XEL

Oct 29, 1:38 PMXcel boosts long-term growth outlook with $70B plan, narrows 2026 EPS guidance

Peers: AEP DUK WEC AEE SO D DTE ETR CMS NEE

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	51.19B
Enterprise Value	89.60B
Income	2.67B
Sales	14.87B
Book/sh	38.53
Cash/sh	3.50
Dividend Est.	2.39 (2.92%)
Dividend TTM	2.35 (2.86%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 15, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.35% 5.80%
Payout	66.55%
Employees	11534
IPO	Feb 28, 1949

P/E	19.09
Forward P/E	18.03
PEG	1.84
P/S	3.44
P/B	2.13
P/C	23.40
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	14.22
EV/Sales	6.03
Quick Ratio	0.62
Current Ratio	0.70
Debt/Eq	1.59
LT Debt/Eq	1.43
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	4.29
EPS next Y	4.55
EPS next Q	0.90
EPS this Y	8.85%
EPS next Y	9.90%
EPS next 5Y	9.82%
EPS past 3/5Y	2.58% 4.20%
Sales past 3/5Y	-1.36% 4.94%
EPS Y/Y TTM	1.46%
Sales Y/Y TTM	4.40%
EPS Q/Q	72.59%
Sales Q/Q	6.62%
Earnings	Oct 29 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	9.11% -2.11%

Insider Own	0.19%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	98.48%
Inst Trans	3.89%
ROA	2.75%
ROE	11.43%
ROIC	4.30%
Gross Margin	26.63%
Oper. Margin	21.85%
Profit Margin	17.95%
SMA20	7.90%
SMA50	9.68%
SMA200	4.72%
Trades

Shs Outstand	624.63M
Shs Float	623.46M
Short Float	8.22%
Short Ratio	9.46
Short Interest	51.25M
52W High	84.23 -2.70%
52W Low	68.72 19.26%
Volatility	1.90% 1.76%
ATR (14)	1.52
RSI (14)	73.20
Beta	0.37
Rel Volume	0.00
Avg Volume	5.42M
Volume	1,159

Perf Week	5.00%
Perf Month	16.17%
Perf Quarter	5.49%
Perf Half Y	-0.76%
Perf YTD	10.96%
Perf Year	0.45%
Perf 3Y	39.52%
Perf 5Y	26.88%
Perf 10Y	101.46%
Recom	1.35
Target Price	89.39
Prev Close	79.04
Price	81.96
Change %	3.69%

Consensus

Strong Buy

Avg. Price Target

$89.39

Implied Upside

+9.1%

Analysts16incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution16 Buy · 0 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Oct 22, 2026	Initiated	HHSBC Securities	Buy	$89	+8.6%
Sep 29, 2026	Initiated	BScotiabank	Sector Outperform	$77	-6.0%
Apr 21, 2026	Initiated	TTruist	Buy	$95	+15.9%
Feb 13, 2026	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy	$89	+8.6%
Oct 28, 2025	Resumed	RRBC Capital Mkts	Outperform	$7	-91.5%
Oct 22, 2025	Initiated	BBTIG Research	Buy	$96	+17.1%
Oct 16, 2025	Initiated	TTD Cowen	Buy	$93	+13.5%
Oct 07, 2025	Initiated	EEvercore ISI	Outperform	$92	+12.3%
Sep 22, 2025	Upgrade	BBMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$80	-2.4%
Jan 13, 2025	Upgrade	WWells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$70 → $72	-12.1%
Dec 12, 2024	Upgrade	JJP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$69 → $80	-2.4%
Nov 01, 2024	Upgrade	JJefferies	Hold → Buy	$71 → $76	-7.3%
Sep 20, 2024	Initiated	JJefferies	Hold	$70	-14.6%
Aug 26, 2024	Upgrade	AArgus	Hold → Buy	$68	-17.0%
Mar 11, 2024	Upgrade	WWolfe Research	Peer Perform → Outperform	$58	-29.2%
Mar 11, 2024	Upgrade	BBarclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$61 → $54	-34.1%
Oct 06, 2023	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$58 → $66	-19.5%
Aug 24, 2023	Initiated	BBarclays	Equal Weight	$60	-26.8%
Aug 22, 2023	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$72 → $60	-26.8%
Jun 21, 2023	Downgrade	BBMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
PROKOPANKO JAMES T	Director	May 26 '26	Proposed Sale	81.03	1,000	81,026		May 26 05:04 PM
Long Ryan J.	EVP, Chief Legal and	Mar 04 '26	Sale	82.91	800	66,328	19,761	Mar 04 04:27 PM
Rome Amanda J	EVP, Group President, Utilitie	Mar 02 '26	Sale	83.61	15,969	1,335,168	47,937	Mar 04 04:26 PM
RYAN JOHN LONG	Officer	Mar 04 '26	Proposed Sale	82.91	800	66,324		Mar 04 04:13 PM
AMANDA JANE ROME	Officer	Mar 02 '26	Proposed Sale	83.61	15,969	1,335,176		Mar 02 04:18 PM

Xcel Energy, Inc. is an electric and natural gas delivery company. It operates through the following three segments: Regulated Electric, Regulated Natural Gas Utility and All Others. The Regulated Electric segment focuses on generating, purchasing, transmitting, and distributing electricity. The Regulated Natural Gas Utility segment includes purchases, transport, stores, distribution, and sales. The All Others segment involves steam, appliance repair services, non-utility real estate activities, revenues associated with processing solid waste into refuse-derived fuel, investments in rental housing projects that qualify for low-income housing tax credits and equity method investments in energy impact partners funds. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

PresidentMr. Robert C. Frenzel

Executive VP & CFOMr. Brian J. Van Abel

Executive VPMr. Ryan Long

Executive VPMs. Amanda J. Rome

Executive VP & Chief Delivery OfficerMr. Michael Lamb

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