Xcel Energy (XEL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy's (XEL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.91 in Q1 2026, up 384.98% year-on-year from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and up 1702.63% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q4 2025.
Xcel Energy (XEL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Xcel Energy has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.91 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.91, up 384.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.31 (up 210.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.44, up 201.99% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.91 for Q1 2026 at Xcel Energy, up from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.21 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.32 in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.06 (2023), against an average of 0.19.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 730.52% in 2022 and sank 428.2% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Xcel Energy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.07 in 2022, then jumped by 180.45% to 0.06 in 2023, then plunged by 428.2% to 0.2 in 2024, then soared by 125.74% to 0.05 in 2025, then jumped by 1702.63% to 0.91 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.91 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025), and 0.26 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortis | 664.76 Bn | 664.50 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.02 |
| 2 | Dominion Energy | 60.27 Bn | 64.46 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 0.08 |
| 3 | Xcel Energy | 48.32 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 0.91 |
| 4 | Wec Energy | 36.56 Bn | 36.93 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Ameren | 30.01 Bn | 30.12 Bn | 1.69 Bn | -0.18 |
| 6 | Korea Electric Power | 28.97 Bn | 14.20 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -0.01 |
| 7 | Edison International | 27.64 Bn | 27.48 Bn | 3.85 Bn | -1.06 |
| 8 | Firstenergy | 26.85 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -0.97 |
| 9 | Cms Energy | 22.51 Bn | 22.92 Bn | 2.28 Bn | -0.53 |
| 10 | Alliant Energy | 18.75 Bn | 18.19 Bn | 854.00 Mn | -0.07 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.91 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.52 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.75 |