Xcel Energy Inc. XEL

69.80 (0.86) (1.22%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$43.4B
P/E
19.0×
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Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Free cash flow margin

Xcel Energy Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −52.6%, down 6.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−46.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.5% (fiscal 2025) to −1.03% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of −11.5% and below the Utilities sector median of −11.7%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 −46.5% (26.27)
FY2024 −20.3% (16.55)
FY2023 −3.71% 0.90
FY2022 −4.61% 10.69
FY2021 −15.3% 6.57
FY2020 −21.9% (13.53)
FY2019 −8.34% (1.10)
FY2018 −7.24% (6.21)
FY2017 −1.03% 0.26
FY2016 −1.29% 4.56

Against its own ten years

Low −46.5% High −1.03%
Ten-year median −7.24%
Current reading's percentile 9

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated compare 2.20%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare −7.35%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare −7.56%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare −10.8%
WEC WEC Energy Group, Inc. compare −15.0%
AEE Ameren Corporation compare −16.6%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare −22.0%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare −37.7%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. −52.6%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median −11.5%
Utilities sector median −11.7%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

The full definition of Free cash flow margin →

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