Xcel Energy (XEL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy (XEL) reported Cash from Operations of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 1.8% from $1.08 billion a year earlier but down 35.2% from the prior quarter.
Xcel Energy (XEL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Xcel Energy's Cash from Operations came in at $4.77 billion, up 5.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.08 billion, down 12.0% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $4.64 billion in FY2024 (-12.9%), $5.33 billion in FY2023 (+35.5%), $3.93 billion in FY2022 (+79.6%) and $2.19 billion in FY2021 (-23.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of $209 million in Q4 2025 and a high of $1.9 billion in Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 6.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 65.1%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 68.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $209 million (Q4 2025) and $1.77 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 4.66 Bn |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 3.05 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 1.58 Bn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 1.89 Bn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 1.95 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 209.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 664.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 974.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 918.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 765.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 848.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 610.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.09 Bn |
Xcel Energy Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "XEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();