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.

Revenue
+6.56%
EPS
+71.5%
Free cash flow
+5.89%
Total debt
+21.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

79.77 0.60 −0.75%
Market cap
$51.6B
P/E
18.6×
Fwd P/E
19.5×
Dividend yield
2.92%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
0.86
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
38/100

Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Return on equity

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Xcel Energy Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.4%, up 2.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.36%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.36% (fiscal 2025) to 10.8% (fiscal 2019) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 9.94% and above the Utilities sector median of 8.82%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 9.36% (1.07)
FY2024 10.4% 0.10
FY2023 10.3% (0.42)
FY2022 10.8% 0.17
FY2021 10.6% (0.01)
FY2020 10.6% (0.19)
FY2019 10.8% 0.13
FY2018 10.7% 0.43
FY2017 10.2% (0.17)
FY2016 10.4% 0.94

Against its own ten years

Low 9.36% High 10.8%
Ten-year median 10.4%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
WEC WEC Energy Group, Inc. compare 12.5%
AEE Ameren Corporation compare 11.9%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 11.4%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 11.2%
PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated compare 10.3%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 10.2%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare 9.10%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 9.06%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 8.38%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 9.94%
Utilities sector median 8.82%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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