Growth Metrics

Xcel Energy (XEL) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Xcel Energy's Capital Expenditures history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures fell 33.85% to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $497.0 million, a 94.42% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.2 billion, down 84.11% from a year prior.
  • Capital Expenditures hit $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 for Xcel Energy, up from -$6.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for XEL hit a ceiling of $4.6 billion in Q3 2024 and a floor of -$6.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $884.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: skyrocketed 20612.5% in 2023 and later plummeted 384.17% in 2025.
  • Tracing XEL's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $4.2 billion in 2022, then crashed by 186.86% to -$3.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 160.13% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then crashed by 384.17% to -$6.3 billion in 2025, then skyrocketed by 120.87% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Capital Expenditures for XEL at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$6.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.1 billion in Q3 2025.