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Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data

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Company profile

Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy is a major American electric and natural gas energy company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, alongside distributing natural gas to millions of residential, commercial, and industrial customers across eight U.S. states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Michigan. Operating through regulated utility subsidiaries, the business utilizes a diverse energy portfolio encompassing wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, and coal facilities. It also operates extensive high-voltage electric transmission and distribution infrastructure, natural gas storage, and regional pipeline networks while supporting utility customer transition to clean energy.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
1909Year founded
~12,000Employees
Minneapolis, United StatesHead office

Products and/or services of Xcel Energy

  • Electric Utility Generation and Wholesale Power: Operating rate-regulated electric generation assets including wind farms, solar facilities, natural gas plants, coal units, and hydroelectric stations across eight states, generating bulk electric power for residential, commercial, and industrial retail utility customer bases.
  • Electric Transmission and Distribution Systems: Managing extensive high-voltage transmission lines, substation infrastructure, and regional distribution networks that deliver electricity to millions of customers across Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Michigan.
  • Natural Gas Local Distribution: Providing regulated natural gas distribution, storage, and retail transportation services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across key operating territories including Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, and North Dakota with thousands of miles of gas mains.
  • Nuclear Power Generation: Operating zero-emission nuclear power generation facilities, including dual-unit nuclear plants in Minnesota, delivering continuous baseload electricity to regional grid systems and contributing significantly to carbon-free utility power generation portfolios.
  • Renewable Energy Development: Expanding utility-scale wind generation farms, community solar initiatives, and solar photovoltaic power plants through direct ownership and long-term power purchase agreements to transition utility generation capacity toward clean energy goals.
  • Grid Modernization and Clean Transportation: Deploying advanced smart metering infrastructure, distribution automation systems, battery energy storage installations, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure programs across municipal and residential utility service territories to enhance network reliability and power efficiency.

Xcel Energy executive team

  • Robert C. FrenzelPresident, CEO & Chairman
  • Brian J. Van AbelExecutive VP & CFO
  • Ryan LongExecutive VP, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer & General Counsel
  • Amanda J. RomeExecutive VP, Group President of Utilities & Chief Customer Officer
  • Michael LambExecutive VP & Chief Delivery Officer
  • Melissa L. OstromSenior VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
  • Rob CainSenior VP & CTO
  • Roopesh AggarwalVP of Finance & Head of Investor Relations
  • Rob ClarkSenior VP, Chief Communications Officer & Chief of Staff
  • Patricia CorreaSenior VP of Human Resources & Employee Services and Chief Human Resources Officer

Dividend history

Dividends per share paid by Xcel Energy, by financial year.

Xcel Energy dividends per share by financial year
Financial yearInterimFinalSpecialTotal
FY2026(to date)———$1.7790
FY2025———$2.8280
FY2024———$1.6440
FY2023———$2.0800
FY2022———$1.9520

Key financials

Reported results for Xcel Energy, in USD.

Market cap
48.8B
Revenue (TTM)
14.6B
P/E ratio
21.2
EPS (diluted, TTM)
3.7
Dividend yield
3.0%
Profit margin
15.3%
Xcel Energy annual revenue and income
Fiscal year endRevenueOperating incomeNet income
14.7B2.9B2B
13.4B2.4B1.9B
14.2B2.5B1.8B
15.3B2.4B1.7B