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) Return on invested capital
Xcel Energy Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.83%, up 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (2.82%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.82% (fiscal 2025) to 5.43% (fiscal 2016) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 3.87% and below the Utilities sector median of 3.63%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.82% | (0.26) |
| FY2024 | 3.08% | (0.47) |
| FY2023 | 3.55% | (0.12) |
| FY2022 | 3.67% | 0.12 |
| FY2021 | 3.55% | (0.22) |
| FY2020 | 3.77% | (0.38) |
| FY2019 | 4.15% | (0.04) |
| FY2018 | 4.19% | (0.92) |
| FY2017 | 5.11% | (0.32) |
| FY2016 | 5.43% | 0.31 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated compare | 4.35% |
| EXC Exelon Corporation compare | 4.18% |
| ETR Entergy Corporation compare | 4.06% |
| AEE Ameren Corporation compare | 3.95% |
| ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare | 3.88% |
| WEC WEC Energy Group, Inc. compare | 3.86% |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare | 3.83% |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. | 2.83% |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. compare | 2.75% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | 3.87% |
| Utilities sector median | 3.63% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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