Xcel Energy (XEL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) will likely be announcing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.97 per share and revenue of $3.7687 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $3.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.89 billion. Xcel Energy had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 13.46%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.25 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Xcel Energy to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Xcel Energy Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of XEL stock opened at $76.01 on Thursday. Xcel Energy has a 1-year low of $65.21 and a 1-year high of $83.01. The firm has a market cap of $44.96 billion, a PE ratio of 23.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

Xcel Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 20th. Investors of record on Monday, December 29th were issued a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 29th. Xcel Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XEL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore ISI started coverage on Xcel Energy in a research report on Monday, October 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $92.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Xcel Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Xcel Energy from $84.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of Xcel Energy in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Xcel Energy from $80.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $87.53.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xcel Energy

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Xcel Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $240,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 30.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after buying an additional 3,242 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Xcel Energy by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 48,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,434,000 after purchasing an additional 14,029 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in Xcel Energy by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 10,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after buying an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Xcel Energy by 16.0% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 2,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. 78.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a Minneapolis-based, publicly traded utility holding company that develops, owns and operates regulated electricity and natural gas delivery systems. The company’s core activities include generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, the delivery of natural gas to customers, and related customer service operations. Xcel provides a mix of utility services to residential, commercial and industrial customers and participates in wholesale energy markets where appropriate.

Its generation portfolio combines nuclear, natural gas, coal and a growing share of renewable resources such as wind and solar.