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.

76.36 1.24 +1.65%
Market cap
$46.9B
P/E
20.8×
Fwd P/E
19.2×
Dividend yield
3.07%
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 June 2026 was 9.92%, up 0.6 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 in line with the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 9.75% and above the Utilities sector median of 9.00%.

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 12.0%
AEE Ameren Corporation compare 11.9%
PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated compare 11.8%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 10.4%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 9.92%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 9.78%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 9.71%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare 8.97%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 8.11%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 9.75%
Utilities sector median 9.00%
Market median 1.35%

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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