Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.00% in Q3 2026, up 0.52 percentage points from 2.48% a year earlier and up 0.40 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2013.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.07 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 0.52 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 Q3 2026 was 2.60% (Q2 2026), 2.52% (Q1 2026) and 2.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 3.53% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 5.03% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 4.09% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 3.03% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 2.75% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 2.81% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 2.57% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 3.16% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 50.89 Bn | 44.36 Bn | - | 3.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.00% |
| 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% |
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();