Xcel Energy (XELLL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Xcel Energy's (XELLL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.3 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.18% year-on-year from $3.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 9.59% quarter-over-quarter from $3.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Xcel Energy (XELLL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Xcel Energy has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.3 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $3.3 billion, up 1.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $12.1 billion (up 7.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $12.1 billion, up 9.33% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $3.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Xcel Energy, up from $3.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $3.5 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $2.6 billion in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.0 billion (2024), against an average of $3.0 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 20.74% in 2022 and fell 18.74% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Xcel Energy's Operating Expenses stood at $3.5 billion in 2022, then slipped by 18.74% to $2.9 billion in 2023, then retreated by 3.28% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 7.5% to $3.0 billion in 2025, then advanced by 9.59% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.3 billion (Q1 2026), $3.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortis | 660.37 Bn | 660.11 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 616.18 Mn |
| 2 | Dominion Energy | 58.24 Bn | 62.43 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 3.63 Bn |
| 3 | Xcel Energy | 48.65 Bn | 46.75 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 3.27 Bn |
| 4 | Wec Energy | 36.78 Bn | 37.14 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 5 | Ameren | 29.86 Bn | 29.98 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 6 | Edison International | 27.43 Bn | 27.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 7 | Korea Electric Power | 26.93 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -2.24 Bn |
| 8 | Firstenergy | 26.52 Bn | 27.89 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 9 | Cms Energy | 22.21 Bn | 22.62 Bn | 2.28 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | - | - | 3.35 Bn | 3.27 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.63 Bn |