Xcel Energy (XELLL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Xcel Energy (XELLL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 3.52% for Q1 2026, little changed sequentially from 3.53% in Q4 2025, and down 16.0% YoY from 4.2% in Q1 2025.

Xcel Energy (XELLL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Xcel Energy (XELLL) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.52% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 16.0% year-over-year to 3.52% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.52% (down 16.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.76%, down 17.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed steadied at 3.52% in Q1 2026 per XELLL's latest filing, from 3.53% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.5% in Q1 2023, with the low at 3.35% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 4.05%, with a median of 4.18% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 31 bps in 2023 and slumped 81 bps in 2025.
  • Xcel Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.45% in 2022, then slipped by 4 bps to 4.29% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 3.78% in 2024, then dropped by 6 bps to 3.53% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 3.52% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows XELLL's Return on Capital Employed at 3.52% in Q1 2026, 3.53% in Q4 2025, and 3.35% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Dominion Energy 1,757.60 Bn 1,761.80 Bn 4.03 Bn 4.34%
2 Portland General Electric 122.81 Bn 122.64 Bn 769.00 Mn 0.12%
3 Xcel Energy 49.73 Bn 47.83 Bn 3.35 Bn 3.52%
4 Wec Energy 37.85 Bn 38.21 Bn 2.83 Bn 4.84%
5 Wisconsin Electric Power 35.43 Bn 35.43 Bn 1.04 Bn 6.32%
6 Ameren 31.03 Bn 31.14 Bn 1.69 Bn 4.73%
7 Edison International 28.30 Bn 28.14 Bn 3.85 Bn 8.68%
8 Firstenergy 27.21 Bn 28.58 Bn 2.74 Bn 6.21%
9 Alliant Energy 19.48 Bn 18.92 Bn 854.00 Mn 4.52%
10 Xcel Energy - - 3.35 Bn 3.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.52%
Dec 31, 2025 3.53%
Sep 30, 2025 3.35%
Jun 30, 2025 3.69%
Mar 31, 2025 3.69%
Dec 31, 2024 3.78%
Sep 30, 2024 4.17%
Jun 30, 2024 4.30%
Mar 31, 2024 4.34%
Dec 31, 2023 4.29%
Sep 30, 2023 4.25%
Jun 30, 2023 4.35%
Mar 31, 2023 4.50%
Dec 31, 2022 4.45%
Sep 30, 2022 4.25%
Jun 30, 2022 4.15%
Mar 31, 2022 4.18%
Dec 31, 2021 4.17%
Sep 30, 2021 4.27%
Jun 30, 2021 4.22%