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Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Minneapolis, United States | NasdaqGS
81.08 USD +0.03 (0.037%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 81.08
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT

XEL appears to be a solid long-term investment with a strong dividend yield and consistent payout history. The recent price movement has been mixed, but the overall fundamentals and analyst recommendations suggest a positive outlook. Short-term traders might consider buying calls around the current price if there is a wave of momentum, but the forecasting model indicates minimal directional movement. Dividend investors should find comfort in the reliable payouts, making XEL a good option for those seeking income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.048601
AutoARIMA0.050708
AutoETS0.050708
AutoTheta0.076591

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 1.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.271
Excess Kurtosis -0.65
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 152.832
Revenue per Share 24.99
Market Cap 50,607,071,232
Trailing P/E 23.71
Forward P/E 17.91
Beta 0.44
Profit Margins 13.76%
Website https://www.xcelenergy.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. Call options are showing higher volume and open interest, particularly around the ATM strike of 80.0, indicating potential bullish sentiment. However, puts also have significant open interest, especially at lower strikes, suggesting some bearish speculation. The overall volatility is moderate, with IV ranging between 0.23 and 0.56, indicating a cautious outlook. The presence of top OI at higher strikes suggests some speculation on potential upward movement, while the lower strike puts indicate possible downside protection.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.72% 3.15% 3.59% 3.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-13 0.59300 0.723965
2025-12-29 0.57000 0.774707
2025-09-15 0.57000 0.792122
2025-06-13 0.57000 0.862433
2025-03-14 0.57000 0.843053
2025-01-06 0.54800 0.875139
2024-09-13 0.54800 0.900358
2024-06-14 0.54800 1.078225
2024-03-14 0.54800 1.128889
2023-12-27 0.52000 0.912773
2023-09-14 0.52000 0.965324
2023-06-14 0.52000 0.914650
2023-03-14 0.52000 0.880672
2022-12-28 0.48800 0.772550
2022-09-14 0.48800 0.728895
2022-06-14 0.48800 0.838680
2022-03-14 0.48800 0.800594
2021-12-21 0.45800 0.792779
2021-09-14 0.45800 0.801003
2021-06-14 0.45800 0.771835
2021-03-12 0.45800 0.864559
2020-12-22 0.43000 0.783070
2020-09-14 0.43000 0.734865
2020-06-12 0.43000 0.807912
2020-03-12 0.43000 0.844602
2019-12-24 0.40500 0.780652
2019-09-12 0.40500 0.783086
2019-06-13 0.40500 0.836123
2019-03-14 0.40500 0.891169
2018-12-27 0.38000 0.953564
2018-09-13 0.38000 0.983741
2018-06-14 0.38000 1.120548
2018-03-14 0.38000 1.113259
2017-12-27 0.36000 0.969137
2017-09-14 0.36000 0.950633
2017-06-13 0.36000 0.998946
2017-03-13 0.36000 1.096043
2016-12-22 0.34000 1.109492
2016-09-13 0.34000 1.120719
2016-06-14 0.34000 1.072162
2016-03-11 0.34000 1.145269
2015-12-22 0.32000 1.242341
2015-09-15 0.32000 1.337728
2015-06-16 0.32000 1.381216
2015-03-13 0.32000 1.338723
2014-12-23 0.30000 1.206393
2014-09-16 0.30000 1.373653
2014-06-17 0.30000 1.420894
2014-03-18 0.30000 1.446151
2013-12-24 0.28000 1.480451
2013-09-17 0.28000 1.543887
2013-06-18 0.28000 1.439758
2013-03-19 0.27000 1.441417
2012-12-24 0.27000 1.543686
2012-09-18 0.27000 1.528485
2012-06-19 0.27000 1.478801
2012-03-20 0.26000 1.565246
2011-12-22 0.26000 1.540515
2011-09-20 0.26000 1.663042
2011-06-21 0.26000 1.738924
2011-03-22 0.25300 1.779463
2010-12-21 0.25300 1.791035
2010-09-21 0.25300 1.866587
2010-06-22 0.25300 2.066353
2010-03-23 0.24500 1.983024
2009-12-22 0.24500 2.004001
2009-09-22 0.24500 2.208053
2009-06-23 0.24500 2.475745
2009-03-24 0.23800 2.377248
2008-12-24 0.23800 2.446941
2008-09-23 0.23800 2.184399
2008-06-24 0.23800 2.228437
2008-03-25 0.23000 2.193032
2007-12-24 0.23000 1.924086
2007-09-25 0.23000 2.052257
2007-06-26 0.23000 2.231980
2007-03-27 0.22300 1.800341
2006-12-26 0.22300 1.933877
2006-09-26 0.22300 2.183240
2006-06-27 0.22300 2.436910
