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Xcel Energy XEL Return on assets

Return on assets at other companies

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Nextra EnergyNEE
3.9%+1.0pp
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WEC Energy GroupWEC
3.3%-0.3pp
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Duke EnergyDUK
2.6%+0.2pp
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ExelonEXC
2.4%-0.1pp
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PG&EPCG
2.1%+0.3pp
CMS
CMS EnergyCMS
2.9%0.0pp

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 return on assets?
Xcel Energy (XEL) reported return on assets of 2.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Xcel Energy's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Xcel Energy's return on assets decreased by 4.9% year-over-year, from 2.8% to 2.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's return on assets has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.3% to 10.9%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.