Investing
Investment Purchases
Xcel Energy Investment Purchases increased by 120.5% to $763.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 216.6%, from $241.00M to $763.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 12.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical 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 | $429.00M | -$88.00M | $217.00M | $156.00M | $631.00M | $268.00M | $277.00M | $236.00M | $180.00M | $288.00M | $290.00M | $189.00M | $280.00M | $224.00M | $305.00M | $241.00M | $330.00M | $283.00M | $346.00M | $763.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -120.5% | +346.6% | -28.1% | +304.5% | -57.5% | +3.4% | -14.8% | -23.7% | +60.0% | +0.7% | -34.8% | +48.1% | -20.0% | +36.2% | -21.0% | +36.9% | -14.2% | +22.3% | +120.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +47.1% | +404.5% | +27.6% | +51.3% | -71.5% | +7.5% | +4.7% | -19.9% | +55.6% | -22.2% | +5.2% | +27.5% | +17.9% | +26.3% | +13.4% | +216.6% |
Range-$88.00M – $763.00M
CAGR+12.9%
Avg YoY Growth+49.5%
Median YoY Growth+22.1%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Xcel Energy's investment purchases?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) reported investment purchases of $763.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Xcel Energy's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Xcel Energy's investment purchases increased by 216.6% year-over-year, from $241.00M to $763.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's investment purchases has grown at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $757.00M to $1.20B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.