Operating
Increase Decrease In Regulatory Assets And Liabilities
Xcel Energy Increase Decrease In Regulatory Assets And Liabilities decreased by 214.5% to -$87M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 248.0%, from -$25M to -$87M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Increase Decrease In Regulatory Assets And Liabilities shows an upward trend with a -30.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase in regulatory assets suggests future recovery of costs, while an increase in regulatory liabilities suggests future obligations to return value to customers.
Detailed definition
Reflects the net change in assets or liabilities arising from regulatory accounting practices unique to utilities. These...
Peer comparison
Specific to regulated utility companies and not applicable to non-regulated industries.
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operating_increase_decrease_in_regulatory_assets_and_lia_b8b5dcHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q3 '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 | $203M | -$215M | $0 | -$26M | -$331M | -$345M | -$224M | -$202M | -$140M | -$81M | -$69M | -$132M | -$154M | -$25M | $75M | $63M | $76M | -$87M |
| QoQ Change | — | -205.9% | +100.0% | — | <-999% | -4.2% | +35.1% | +9.8% | +30.7% | +42.1% | +14.8% | -91.3% | -16.7% | +83.8% | +400.0% | -16.0% | +20.6% | -214.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -112.8% | — | -60.5% | — | -676.9% | +57.7% | +76.5% | +69.2% | +34.7% | -10.0% | +69.1% | +208.7% | +147.7% | +149.4% | -248.0% |
Range-$345M – $203M
CAGR-18.1%
Avg YoY Growth-22.7%
Median YoY Growth+57.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities of -$87M in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities decreased by 248.0% year-over-year, from -$25M to -$87M.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Xcel Energy's increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities has grown at a -30.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$572M to $189M.
- What does increase decrease in regulatory assets and liabilities mean?
- The net change in assets or liabilities created by utility regulatory decisions.