Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
Xcel Energy Dividends payable increased by 4.2% to $370.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.8%, from $328.00M to $370.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows an upward trend with a 9.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.
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dividends_payableHistorical 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 | $246.00M | $246.00M | $249.00M | $265.00M | $266.00M | $267.00M | $268.00M | $286.00M | $287.00M | $287.00M | $289.00M | $304.00M | $305.00M | $312.00M | $314.00M | $328.00M | $337.00M | $337.00M | $355.00M | $370.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +1.2% | +6.4% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +6.7% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +0.7% | +5.2% | +0.3% | +2.3% | +0.6% | +4.5% | +2.7% | +0.0% | +5.3% | +4.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.1% | +8.5% | +7.6% | +7.9% | +7.9% | +7.5% | +7.8% | +6.3% | +6.3% | +8.7% | +8.7% | +7.9% | +10.5% | +8.0% | +13.1% | +12.8% |
Range$246.00M – $370.00M
CAGR+9.0%
Avg YoY Growth+8.6%
Median YoY Growth+8.0%
Current Streak19+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's dividends payable?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported dividends payable of $370.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's dividends payable increased by 12.8% year-over-year, from $328.00M to $370.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's dividends payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Xcel Energy's dividends payable has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $231.00M to $355.00M.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.