
11th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $44.8B
80th
|
$45.8B
82nd
|
$47.7B
84th
|
| Revenue | $25.3B
82nd
|
$13.5B
52nd
|
$14.6B
59th
|
| EBITDA | $9.1B
82nd
|
$4.3B
55th
|
$6.4B
70th
|
| Net income | $2.8B
77th
|
$1.8B
64th
|
$2.2B
73rd
|
| Free cash flow | −$1.9B
18th
|
−$145.4M
55th
|
−$3.7B
5th
|
| Total assets | $120.5B
77th
|
$36.8B
30th
|
$87.2B
73rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $29.7B
80th
|
$12.5B
50th
|
$24.1B
73rd
|
| Employees | 20,571
84th
|
12,233
64th
|
11,534
59th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +2.4% | −1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1 week | +4.2% | −1.0% | +3.4% |
| 1 month | +2.0% | −6.2% | +3.6% |
| 3 months | −4.5% | −9.1% | −3.0% |
| 6 months | −5.7% | −12.2% | −5.9% |
| Year to date | +1.8% | −10.6% | +2.2% |
| 1 year | −5.7% | −13.9% | −6.7% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +21.6% | −1.6% | +39.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +50.7% | −8.9% | +37.5% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | EXC | ELC | XEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 65.5 | 32.3 | 65.9 |
| From 52-week high | −12.5% | −15.3% | −9.3% |
| From 52-week low | +9.5% | +209.9% | +11.0% |
| Beta | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.37 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17