Operating Cash Flow
Xcel Energy Operating Cash Flow increased by 712.0% to $1.70B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 65.1%, from $1.03B to $1.70B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 16.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $625.00M | $1.09B | $610.00M | $1.14B | $848.00M | $1.18B | $765.00M | $1.54B | $918.00M | $1.90B | $974.00M | $1.05B | $1.19B | $1.74B | $664.00M | $1.03B | $1.08B | $1.77B | $209.00M | $1.70B |
| QoQ Change | — | +74.4% | -44.0% | +86.9% | -25.6% | +39.0% | -35.1% | +100.9% | -40.3% | +106.8% | -48.7% | +7.8% | +13.3% | +46.0% | -61.8% | +54.8% | +5.2% | +63.3% | -88.2% | +712.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +35.7% | +8.2% | +25.4% | +34.8% | +8.3% | +61.0% | +27.3% | -31.7% | +29.6% | -8.5% | -31.8% | -2.1% | -9.2% | +1.6% | -68.5% | +65.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's operating cash flow?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported operating cash flow of $1.70B in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's operating cash flow increased by 65.1% year-over-year, from $1.03B to $1.70B.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's operating cash flow has grown at a 16.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.19B to $4.08B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.