2006-03-28 0.21500 2.455896
2005-12-29 0.21500 2.422088
2005-09-27 0.21500 2.337997
2005-06-28 0.21500 2.366332
2005-03-29 0.20800 2.717126
2004-12-30 0.20800 2.496339
2004-09-29 0.20800 2.663435
2004-06-30 0.20800 2.792335
2004-03-31 0.18800 2.397450
2003-12-30 0.18800 2.538176
2003-12-11 0.18800 2.555475
2003-07-02 0.18800 2.930537
2003-06-05 0.18800 2.898378
2002-12-31 0.18800 4.109320
2002-10-03 0.18800 5.070721
2002-07-03 0.37500 6.168784
2002-04-04 0.37500 3.761016
2001-12-28 0.37500 3.506982
2001-09-28 0.37500 3.501231
2001-07-05 0.37500 3.463431
2001-03-29 0.37500 3.459686
2000-12-28 0.37500 3.522364
2000-10-04 0.21800 2.257931
2000-08-21 0.15900 1.687570
2000-07-11 0.36800 4.865798
2000-04-11 0.36300 5.017076
1999-12-31 0.36300 5.417084
1999-09-29 0.36300 5.078090
1999-07-06 0.36300 4.547697
1999-04-05 0.35800 4.649112
1998-12-30 0.35800 4.026435
1998-09-29 0.35800 4.060094
1998-07-07 0.35800 3.987428
1998-04-06 0.35250 3.857125
1997-12-30 0.35250 3.945167
1997-09-29 0.35250 4.615768
1997-07-07 0.35250 4.584899
1997-04-07 0.34500 5.070395
1996-12-31 0.34500 5.187393
1996-09-27 0.34500 5.207718
1996-07-09 0.34500 5.146791
1996-04-08 0.33750 5.176266
1995-12-28 0.33750 5.072805
1995-09-28 0.33750 5.481876
1995-07-11 0.33750 5.720698
1995-04-03 0.33000 5.841900
1994-12-30 0.33000 5.812917
1994-09-27 0.33000 6.198820
1994-07-01 0.33000 6.450647
1994-04-04 0.32250 6.609300
1993-12-29 0.32250 6.082110
1993-09-27 0.32250 5.790771
1993-07-01 0.32250 5.999813
1993-04-02 0.31500 5.976601
1992-12-28 0.31500 6.338050
1992-09-25 0.31500 6.580788
1992-07-02 0.31500 6.881041
1992-04-02 0.30250 7.144137
1991-12-26 0.30250 6.480056
1991-09-25 0.30250 7.429571
1991-07-05 0.30250 8.398632
1991-04-02 0.29000 8.194248
1990-12-26 0.29000 8.362735
1990-09-25 0.29000 9.747793
1990-07-03 0.29000 8.246779
1990-04-03 0.27750 8.048024
1989-12-26 0.27750 7.470375
1989-09-26 0.27750 8.146597
1989-07-03 0.27750 8.444172
1989-03-28 0.26500 9.558594
1988-12-28 0.26500 9.128062
1988-09-27 0.26500 9.569228
1988-06-28 0.26500 9.925918
1988-03-28 0.25250 9.854787
1987-12-28 0.25250 10.449788
1987-09-29 0.25250 9.985407
1987-06-25 0.25250 9.791328
1987-03-31 0.23750 9.138605
1986-12-26 0.23750 8.672730
1986-09-30 0.23750 8.916061
1986-06-26 0.23750 9.104715
1986-03-26 0.22000 9.805397
1985-12-26 0.22000 11.715040
1985-09-26 0.22000 13.402174
1973-03-26 0.11475 11.637264
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.37
dividendYield 2.92
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028130783
lastDividendValue 0.593
lastDividendDate 2026-03-13
dividendDate 2026-04-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1755836
Address1 414 Nicollet Mall
All Time High 84.23
All Time Low 3.8125
Ask 85.11
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,464,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,807,220
Average Volume 4,807,220
Average Volume10Days 4,464,210
Beta 0.44
Bid 81.03
Bid Size 13
Board Risk 5
Book Value 37.859
City Minneapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 81.08
Current Ratio 0.707
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 81.26
Day Low 79.81
Debt To Equity 152.832
Display Name Xcel Energy
Dividend Date 1,776,643,200
Dividend Rate 2.37
Dividend Yield 2.92
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,557,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,557,600
Earnings Growth 0.208
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.222
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 5,980,000,256
Ebitda Margins 0.40765998
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.446
Enterprise To Revenue 5.889
Enterprise Value 86,384,934,912
Eps Current Year 4.11492
Eps Forward 4.52675
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 80.463
Fifty Day Average Change 0.6170044
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0076681757
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.558361
Fifty Two Week High 84.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.1500015
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03739762
Fifty Two Week Low 65.21
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.870003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24336763
