Xcel Energy (XEL) reported $3.91 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7%. EPS of $0.84 for the same period compares to $0.88 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.43% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.92 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.93, the EPS surprise was -9.68%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: $3.89 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.91 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.3%.
- Operating revenues- Other: $16 million compared to the -$60.80 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -30.4% year over year.
- Operating revenues- Natural Gas: $1.06 billion versus $921.31 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.1% change.
- Operating revenues- Electric: $2.84 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.99 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.6%.
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Shares of Xcel have returned +3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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