Xcel Energy Inc (XEL) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $52.31BP/E 19.0Yield 2.80%
Xcel Energy Inc grew revenue 4.5% to $14.87B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 37.5% to $3.23B, moving the operating margin from 16.5% to 21.7%. Free cash flow was -$7.62B. At the latest close the market valued the company at $52.31B, 19.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $52.31B
- P/E ratio
- 19.0
- Price to sales
- 3.52
- Price to book
- 2.05
- Dividend yield
- 2.80%
- Free cash flow yield
- -14.56%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $14.87B
- Net income
- $2.67B
- EPS, diluted
- $4.29
- Free cash flow
- -$7.62B
- Book value per share
- $40.35
- Diluted shares
- 632M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $81.10
- Open
- $81.58
- Day's range
- $81.12 – $81.97
- Volume
- 17,452,260
- Average volume (20 days)
- 7,713,260
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.31
- 52-week range
- $68.72 – $84.23
- RSI (14 days)
- 68.6
- Volatility (1 year)
- 19.4%
- Relative volume
- 3.07×
- WACC
- 6.4%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, QQQ, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | XEL | S&P 500 | Difference | XEL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +9.9% | -2.7% | +12.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +4.5% | -1.7% | +6.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | +12.9% | +11.9% | +1.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +4.1% | +12.0% | −7.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +52.3% | +78.2% | −25.9 pts | +15.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +51.6% | +73.2% | −21.6 pts | +8.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +185.2% | +309.6% | −124.5 pts | +11.0% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Xcel Energy filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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- Results
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About Xcel Energy
Electric & Other Services Combined
Xcel Energy Inc. is a utility company that provides regulated electric and natural gas services, along with retail and wholesale distribution, transmission services, and related offerings. Its primary segments include regulated electric and regulated natural gas operations, alongside other supporting activities. The company supplies electricity, natural gas, fuel, and transmission solutions directly to residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customer groups across its territories.
Company profile, executives and historyXcel Energy stock: common questions
What is Xcel Energy's stock price?
XEL closed at $81.50 on Nov 12, 2026, up 0.49% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $68.72 and $84.23.
What is Xcel Energy's market cap?
Xcel Energy was worth $52.31B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is XEL's P/E ratio?
XEL trades at 19.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $4.29 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Xcel Energy make?
Xcel Energy reported revenue of $14.87B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 4.5% from a year earlier.
Does Xcel Energy pay a dividend?
Yes. Xcel Energy paid $2.28 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 2.80% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.
When does Xcel Energy report earnings next?
Xcel Energy is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 4, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has XEL stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, XEL returned +4.1% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
Who are Xcel Energy's competitors?
Companies most similar to Xcel Energy by business, industry and size include WEC, PEG, NI, EXC, AEE.
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