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    Xcel Energy Inc (XEL)

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    UTILITIES • UTILITIES - REGULATED ELECTRIC • NASDAQ

    $75.12
    -0.24 (-0.32%)

    Market Cap: $47.67B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    62%(24/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +1.46%
    Streak
    3 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.37
    Range$1.28 - $1.40
    11 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.38-1.3%
    60d ago$1.32+3.8%
    30d ago$1.31+4.4%
    7d ago$1.31+4.1%
    Current$1.37
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.3B
    Range$4.2B - $4.4B
    6 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.06
    Range$1.01 - $1.13
    17 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $3.7B
    Range$2.9B - $4.8B
    13 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.06---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.37---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.93$0.79+17.72%Beat+24.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.91$0.91+0.00%Beat+8.3%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.96$0.96+0.00%Beat+18.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.24$1.32-6.06%Miss-0.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.75$0.64+17.19%Beat+38.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.84$0.92-8.70%Miss-4.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.81$0.88-7.95%Miss-2.4%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 31
    		$1.25$1.26-0.79%Miss+1.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.54$0.57-5.26%Miss+3.8%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.88$0.77+14.29%Beat+15.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.83$0.83+0.00%Beat+20.3%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.23$1.26-2.38%Miss+4.2%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.52$0.57-8.77%Miss-13.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.76$0.74+2.70%Beat+8.6%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.69$0.67+2.99%Beat+19.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.18$1.22-3.28%Miss+4.4%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.60$0.60+0.00%Beat+3.4%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.70$0.68+2.94%Beat+4.5%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 27
    		$0.58$0.57+1.75%Beat+7.4%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 28
    		$1.13$1.17-3.42%Miss-0.9%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.58$0.57+1.75%Beat+7.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 29
    		$0.67$0.61+9.84%Beat+19.6%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 28
    		$0.54$0.54+0.00%Beat-3.6%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.14$1.06+7.55%Beat+12.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.54$0.49+10.20%Beat+17.4%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.56$0.59-5.08%Miss-8.2%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.56$0.54+3.70%Beat+33.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$1.01$1.03-1.94%Miss+5.2%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.46$0.53-13.21%Miss-11.5%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.61$0.61+0.00%Beat+7.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.42$0.41+2.44%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.96$0.98-2.04%Miss-1.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.52$0.47+10.64%Beat+15.6%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.57$0.51+11.76%Beat+21.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.42$0.43-2.33%Miss-6.7%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.97$0.92+5.43%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.45$0.42+7.14%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.47$0.49-4.08%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.45$0.44+2.27%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield2.86%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.15
    Payout Ratio33.22%
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+13.19%
    5Y CAGR+10.45%
    XEL dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun XEL in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio18.59EV/EBITDA14.27x
    Price/FCF-6.10xFCF Yield-16.38%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin15.30%Operating Margin22.70%
    ROE9.92%ROIC4.59%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.73xInterest Coverage2.03x
    Current Ratio0.70xQuick Ratio0.62x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.37Avg Volume5.70M
    52-Week High$82.5652-Week Low$68.72

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$73.15
    SMA 20$71.76
    SMA 50$74.15
    SMA 200$77.12
    EMA 10$73.47
    EMA 20$72.93
    EMA 50$73.94
    EMA 200$75.96

    MACD

    Line: 0.23Signal: -0.47Hist: 0.69

    ADX

    ADX: 26.8+DI: 28.5-DI: 15.8

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down44.0
    PSAR$72.63

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$75.57
    Lower Band$67.95
    %B Position1062%(Upper)
    Band Width0.94

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    62.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K90.4
    Stoch %D91.8
    Williams %R-18.2
    ROC (10d)7.0%
    Momentum4.93
    CCI (20d)165.8
    MFI (14d)81.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.38(1.8%)
    StdDev (20d)1.91
    Hist Vol17.6%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$75.54
    OBV112.9M
    AD Line-2.7B
    CMF (20d)-0.487

