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Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Xcel Energy's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached 0.03%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2024 figure was 0.04%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2025 was 0.03% at Xcel Energy, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.04% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.04% (2021), against an average of 0.04%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed changed 0bps in 2021 before it dropped -1bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.04% in 2021, then increased by 8bps to 0.04% in 2022, then decreased by -4bps to 0.04% in 2023, then fell by -12bps to 0.04% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for XEL's Return on Capital Employed are 0.03% (Q3 2025), 0.04% (Q2 2025), and 0.04% (Q1 2025).