Xcel Energy (XEL) reported $3.29 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6%. EPS of $0.75 for the same period compares to $0.54 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.84% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.31 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.63, the EPS surprise was +19.05%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Xcel performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating revenues- Electric and natural gas: $3.27 billion compared to the $3.31 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.6% year over year.
- Operating revenues- Other: $13 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-66.98 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.1%.
- Operating revenues- Natural Gas: $396 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $413.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.6%.
- Operating revenues- Electric: $2.88 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.9 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.2%.
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Shares of Xcel have returned +7.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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