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)5.6M
    Vol Ratio0.9x
    VWMA (20d)$71.66

    Pivot Points

    R3$77.23
    R2$76.35
    R1$75.85
    Pivot Point$74.97
    S1$74.47
    S2$73.59
    S3$73.09

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI4.27
    Ultimate Osc44.6
    KST-19.71

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$3.12B$4.02B$3.56B$3.92B$3.29B$3.91B$3.12B$3.64B$3.03B$3.65B$3.44B$3.66B
    Cost of Revenue$1.46B$2.22B$2.24B$1.86B$1.73B$2.22B$1.83B$1.78B$1.64B$2.04B$1.91B$1.85B
    Gross Profit$1.66B$1.80B$1.32B$2.06B$1.56B$1.69B$1.29B$1.86B$1.39B$1.60B$1.53B$1.81B
    Operating Expenses$949.00M$1.05B$745.00M$1.31B$982.00M$1.01B$941.00M$952.00M$943.00M$926.00M$953.00M$896.00M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Operating Income$706.00M$754.00M$580.00M$749.00M$577.00M$677.00M$347.00M$911.00M$449.00M$679.00M$575.00M$915.00M
    Interest Income$181.00M$105.00M$105.00M$85.00M$61.00M$47.00M$49.00M$47.00M$46.00M$45.00M$36.00M$33.00M
    Interest Expense$398.00M$372.00M$364.00M$348.00M$322.00M$309.00M$297.00M$305.00M$303.00M$277.00M$250.00M$255.00M
    Income Before Tax$526.00M$509.00M$435.00M$532.00M$384.00M$422.00M$167.00M$692.00M$214.00M$461.00M$364.00M$696.00M
    Income Tax Expense$-60,000,000$-47,000,000$-132,000,000$8.00M$-60,000,000$-61,000,000$-297,000,000$10.00M$-88,000,000$-27,000,000$-45,000,000$40.00M
    Net Income$586.00M$556.00M$567.00M$524.00M$444.00M$483.00M$464.00M$682.00M$302.00M$488.00M$409.00M$656.00M
    EBITDA$1.43B$1.57B$1.47B$1.58B$1.40B$1.45B$1.15B$1.67B$1.21B$1.38B$1.24B$1.57B
    EBIT$743.00M$776.00M$694.00M$795.00M$645.00M$684.00M$415.00M$950.00M$471.00M$693.00M$578.00M$918.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    XEL Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    18.6x
    Forward P/E
    16.0x
    EV/EBITDA
    14.3x
    P/FCF
    -6.1x
    PEG
    1.8x
    P/B
    2.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    XEL Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    46.8%
    Operating margin
    22.7%
    Net margin
    15.3%
    ROIC
    4.6%
    ROE
    9.9%
    FCF margin
    -52.6%
    FCF yield
    -16.4%

    XEL Competitors

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    Entergy CorporationETR
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    Public Service Enterprise Group IncPEG

    Sector: Utilities

    XEL Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    19
    Strong Buy
    4
    Buy
    13
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    XEL Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • 89.5% of XEL's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • XEL beat EPS estimates in 25.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • XEL's quarterly revenue changed -5.1% year over year.

    XEL Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    2 of 8 quarters (25.0%)
    Average surprise
    1.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.37
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 1 down

    XEL Dividend

    Forward yield
    2.9%
    Payout ratio
    33.2%
    3Y DPS growth
    13.2%
    5Y DPS growth
    10.5%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    XEL dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About XEL

    What is XEL's current dividend yield?

    Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) has a forward dividend yield of 2.86%.

    Does XEL pay dividends?

    Yes, Xcel Energy Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 2.86%.

    What is XEL's P/E ratio?

    Xcel Energy Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.59.

    What is XEL's market cap?

    Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) has a market capitalization of $47.67B with a current stock price of $75.12.

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