Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.99% for Q3 2026, up 0.62 percentage points from 4.36% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Xcel Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.02%, down 0.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -2.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.62% in FY2024 (-1.22 pp), 10.84% in FY2023 (-0.51 pp), 11.36% in FY2022 (+0.25 pp) and 11.11% in FY2021 (-0.61 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 4.36% (Q3 2025) to 7.83% (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.60 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2026 (a gain of 0.62 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 1.30 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows XEL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 4.49% (Q2 2026), 5.77% (Q1 2026) and 6.01% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 8.06% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 4.66% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 5.00% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 5.52% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.76% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 5.06% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 7.17% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 50.89 Bn | 44.36 Bn | - | 4.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.41% |
API Access
Xcel Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();