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Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy's revenue rose 9.1% in FY2025, to $14.7B, and net income rose 4.2% to $2.0B

Revenue rose 9.1% to $14.7B in FY2025, from $13.4B in FY2024. Net income rose 4.2% to $2.0B. Regulated Electric was the largest segment, at 83% of revenue.

Key facts

Xcel Energy (Nasdaq: XEL) closed fiscal 2025 on Dec 31, 2025 with revenue of $14.7B, up 9.1% from a year before; net income came to $2.0B, up 4.2%. Its newest quarterly report covers the three months to Sep 30, 2026: revenue of $4.2B, up 6.6% on the same stretch of the prior year, and net income of $960M. Broken down by segment, Regulated Electric led with 83% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Feb 25, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 (filed Oct 29, 2026).

Revenue$14.7BFY2025 · +9.1% vs FY2024
Net income$2.0BFY2025 · +4.2% vs FY2024
Operating cash flow$4.1BFY2025 · −12.0% vs FY2024
Cash & equivalents$2.5Bat Sep 30, 2026 · +806.2% vs FY2025 end
Total debt$40.6Bat Sep 30, 2026 · +19.8% vs FY2025 end
Diluted shares589MFY2025 avg · +4.6% vs FY2024
Revenue and net income, three fiscal yearsBy fiscal year, $bn
RevenueNet income
Revenue and net income by fiscal yearRevenue FY2023: $14.2B14.2Net income FY2023: $1.8B1.8FY2023Revenue FY2024: $13.4B13.4Net income FY2024: $1.9B1.9FY2024Revenue FY2025: $14.7B14.7Net income FY2025: $2.0B2.0FY2025Data: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGAR · tickersage.com

Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 25, 2026

Quarterly revenue: fiscal 2026 vs a year earlierFiscal Q1–Q3, $bn (each quarter from that quarter's 10-Q)
FY2025FY2026
Quarterly revenue, fiscal 2026 vs 2025FY2025 Q1: $3.9B3.9FY2026 Q1: $4.0B4.0Q1FY2025 Q2: $3.3B3.3FY2026 Q2: $3.1B3.1Q2FY2025 Q3: $3.9B3.9FY2026 Q3: $4.2B4.2Q3Data: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGAR · tickersage.com

Source: 10-Q filed Apr 30, 2026 · 10-Q filed Jul 30, 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026

How it makes money

FY2025 total by categoryRegulated Electric: $12.2B (83%)Regulated Natural Gas: $2.5B (17%)$14.7BFY2025 totalData: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGARtickersage.com

By segment, FY2025

  • LineAmountSharevs FY2024
  • Regulated Electric$12.2B83%+9.1%
  • Regulated Natural Gas$2.5B17%+10.0%

Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown

By segment in FY2025: Regulated Electric (83%) and Regulated Natural Gas (17%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $14.7B.

By segment: three-year mixShare of the total each fiscal year
Regulated ElectricRegulated Natural Gas

Source: 10-K FY2025

Learn more: Revenue vs. net income · Gross, operating and net margin

What changed last quarter

How the quarter compared with a year earlier

Comparing Q3 2026 (Jul to Sep 2026) compared with Q3 2025 (Jul to Sep 2025)

Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.

Q3 2026Q3 2025

Company

Revenue
$4.2B Q3 2026
$3.9B Q3 2025
6.6% increase
Net income
$960M Q3 2026
$524M Q3 2025
83.2% increase

Source: Xcel Energy 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 29, 2026

By segment

Regulated Electric
$3.9B Q3 2026
$3.6B Q3 2025
6.9% increase
Regulated Natural Gas
$272M Q3 2026
$264M Q3 2025
3.0% increase

Source: Xcel Energy 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 29, 2026

  • Cash & equivalents $2.5B at Sep 30, 2026, vs $274M at FY2025 end.
  • Total debt $40.6B at Sep 30, 2026, vs $33.9B at FY2025 end.
  • Operating cash flow, first 9 months of fiscal 2026: $4.9B vs $3.9B a year earlier.

