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Xcel Energy XEL Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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5.8%-0.3pp
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6.4%-0.3pp
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5.7%+0.2pp
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ExelonEXC
5.8%-0.2pp
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5.6%+0.3pp
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CMS EnergyCMS
5.1%-0.5pp

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 invested capital?
Xcel Energy (XEL) reported return on invested capital of 4.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Xcel Energy's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Xcel Energy's return on invested capital decreased by 3.6% year-over-year, from 4.9% to 4.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Xcel Energy's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xcel Energy's return on invested capital has grown at a -4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 23.5% to 19.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.