Xcel Energy's gas and electric utilities serve customers across eight states and own infrastructure that ranges from nuclear plants to wind farms, making the company a barometer for the entire utilities sector.
Xcel has raised its dividend every year since 2003, including a 4% increase in 2026 to $2.37 per share. We expect similar dividend growth in the future.
Like all utilities, rising interest rates will raise Xcel's borrowing costs and make its dividend less attractive to income investors.
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Metric
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XEL
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WEC
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LNT
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 20.77 | 21.61 | 23.92 |
Price/Book Value | 2.10 | 2.65 | 2.66 |
Price/Sales | 3.26 | 3.72 | 4.46 |
Price/Cash Flow | 9.23 | 10.54 | 12.91 |
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Metric
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XEL
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WEC
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LNT
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Quick Ratio | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.34 |
Current Ratio | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
Interest Coverage | 2.32 | 2.93 | 2.30 |
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Metric
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XEL
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WEC
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LNT
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.65% | 3.33% | 3.15% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 9.55% | 12.33% | 10.49% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 5.62% | 7.09% | 6.18% |
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1-Day Chart
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Price
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NEE
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SO
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| Duke Energy Corp
DUK
| LOCK|N#M>^t% | LOCK|#^K@ | $99B | |||
| National Grid PLC ADR
NGG
| LOCK|&>VsG< | LOCK|xytr | $83B | |||
| American Electric Power Co Inc
AEP
| LOCK|fddMJ> | LOCK|fXZJ | $73B | |||
| Dominion Energy Inc
D
| LOCK|<q^L@?< | LOCK|&^hY | $63B | |||
| Entergy Corp
ETR
| LOCK|!%!r!& | LOCK|&t?Y% | $54B | |||
| Exelon Corp
EXC
| LOCK|K<%fJXC | LOCK|mlm# | $48B | |||
| Consolidated Edison Inc
ED
| LOCK|n<VH?T | LOCK|zn& | $41B |
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