XEL vs ELC vs ETR
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
XEL ELC ETR · 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 | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $0.11M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +23 | +1 | +50 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,049 | 15 | 1,162 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 731 | 15 | 747 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +318 | 0 | +415 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 21.3x
73rd
|
25.4x
93rd
|
27.6x
98th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 5.00
90th
|
3.85
81st
|
4.06
84th
|
| Price / sales | 3.3x
77th
|
3.4x
84th
|
3.7x
93rd
|
| Price / book | 2.0x
61st
|
3.7x
100th
|
2.7x
95th
|
| Price / tangible book | 2.1x
57th
|
0.7x
25th
|
3.0x
86th
|
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 69.3x
100th
|
9.6x
53rd
|
8.3x
44th
|
| Enterprise value | $86.0B
75th
|
$47.3B
48th
|
$81.0B
73rd
|
| EV / sales | 5.9x
86th
|
3.5x
39th
|
6.0x
93rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 13.4x
80th
|
11.0x
45th
|
13.8x
86th
|
| EV / EBIT | 24.7x
95th
|
18.5x
41st
|
24.1x
89th
|
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 4.7%
27th
|
3.9%
7th
|
3.6%
2nd
|
| FCF yield | -7.9%
20th
|
-0.3%
55th
|
-6.3%
34th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 1.4%
2nd
|
10.4%
49th
|
12.1%
58th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $55.45
48th
|
$48.29
34th
|
$58.90
64th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 48.8%
57th
|
68.2%
82nd
|
38.9%
27th
|
| EBITDA margin | 43.8%
68th
|
32.0%
20th
|
43.4%
66th
|
| Operating margin | 21.0%
41st
|
22.3%
55th
|
22.2%
52nd
|
| EBIT margin | 23.8%
50th
|
18.9%
20th
|
24.9%
59th
|
| Net margin | 15.3%
66th
|
13.4%
48th
|
13.5%
52nd
|
| NOPAT margin | 23.4%
86th
|
17.6%
39th
|
17.6%
41st
|
| FCF margin | -25.6%
7th
|
-1.1%
55th
|
-23.3%
9th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 4.7%
5th
|
35.3%
84th
|
45.1%
95th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
5.0%
56th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
71st
|
— | — |
| Effective tax rate | -11.5%
5th
|
21.3%
89th
|
20.9%
77th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 9.9%
41st
|
12.6%
80th
|
10.5%
50th
|
| ROA | 2.7%
57th
|
3.4%
84th
|
2.5%
30th
|
| ROIC | 5.5%
48th
|
16.9%
98th
|
4.8%
20th
|
| ROCE | 4.4%
11th
|
7.7%
93rd
|
4.8%
32nd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 4.3%
14th
|
4.9%
43rd
|
4.6%
30th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 1.1%
2nd
|
34.0%
100th
|
12.3%
89th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 4.3%
2nd
|
17.9%
93rd
|
6.6%
9th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 5.0%
82nd
|
7.9%
93rd
|
4.0%
41st
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 4.5%
58th
|
6.5%
93rd
|
4.3%
49th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 10.0%
37th
|
11.7%
67th
|
10.8%
51st
|
| Incremental ROIC | 11.0%
18th
|
-3.2%
5th
|
15.1%
30th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 4.7%
14th
|
9.5%
57th
|
9.5%
57th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -22.4%
34th
|
10.5%
86th
|
10.5%
86th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -1.4%
5th
|
0.4%
18th
|
0.4%
18th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 2.8%
10th
|
4.3%
14th
|
4.3%
14th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -13.3%
5th
|
8.0%
50th
|
0.1%
14th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.9%
43rd
|
4.7%
30th
|
4.5%
27th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 7.7%
48th
|
2.4%
40th
|
3.0%
43rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.8%
45th
|
10.0%
52nd
|
10.2%
55th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -0.0%
45th
|
-2.2%
33rd
|
-1.6%
36th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 4.3%
39th
|
6.6%
50th
|
6.8%
52nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 4.2%
52nd
|
4.4%
57th
|
4.5%
60th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | — |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -46.1%
2nd
|
9.8%
37th
|
19.1%
58th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 7.8%
80th
|
-5.0%
7th
|
8.2%
91st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | -60.9%
5th
|
4.3%
98th
|
0.7%
60th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 9.6%
91st
|
3.6%
41st
|
3.8%
50th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 39.2%
34th
|
47.9%
66th
|
44.5%
55th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 19.3%
36th
|
22.7%
66th
|
22.7%
64th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 14.5%
61st
|
14.2%
52nd
|
14.2%
55th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -14.6%
23rd
|
-9.2%
39th
|
-16.6%
14th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.28
14th
|
0.49
18th
|
0.49
18th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.97
100th
|
0.84
89th
|
0.84
91st
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.79
36th
|
0.91
84th
|
0.90
77th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.0B
84th
|
$1.6B
80th
|
$3.9B
98th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$38.3B
27th
|
−$1.5B
91st
|
−$30.8B
