Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy (XEL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 28.55% in Q3 2026, up 9.42 percentage points from 19.13% a year earlier and up 5.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xcel Energy (XEL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Xcel Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 21.72% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 5.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 17.61%, down 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -0.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.75% in FY2024 (+0.29 pp), 17.46% in FY2023 (+1.61 pp), 15.86% in FY2022 (-0.54 pp) and 16.40% in FY2021 (-1.96 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 9.42 percentage points in Q3 2026, against a drop of 5.87 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 22.64% (Q2 2026), 18.75% (Q1 2026) and 16.29% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 29.10% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 29.34% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 33.93% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 30.17% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 5.08% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 50.89 Bn | 44.36 Bn | - | 28.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.55% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.46% |
API Access
Xcel Energy Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=XEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();