Xcel Energy

XEL

Regulated Electric · Utilities

Price

$78.77

-1.21 (-1.51%)

Market Cap

$49.17B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+9.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 540.0M (2021) → 589.0M (2025)

Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, oil, wood/refuse, and wind energy sources. It also purchases, transports, distributes, and sells natural gas to retail customers, as well as transports customer-owned natural gas. In

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+6.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~4 months

$1.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Xcel Energy has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

22.8%

Thin — 22.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

18.2%

Healthy — 18.2% operating margin

ROCE

1.2%

Weak — 1.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.9%

Steady sales growth (7.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

+2.9%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

32%

Weak — only 32% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

-84.1%

Burning cash (-84.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.58

Elevated debt (1.58)

Interest Cover

2.09x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

22.5x

Growth-priced — P/E 22.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+6.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.5 → 16.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.84%

Moderate income — 2.84% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+4.0%

Dividend growing modestly (4.0% YoY)

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