Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.60% in Q2 2026, down 0.20 percentage points from 2.80% a year earlier but up 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Xcel Energy came in at 2.67%, down 0.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -0.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.89% in FY2024 (+0.06 pp), 2.83% in FY2023 (-0.09 pp), 2.92% in FY2022 (+0.06 pp) and 2.86% in FY2021 (+0.03 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between 2.48% (Q3 2025) and 2.91% (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 0.12 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 0.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, XEL's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2.52% (Q1 2026), 2.51% (Q4 2025) and 2.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 22.62% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 3.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 2.87% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 2.66% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 2.66% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 2.08% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 2.38% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 2.35% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 44.58 Bn | 39.49 Bn | - | 2.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.75% |
API Access
Xcel Energy Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();