Xcel Energy (XEL) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy (XEL) reported Long-Term Debt Issuances of $789 million for Q3 2026, down 20.3% from $990 million a year earlier and down 45.0% from the prior quarter.
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Xcel Energy (XEL) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Xcel Energy's Long-Term Debt Issuances came in at $6.36 billion, up 30.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $5.76 billion, up 58.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Debt Issuances has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Debt Issuances came in at $3.65 billion in FY2024 (+38.7%), $2.63 billion in FY2023 (+21.5%), $2.16 billion in FY2022 (-20.1%) and $2.71 billion in FY2021 (-7.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Long-Term Debt Issuances since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Long-Term Debt Issuances gained in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 8.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Debt Issuances in five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 808.2%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 21.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.44 billion (Q2 2026), $3.26 billion (Q1 2026) and $880 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Issuance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 185.08 Bn | 183.19 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 2 | Southern | 107.35 Bn | 98.41 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 101.59 Bn | 99.95 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 89.31 Bn | 61.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 69.03 Bn | 68.09 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 61.31 Bn | 63.99 Bn | - | 2.33 Bn |
| 7 | Entergy | 52.78 Bn | 39.28 Bn | - | 3.03 Bn |
| 8 | Sempra | 52.22 Bn | 51.34 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.75 Bn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 51.04 Bn | 44.52 Bn | - | 789.00 Mn |
| 10 | Exelon | 48.02 Bn | 43.33 Bn | - | 2.48 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 789.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 880.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 990.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 890.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 790.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 99.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 493.00 Mn |
API Access
Xcel Energy Long-Term Debt Issuances 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=long-term-debt-issuances&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-issuances", "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=long-term-debt-issuances&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();