The bull case and the bear case

The bull case

The bear case

  • Operating cash flow fell 12.0% in FY2025 to $4.1B. 10-K, FY2025
  • Diluted shares rose 4.6% in FY2025, which spreads profit across more shares. 10-K, FY2025
  • Total debt rose 21.0% in FY2025 to $33.9B. 10-K, FY2025

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What the company does

Xcel Energy is in the Multi-Utilities industry, part of the utilities sector. The SEC files it under Electric & Other Services Combined.

Xcel Energy reports 2 segments: Regulated Electric and Regulated Natural Gas.

Its fiscal year ends in December; the latest, FY2025, ended Dec 31, 2025.

Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business

Risks common in this industry

These are general risks for companies in the Multi-Utilities industry. They are not a summary of Xcel Energy’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.

  1. Rates and regulatorsRegulators set much of what it can charge, so decisions can limit earnings.
  2. Capital spendingBuilding and upgrading networks needs large investment financed with debt.
  3. Weather and operationsStorms, wildfires and outages can cause costs and liability.
  4. Fuel and power costsFuel and purchased-power costs can change faster than rates.
  5. Interest ratesHigher borrowing costs raise the cost of funding projects.

Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)

Three years of key numbers

Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.

US$FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$14.2B$13.4B$14.7B
Net income$1.8B$1.9B$2.0B
Operating cash flow$5.3B$4.6B$4.1B
Cash & equivalents (year end)$129M$179M$274M
Total debt (year end)$26.2B$28.0B$33.9B
Diluted shares552M563M589M
  • Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
  • Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
  • Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
  • Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
  • Total debt: Short-term borrowings plus long-term debt, at carrying value, including the part of long-term debt due within one year.
  • Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.

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Plain-English guides to terms this file uses, with real numbers from filings.

About these numbers

    Recent filings

    FormFiledPeriod
    10-QOct 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026
    10-QJul 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
    10-QApr 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026
    DEF 14AApr 7, 2026May 20, 2026
    10-KFeb 25, 2026Dec 31, 2025

    Learn more: 10-K vs. 10-Q vs. 8-K · Form 4 insider filings · Fiscal years and quarters

    Common questions about Xcel Energy

    How does Xcel Energy make money?

    Fiscal 2025 revenue: $14.7B. By segment in FY2025: Regulated Electric (83%) and Regulated Natural Gas (17%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $14.7B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 25, 2026.

    What was Xcel Energy's revenue in fiscal 2025?

    $14.7B, up 9.1% from fiscal 2024 ($13.4B). The year ended Dec 31, 2025; for fiscal 2023 the figure was $14.2B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 25, 2026.

    Is Xcel Energy profitable?

    Net income was $2.0B in fiscal 2025 (up 4.2%; fiscal 2024 was $1.9B). That counts as a GAAP profit. The latest quarter, ended Sep 30, 2026: net income was $960M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 25, 2026.

    What did Xcel Energy report in its latest quarterly filing?

    For the three months to Sep 30, 2026: revenue $4.2B (up 6.6% from $3.9B) and net income $960M (up 83.2% from $524M). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 29, 2026.

    How much cash and debt does Xcel Energy have?

    As of Sep 30, 2026: $2.5B of cash and cash equivalents, $40.6B of total debt. Total debt here is short-term borrowings plus long-term debt, at carrying value, including the part of long-term debt due within one year. Source: 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026.

    What are the main risks Xcel Energy faces?

    Xcel Energy's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 25, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the Multi-Utilities industry include Rates and regulators; capital spending; weather and operations; fuel and power costs; interest rates. The first: Regulators set much of what it can charge, so decisions can limit earnings. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.

    Where do these Xcel Energy numbers come from?

    The 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 (fiscal 2025) and the 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), as published in the SEC's XBRL data. Click any number to open the filing it came from. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.

    Tracked funds that report owning Xcel Energy

    From each fund’s latest Form 13F, which is filed up to 45 days after quarter end and lists long positions in US-listed stocks only. A listing here is a fact about a filing, not a view on the stock. What a 13F does and doesn’t show.

    Disclosures

    Editor holdings in XEL
    The editor holds no position in Xcel Energy (XEL). As of Nov 11, 2026.
    Trading rule
    The editor does not buy or sell XEL from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
    Compensation
    Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
    Sources
    The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
    Last updated
    Nov 10, 2026

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