Fifty Two Week Range 65.21 - 84.23
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.05
Float Shares 622,242,256
Forward Eps 4.52675
Forward P E 17.911304
Free Cashflow -7,018,250,240
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 11,534
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.45743
Gross Profits 6,710,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00202
Held Percent Institutions 0.92262
Implied Shares Outstanding 624,162,193
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://investors.xcelenergy.com/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=4025308
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Last Dividend Value 0.593
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 896,745,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas delivery company in the United States. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility and Regulated Natural Gas Utility segments. The company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity through its energy portfolio, including wind, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar power from both owned generation facilities and PPAs, as well as its fossil fuel energy portfolio, such as coal and natural gas; sale and resale of wholesale transmission service; and engages in wholesale commodity and trading operations. It also purchases, transports, stores, distributes, and sells natural gas; develops and leases natural gas pipelines and storage facilities; operates interstate natural gas pipeline; and invests in rental housing projects, energy technology companies, and community solar garden nonregulated assets. It serves electric and natural gas customers in portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Northern States Power company. Xcel Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Long Name Xcel Energy Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 50,607,071,232
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_527542
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 2,018,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 50,607,070,608
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 81.0
Operating Cashflow 4,083,000,064
Operating Margins 0.16680999
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.6667
Peg Ratio 2.29
Phone 612 330 5500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 81.08
Post Market Time 1,776,468,277
Previous Close 81.05
Price Eps Current Year 19.703907
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.141631
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.4499333
Profit Margins 0.13757
Quick Ratio 0.379
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.44444
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0370127
Regular Market Day High 81.26
Regular Market Day Low 79.81
Regular Market Day Range 79.81 - 81.26
Regular Market Open 81.0
Regular Market Previous Close 81.05
Regular Market Price 81.08
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 4,096,651
Return On Assets 0.023929998
Return On Equity 0.09358
Revenue Growth 0.141
Revenue Per Share 24.99
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 624,162,193
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0482
Shares Short 30,107,428
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 25,946,535
Short Name Xcel Energy Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0546
Short Ratio 7.05
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol XEL
Target High Price 99.0
Target Low Price 73.0
Target Mean Price 89.94118
Target Median Price 91.0
Total Cash 281,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.45
Total Debt 36,081,999,872
Total Revenue 14,668,999,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028130783
Trailing Eps 3.42
Trailing P E 23.707602
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2862
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 76.81245
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.267555
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.055558123
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,096,651
Website https://www.xcelenergy.com
Zip 55,401