Growth Metrics

Xcel Energy (XEL) Cost - Fuel Purchased (2016 - 2026)

Xcel Energy's Cost - Fuel Purchased history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost - Fuel Purchased changed 0.1% to $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $4.0 billion, a 2.59% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $4.0 billion, up 4.57% from a year prior.
  • Cost - Fuel Purchased hit $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 for Xcel Energy, up from $925.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cost - Fuel Purchased for XEL hit a ceiling of $1.5 billion in Q3 2022 and a floor of $855.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Cost - Fuel Purchased has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.0 billion in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cost - Fuel Purchased: increased 23.72% in 2022 and later dropped 22.95% in 2023.
  • Tracing XEL's Cost - Fuel Purchased over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then fell by 22.95% to $950.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.63% to $925.0 million in 2024, then changed by 0.0% to $925.0 million in 2025, then increased by 10.16% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Cost - Fuel Purchased for XEL at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, $925.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.