Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Xcel Energy Stock-Based Comp increased by 37.5% to $11.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.2%, from $9.00M to $11.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 10.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $12.00M | -$1.00M | $11.00M | $4.00M | $10.00M | $5.00M | $1.00M | $9.00M | $3.00M | $5.00M | $8.00M | $6.00M | $11.00M | $10.00M | $6.00M | $9.00M | $12.00M | $17.00M | $8.00M | $11.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -108.3% | >999% | -63.6% | +150.0% | -50.0% | -80.0% | +800.0% | -66.7% | +66.7% | +60.0% | -25.0% | +83.3% | -9.1% | -40.0% | +50.0% | +33.3% | +41.7% | -52.9% | +37.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.7% | +600.0% | -90.9% | +125.0% | -70.0% | +0.0% | +700.0% | -33.3% | +266.7% | +100.0% | -25.0% | +50.0% | +9.1% | +70.0% | +33.3% | +22.2% |
Range-$1.00M – $17.00M
CAGR-1.8%
Avg YoY Growth+108.8%
Median YoY Growth+27.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's stock-based comp?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported stock-based comp of $11.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's stock-based comp increased by 22.2% year-over-year, from $9.00M to $11.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's stock-based comp has grown at a 10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $31.00M to $46.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.