Xcel Energy Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$33.38B
- Cash
- −$129.00M
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · View financials
Decision snapshot: XEL stock price vs KTB: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at KTB's multiple
Needs KTB P/E.
Implied fair value · at XEL's multiple
Needs XEL P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: XEL FY 2018 (ended Dec 31, 2018) · KTB FY 2026 (ended Jan 3, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
11 fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Price framework
Discounted free cash flow, then bridged to a per-share price. Same assumptions applied to both companies.
Xcel Energy Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$6.75
Base
$7.94
Bull
$9.13
KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$25.10
Base
$29.52
Bull
$33.95
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.41x
2.04x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
7.38x
2.42x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$129.00M
$108.44M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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