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Xcel Energy XEL Operating margin

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '19

Operating margin at other companies

Nextra Energy logo
Nextra EnergyNEE
29.8%-0.8pp
WEC Energy Group logo
WEC Energy GroupWEC
22.7%-2.4pp
Duke Energy logo
Duke EnergyDUK
27.2%+1.6pp
Exelon logo
ExelonEXC
21%+1.0pp
PG&E logo
PG&EPCG
19.4%+1.4pp
CMS
CMS EnergyCMS
19.5%-0.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B-1.2%
Operating income$754.0M+11.4%
Net income$556.0M+15.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.89+5.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B+56.7%
Total debt$39.2B+21.2%
Total equity$23.8B+20.2%
Total assets$84.8B+16.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+65.1%
CapEx$3.0B+52.0%
Free cash flow-$1.3B-38.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$48.36B+21.9%
Enterprise value$85.84B+21.0%
P/E23.1×+2.6×
P/S4.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin66.6%
Net margin11.1%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%-0.7pp
Debt / equity1.6×0.0×
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Xcel Energy’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Xcel Energy’s 10-Q, filed October 29, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.