Xcel Energy (XEL) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy (XEL) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $361 million for Q2 2026, up 13.2% from $319 million a year earlier and up 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Xcel Energy (XEL) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Xcel Energy's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.37 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.28 billion, up 9.1% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.18 billion in FY2024 (+7.6%), $1.09 billion in FY2023 (+7.9%), $1.01 billion in FY2022 (+8.2%) and $935 million in FY2021 (+9.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last 66 quarters, with growth averaging 9.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ranged from 6.5% (Q3 2024) to 13.4% (Q1 2026).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $347 million (Q1 2026), $328 million (Q4 2025) and $329 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 803.00 Mn |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 846.00 Mn |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | - |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 587.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 293.03 Mn |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 44.58 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - | 361.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 361.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 347.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 328.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 329.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 306.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 304.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 296.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 295.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 280.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 278.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 278.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 277.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 259.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 258.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 257.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 257.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 240.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 237.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 238.00 Mn |
API Access
Xcel Energy Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();