Xcel Energy (XEL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy (XEL) posted EBT Margin of 24.66% for Q3 2026, up 11.08 percentage points from 13.59% a year earlier and up 7.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xcel Energy (XEL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Xcel Energy was 16.80%, up 6.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.09%, up 0.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -0.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Xcel Energy's EBT Margin was 11.41% in FY2024 (-0.03 pp), 11.44% in FY2023 (+0.98 pp), 10.46% in FY2022 (-0.91 pp) and 11.37% in FY2021 (-1.36 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 11.08 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 5.40 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was 16.86% (Q2 2026), 12.66% (Q1 2026) and 12.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 21.70% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 16.12% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 62.16% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 28.79% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 21.41% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 19.29% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 28.05% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 14.42% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 50.89 Bn | 44.36 Bn | - | 24.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.66% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.89% |
API Access
Xcel Energy EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();