Xcel Energy (XEL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Xcel Energy's (XEL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $382.0 million in Q1 2026, up 139.79% year-on-year from $159.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 94.13% quarter-over-quarter from $6.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Xcel Energy (XEL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Xcel Energy has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $382.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $382.0 million, up 139.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.3 billion (up 199.39% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.9 billion, up 206.98% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $382.0 million for Q1 2026 at Xcel Energy, down from $6.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $6.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$3.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $257.0 million (2023), against an average of $272.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 4648.0% in 2022 and slumped 1224.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Xcel Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at -$3.5 billion in 2022, then jumped by 233.94% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then slumped by 133.32% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then soared by 519.12% to $6.5 billion in 2025, then sank by 94.13% to $382.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $382.0 million (Q1 2026), $6.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Fortis 664.76 Bn 664.50 Bn 1.70 Bn 1.10 Bn
2 Dominion Energy 60.27 Bn 64.46 Bn 4.03 Bn 875.00 Mn
3 Xcel Energy 48.32 Bn 46.42 Bn 3.35 Bn 382.00 Mn
4 Wec Energy 36.56 Bn 36.93 Bn 2.83 Bn 1.22 Bn
5 Ameren 30.01 Bn 30.12 Bn 1.69 Bn -1.15 Bn
6 Korea Electric Power 28.97 Bn 14.20 Bn 11.57 Bn 25.39 Bn
7 Edison International 27.64 Bn 27.48 Bn 3.85 Bn -319.00 Mn
8 Firstenergy 26.85 Bn 28.22 Bn 2.74 Bn -264.00 Mn
9 Cms Energy 22.51 Bn 22.92 Bn 2.28 Bn -334.00 Mn
10 Alliant Energy 18.75 Bn 18.19 Bn 854.00 Mn -1.85 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 382.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 382.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 6.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -960.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -960.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 598.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 598.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.66 Bn