Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Xcel Energy Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 20.8% to $289.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 17.9%, from $352.00M to $289.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -11.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical 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 | $521.00M | $515.00M | $306.00M | $262.00M | $259.00M | $255.00M | $390.00M | $345.00M | $353.00M | $355.00M | $469.00M | $364.00M | $371.00M | $374.00M | $477.00M | $352.00M | $360.00M | $372.00M | $365.00M | $289.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.2% | -40.6% | -14.4% | -1.1% | -1.5% | +52.9% | -11.5% | +2.3% | +0.6% | +32.1% | -22.4% | +1.9% | +0.8% | +27.5% | -26.2% | +2.3% | +3.3% | -1.9% | -20.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -50.3% | -50.5% | +27.5% | +31.7% | +36.3% | +39.2% | +20.3% | +5.5% | +5.1% | +5.4% | +1.7% | -3.3% | -3.0% | -0.5% | -23.5% | -17.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $289.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 17.9% year-over-year, from $352.00M to $289.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Xcel Energy's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $666.00M to $365.00M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.