Xcel Energy Inc.
XEL Utilities Utilities Regulated Electric
Xcel Energy Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $14.7 billion, up 9.14% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 5.11%, EPS grew 23.7%, free cash flow fell 37.3% and total debt rose 22.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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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
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Annual newest first
| 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
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
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