Financing Cash Flow
Xcel Energy Financing Cash Flow increased by 12.8% to $2.81B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 47.2%, from $1.91B to $2.81B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 34.5% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $41.00M | -$134.00M | $147.00M | -$264.00M | $500.00M | -$131.00M | $561.00M | -$250.00M | $598.00M | $74.00M | $195.00M | $878.00M | $1.75B | $4.00M | $201.00M | $1.91B | $1.69B | $895.00M | $2.49B | $2.81B |
| QoQ Change | — | -426.8% | +209.7% | -279.6% | +289.4% | -126.2% | +528.2% | -144.6% | +339.2% | -87.6% | +163.5% | +350.3% | +99.8% | -99.8% | >999% | +848.8% | -11.4% | -47.0% | +178.2% | +12.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | +2.2% | +281.6% | +5.3% | +19.6% | +156.5% | -65.2% | +451.2% | +193.3% | -94.6% | +3.1% | +117.2% | -3.7% | >999% | >999% | +47.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's financing cash flow?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported financing cash flow of $2.81B in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's financing cash flow increased by 47.2% year-over-year, from $1.91B to $2.81B.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's financing cash flow has grown at a 34.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.14B to $6.98B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.