Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 19.86 as of Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (19.86) = Close Price ($81.67) / Consensus Forward EPS ($4.11)
FORWARD PE RATIO
19.86
SECTOR MEDIAN · UTILITIES
19.32
median of 36 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+2.82%
vs the sector median at left
Xcel Energy Inc.
Market Cap
$50.98B
Forward PE Ratio
19.86
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) | $50.98B | 19.86 |
| Entergy Corporation (ETR)vs › | $53.09B | 26.33 |
| Exelon Corporation (EXC)vs › | $48.63B | 16.63 |
| PG&E Corporation (PCG)vs › | $47.84B | 10.83 |
| Vistra Corp. (VST)vs › | $55.09B | 17.65 |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)vs › | $41.63B | 18.52 |
| Sempra (SRE)vs › | $60.79B | 18.19 |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PEG)vs › | $39.77B | 18.22 |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. (D)vs › | $62.52B | 19.81 |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC)vs › | $37.71B | 20.68 |
Trailing P/E
23.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
19.9
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $4.11 implies +17.4% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $3.50.
At today's $81.67 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $4.11 | $4.07 – $4.14 | 11 | 19.9x |
| 2027-12-31 | $4.54 | $4.45 – $4.66 | 12 | 18.0x |
| 2028-12-31 | $5.01 | $4.82 – $5.18 | 8 | 16.3x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
