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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 35.19 | 40.04 | 41.51 | 47.70 | 46.58 | 57.23 | 56.89 | 53.73 | 46.79 | 62.58 |
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| High | 45.42 | 52.22 | 54.11 | 66.05 | 76.44 | 72.94 | 77.66 | 72.97 | 73.38 | 83.01 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 11,512 | 11,134 | 11,092 | 11,317 | 11,367 | 11,321 | 11,982 | 11,311 | 11,380 | 11,534 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.27 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 11,107 | 11,404 | 11,537 | 11,529 | 11,526 | 13,431 | 15,310 | 14,206 | 13,441 | 14,669 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 59.60 | 59.54 | 58.98 | 61.25 | 63.23 | 56.43 | 54.55 | 59.29 | 64.64 | 65.83 | |||||
| EBT | 1,704 | 1,690 | 1,442 | 1,500 | 1,467 | 1,527 | 1,601 | 1,625 | 1,534 | 1,773 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 15.34 | 14.82 | 12.50 | 13.01 | 12.73 | 11.37 | 10.46 | 11.44 | 11.41 | 12.09 | |||||
| Net income | 1,123 | 1,148 | 1,261 | 1,372 | 1,473 | 1,597 | 1,736 | 1,771 | 1,936 | 2,018 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,436 | 1,609 | 1,781 | 1,904 | 2,082 | 2,257 | 2,554 | 2,567 | 2,875 | 3,082 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 21.82 | 22.40 | 22.58 | 22.21 | 21.87 | 24.92 | 27.99 | 25.74 | 23.87 | 24.99 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.21 | 2.26 | 2.47 | 2.64 | 2.79 | 2.96 | 3.18 | 3.21 | 3.44 | 3.44 | |||||
| Cash flow | 6.00 | 6.14 | 6.11 | 6.29 | 5.40 | 4.06 | 7.19 | 9.65 | 8.24 | 6.96 | |||||
| Capex | (6.28) | (6.37) | (7.74) | (8.14) | (10.19) | (7.87) | (8.48) | (10.61) | (13.08) | (18.58) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (0.28) | (0.23) | (1.63) | (1.85) | (4.78) | (3.81) | (1.29) | (0.95) | (4.84) | (11.63) | |||||
| Book value | 21.65 | 22.50 | 23.92 | 25.51 | 27.66 | 28.96 | 30.48 | 31.91 | 34.68 | 40.22 | |||||
| Shares, m | 509 | 509 | 511 | 519 | 527 | 539 | 547 | 552 | 563 | 587 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 18.38 | 21.15 | 19.95 | 23.96 | 23.90 | 22.87 | 22.03 | 19.77 | 19.63 | 21.47 | ||||
| P/S | 1.86 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 2.86 | 3.05 | 2.72 | 2.50 | 2.47 | 2.83 | 2.96 | |||||
| P/B | 1.88 | 2.12 | 2.06 | 2.49 | 2.41 | 2.34 | 2.30 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 1.84 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.19 | 3.51 | 3.66 | 4.46 | 4.83 | 4.45 | 4.11 | 4.31 | 4.98 | 5.25 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (247.78) | (339.35) | (50.63) | (53.44) | (22.08) | (29.06) | (89.23) | (116.05) | (24.59) | (11.28) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 3,052 | 3,126 | 3,122 | 3,263 | 2,848 | 2,189 | 3,932 | 5,327 | 4,641 | 4,083 | ||||
| Capex | (3,195) | (3,244) | (3,957) | (4,225) | (5,369) | (4,244) | (4,638) | (5,854) | (7,364) | (10,908) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (143) | (118) | (835) | (962) | (2,521) | (2,055) | (706) | (527) | (2,723) | (6,825) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (405) | (1,115) | (1,366) | (1,455) | (964) | (807) | (934) | (1,583) | (2,134) | (2,075) | ||||
| Total debt | 14,842 | 15,791 | 17,247 | 18,704 | 20,650 | 23,385 | 24,777 | 26,250 | 29,114 | 33,883 | |||||
| Net debt | 14,757 | 15,708 | 17,100 | 18,456 | 20,521 | 23,219 | 24,666 | 26,121 | 28,935 | 33,609 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 11,021 | 11,455 | 12,222 | 13,239 | 14,575 | 15,612 | 16,675 | 17,616 | 19,522 | 23,609 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.81 | 2.73 | 2.83 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 2.89 | 2.67 | ||||
| ROIC | 5.43 | 5.11 | 4.19 | 4.15 | 3.77 | 3.55 | 3.67 | 3.55 | 3.08 | 2.82 | |||||
| ROE | 10.39 | 10.22 | 10.65 | 10.78 | 10.59 | 10.58 | 10.75 | 10.33 | 10.43 | 9.36 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Xcel Energy Inc. vs peers in Utilities Regulated Electric (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. | $67.7B | 21.8× | 20.3× | +7.04% (above 0%: growing) | −42.79% (below 0%: shrinking) | −28.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | 70.56% | 22.90% | Compare |
| D Dominion Energy Inc. | $55.3B | 22.2× | 18.6× | +17.59% (above 0%: growing) | −57.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | +31.64% (above 0%: growing) | 67.68% | 7.34% | Compare |
| ETR Entergy Corporation | $49.7B | 26.5× | 25.3× | +5.85% (above 0%: growing) | −1.87% (below 0%: shrinking) | −16.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 69.73% | 24.13% | Compare |
| XEL Xcel Energy Inc. | $46.9B | 20.8× | 19.2× | −5.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | +23.68% (above 0%: growing) | −37.30% (below 0%: shrinking) | 75.22% | 22.64% | |
| EXC Exelon Corporation | $43.9B | 15.9× | 16.0× | +9.95% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +49.00% (above 0%: growing) | 62.95% | 16.41% | Compare |
| ED Consolidated Edison Inc | $40.5B | 18.4× | 17.0× | +13.18% (above 0%: growing) | +22.06% (above 0%: growing) | −30.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 74.22% | 13.57% | Compare |
| PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | $35.0B | 17.8× | 18.3× | −8.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | −42.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | +30.10% (above 0%: growing) | 66.09% | 18.05% | Compare |
| WEC WEC Energy Group, Inc. | $34.6B | 21.0× | 20.2× | +2.62% (above 0%: growing) | +19.48% (above 0%: growing) | −1,365.55% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.06% | 20.99% | Compare |
| AEE Ameren Corporation | $28.7B | 18.5× | 20.3× | −5.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | +11.76% (above 0%: growing) | −51.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.90% | 21.94% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $42.2B | 19.7× | 19.4× | +6.45% | −0.93% | −22.76% | 70.15% | 19.52% |
XEL metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) key facts
- Strength: Xcel Energy Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $14.7 billion, up 9.14% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $2.0 billion, or $3.44 per share (basic), a net margin of 13.8%.
- Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) is an Utilities Regulated Electric company in the Utilities sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, XEL traded at $76.36, a market capitalization of $46.9 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 20.8× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 3.3× sales; its P/E is higher than 45% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Xcel Energy Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.35 per share, a yield of 3.07%, with a payout ratio of 64.3%.
- Return on equity was 9.36% and debt-to-equity 1.64.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.86 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.