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Xcel Energy XEL Free cash flow yield

Free cash flow yield at other companies

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Nextra EnergyNEE
1.5%-1.8pp
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WEC Energy GroupWEC
-2.9%
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Duke EnergyDUK
-0.6%
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ExelonEXC
-4.6%+3.6pp
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PG&EPCG
-10.9%
CMS
CMS EnergyCMS
4.7%-2.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B-1.2%
Operating income$754.0M+11.4%
Net income$556.0M+15.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.89+5.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B+56.7%
Total debt$39.2B+21.2%
Total equity$23.8B+20.2%
Total assets$84.8B+16.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+65.1%
CapEx$3.0B+52.0%
Free cash flow-$1.3B-38.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$48.36B+21.9%
Enterprise value$85.84B+21.0%
P/E23.1×+2.6×
P/S4.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin66.6%
Operating margin17.2%
Net margin11.1%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%-0.7pp
Debt / equity1.6×0.0×
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Xcel Energy’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Xcel Energy’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Xcel Energy's free cash flow yield?
Xcel Energy (XEL) reported free cash flow yield of -14.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Xcel Energy's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Xcel Energy's free cash flow yield decreased by 84.6% year-over-year, from -7.9% to -14.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's free cash flow yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's free cash flow yield has grown at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -28% to -44.2%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.