30th
|
| Working capital | −$2.6B
27th
|
−$64.1M
75th
|
−$1.1B
45th
|
| Current ratio | 0.70
27th
|
0.98
77th
|
0.88
61st
|
| Quick ratio | 0.62
43rd
|
0.74
64th
|
0.66
50th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.23
86th
|
0.43
91st
|
0.43
93rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 2,071 days
95th
|
241 days
38th
|
903 days
90th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $40.3B
73rd
|
$3.1B
14th
|
$34.6B
68th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.68
48th
|
0.25
5th
|
1.88
59th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.59
34th
|
0.12
2nd
|
1.67
50th
|
| Debt / assets | 46.3%
59th
|
8.4%
5th
|
43.8%
43rd
|
| Debt / capital | 62.6%
48th
|
19.8%
5th
|
65.2%
59th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.31
84th
|
0.71
2nd
|
5.92
61st
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.99
68th
|
0.35
2nd
|
5.26
41st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.4x
41st
|
2.4x
36th
|
2.3x
27th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 0.5x
2nd
|
4.4x
91st
|
4.1x
84th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 58.6 yrs
100th
|
0.6 yrs
2nd
|
5.7 yrs
19th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 72.4%
43rd
|
66.0%
14th
|
76.5%
82nd
|
| IS credit model rating | B- | BB+ | B |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 900
75th
|
400
9th
|
750
34th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.18
20th
|
0.26
77th
|
0.18
25th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.20
5th
|
0.56
98th
|
0.24
26th
|
| Inventory turnover | 15.3
80th
|
5.1
32nd
|
4.4
27th
|
| Receivables turnover | 9.1
55th
|
12.2
89th
|
9.3
66th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 40 days
47th
|
30 days
12th
|
39 days
35th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 24 days
21st
|
71 days
70th
|
82 days
74th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 74 days
47th
|
93 days
67th
|
107 days
79th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −11 days
21st
|
8 days
44th
|
14 days
49th
|
| Capex / revenue | 30.3%
40th
|
35.1%
55th
|
68.4%
98th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.52
33rd
|
2.69
60th
|
3.70
90th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 30.3%
50th
|
45.3%
61st
|
6.1%
14th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 0.31
2nd
|
2.63
80th
|
3.34
93rd
|
| FCF / net income | −1.68
20th
|
−0.08
55th
|
−1.73
18th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | -544.5%
0th
|
-3.1%
56th
|
-51.8%
34th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 644.5%
100th
|
99.6%
44th
|
151.8%
66th
|
| Accruals ratio | 1.9%
98th
|
-5.6%
7th
|
-5.8%
5th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -6.5%
9th
|
-0.6%
93rd
|
-2.8%
73rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.25
0th
|
0.75
7th
|
0.75
7th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 25
2nd
|
46
70th
|
37
30th
|
| IS profitability | 55
68th
|
59
82nd
|
45
45th
|
| IS growth | 48
43rd
|
48
45th
|
49
48th
|
| IS value | 54
30th
|
88
84th
|
49
0th
|
| IS momentum | 47
2nd
|
77
50th
|
78
52nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 15
0th
|
15
0th
|
15
0th
|
| IS quality | 42
2nd
|
84
100th
|
63
32nd
|
| IS balance sheet | 28
68th
|
59
95th
|
27
66th
|
| IS earnings quality | 56
5th
|
83
95th
|
76
27th
|
| IS cash flow | 15
2nd
|
35
57th
|
35
20th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 3
0th
|
8
75th
|
6
32nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 0.9
52nd
|
0.8
50th
|
1.1
75th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.35
81st
|
−3.64
0th
|
−2.39
77th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.16
45th
|
−7.64
16th
|
−7.06
50th
|
| IS credit score | 22
11th
|
48
91st
|
28
52nd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $47.7B
84th
|
$45.8B
82nd
|
$50.2B
86th
|
| Revenue | $14.6B
59th
|
$13.5B
52nd
|
$13.5B
52nd
|
| EBITDA | $6.4B
70th
|
$4.3B
55th
|
$5.9B
68th
|
| Net income | $2.2B
73rd
|
$1.8B
64th
|
$1.8B
66th
|
| Free cash flow | −$3.7B
5th
|
−$145.4M
55th
|
−$3.1B
7th
|
| Total assets | $87.2B
73rd
|
$36.8B
30th
|
$79.0B
68th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $24.1B
73rd
|
$12.5B
50th
|
$18.4B
70th
|
| Employees | 11,534
59th
|
12,233
64th
|
12,233
64th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.6% | −1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1 week | +3.4% | −1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1 month | +3.6% | −6.2% | +1.8% |
| 3 months | −3.0% | −9.1% | −6.1% |
| 6 months | −5.9% | −12.2% | −9.0% |
| Year to date | +2.2% | −10.6% | +12.7% |
| 1 year | −6.7% | −13.9% | +8.4% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +39.2% | −1.6% | +139.8% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +37.5% | −8.9% | +138.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | XEL | ELC | ETR |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 65.9 | 32.3 | 58.6 |
| From 52-week high | −9.3% | −15.3% | −11.2% |
| From 52-week low | +11.0% | +209.9% | +16.4% |
| Beta | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.45 |
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