Xcel Energy Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (XEL)
Xcel Energy's return on equity was 9.36% for fiscal 2025.
View full Xcel Energy company overviewXcel Energy annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 9.36% | −1.07 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 10.43% | +0.10 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 10.33% | −0.42 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 10.75% | +0.17 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 10.58% | −0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 10.59% | −0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 10.78% | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 10.65% | +0.44 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 10.22% | −0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 10.39% | +0.93 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 9.45% | −0.87 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 10.33% | +0.04 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 10.28% | −0.15 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 10.43% | +0.28 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 10.16% | +0.32 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 9.84% | +0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 9.56% | — |
Xcel Energy quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.45% | +0.27 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.35% | −0.11 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.53% | +0.14 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.49% | −1.17 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.18% | +0.49 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.46% | −0.30 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.39% | +0.05 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.66% | −0.18 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 1.69% | −0.02 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.75% | +0.26 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 2.34% | +0.05 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 3.83% | −0.18 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 1.71% | −0.36 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.50% | +0.07 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.29% | +0.42 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 4.01% | −0.05 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 2.07% | −0.04 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 2.42% | −0.05 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 1.87% | −0.16 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 4.07% | −0.38 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 2.11% | −0.04 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 2.47% | +0.25 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 2.03% | −0.18 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 4.44% | +0.31 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 2.15% | +0.22 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 2.22% | −0.34 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 2.21% | +0.46 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 4.13% | +0.01 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 1.93% | −0.36 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 2.57% | +0.04 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 1.76% | +0.10 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 4.12% | −0.24 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 2.28% | +0.24 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 2.53% | +0.36 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 1.65% | −0.41 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 4.36% | +0.14 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.05% | +0.20 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 2.16% | −0.10 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 2.06% | +0.09 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 4.22% | +0.13 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 1.84% | −0.08 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.27% | +0.78 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 1.98% | +0.05 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 4.10% | +0.43 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 1.92% | −0.06 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 1.49% | −1.22 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 1.93% | +0.36 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 3.67% | −0.20 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 1.98% | −0.15 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 2.71% | +0.08 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 1.57% | −0.01 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 3.87% | −0.70 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 2.13% | −0.01 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 2.62% | +0.46 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.58% | −0.08 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 4.57% | +0.51 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 2.14% | +0.21 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 2.16% | −0.34 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.66% | −0.08 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 4.06% | −0.10 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.93% | +0.04 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 2.50% | +0.22 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.74% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 4.16% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 1.90% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 2.28% | — |
Xcel Energy return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Xcel Energy's return on equity decreased from 10.59% to 9.36%, a change of −1.23 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.45%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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