Xcel Energy Dividend

Q: What is the Xcel Energy Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Xcel Energy dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.11% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.04%. The payout ratio of Xcel Energy in relation to the last financial year is 82.43%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 64.98%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Xcel Energy dividend safe?

Xcel Energy has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not reduced the dividend since 1 (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 1 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 72.15% . The average Xcel Energy Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 10.45% . The average for the last 10 years is 8.25% .

$72.30

1.81%

Nasdaq, Sep 18, 04:02 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US98389B1008

Symbol

XEL

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NASDAQ-100, S&P 500

Sector

Utilities

Industry

Electric Utilities

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Xcel Energy Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Xcel Energy Stock

Current dividend yield	1.95 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	4.03 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	5.28 %
Payout 3Y	9.69 %

When does Xcel Energy pay a dividend?

The Xcel Energy stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Xcel Energy stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, March, June and September . Dividends from Xcel Energy are distributed via January, January, April and July.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.5925 $0.59	Sep 15 2026 Sep 15 2026 Oct 20 2026 Sep 15 26 Oct 20 26	Oct 20 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.5925 $0.59	Jun 15 2026 Jun 15 2026 Jul 20 2026 Jun 15 26 Jul 20 26	Jul 20 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.5925 $0.59	Mar 13 2026 Mar 13 2026 Apr 20 2026 Mar 13 26 Apr 20 26	Apr 20 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.57 $0.57	Dec 29 2025 Dec 29 2025 Jan 20 2026 Dec 29 25 Jan 20 26	Jan 20 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.57 $0.57	Sep 15 2025 Sep 15 2025 Oct 20 2025 Sep 15 25 Oct 20 25	Oct 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.57 $0.57	Jun 13 2025 Jun 13 2025 Jul 20 2025 Jun 13 25 Jul 20 25	Jul 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.57 $0.57	Mar 14 2025 Mar 14 2025 Apr 20 2025 Mar 14 25 Apr 20 25	Apr 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.5475 $0.55	Jan 06 2025 Jan 06 2025 Jan 20 2025 Jan 06 25 Jan 20 25	Jan 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5475 $0.55	Sep 13 2024 Sep 13 2024 Oct 20 2024 Sep 13 24 Oct 20 24	Oct 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5475 $0.55	Jun 14 2024 Jun 14 2024 Jul 20 2024 Jun 14 24 Jul 20 24	Jul 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5475 $0.55	Mar 14 2024 Mar 14 2024 Apr 20 2024 Mar 14 24 Apr 20 24	Apr 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.52 $0.52	Dec 27 2023 Dec 27 2023 Jan 20 2024 Dec 27 23 Jan 20 24	Jan 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.52 $0.52	Sep 14 2023 Sep 14 2023 Oct 20 2023 Sep 14 23 Oct 20 23	Oct 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.52 $0.52	Jun 14 2023 Jun 14 2023 Jul 20 2023 Jun 14 23 Jul 20 23	Jul 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.52 $0.52	Mar 14 2023 Mar 14 2023 Apr 20 2023 Mar 14 23 Apr 20 23	Apr 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4875 $0.49	Dec 28 2022 Dec 28 2022 Jan 20 2023 Dec 28 22 Jan 20 23	Jan 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4875 $0.49	Sep 14 2022 Sep 14 2022 Oct 20 2022 Sep 14 22 Oct 20 22	Oct 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4875 $0.49	Jun 14 2022 Jun 14 2022 Jul 20 2022 Jun 14 22 Jul 20 22	Jul 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4875 $0.49	Mar 14 2022 Mar 14 2022 Apr 20 2022 Mar 14 22 Apr 20 22	Apr 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4575 $0.46	Dec 21 2021 Dec 21 2021 Jan 20 2022 Dec 21 21 Jan 20 22	Jan 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4575 $0.46	Sep 14 2021 Sep 14 2021 Oct 20 2021 Sep 14 21 Oct 20 21	Oct 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4575 $0.46	Jun 14 2021 Jun 14 2021 Jul 20 2021 Jun 14 21 Jul 20 21	Jul 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4575 $0.46	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Apr 20 2021 Mar 12 21 Apr 20 21	Apr 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.43 $0.43	Dec 22 2020 Dec 22 2020 Jan 20 2021 Dec 22 20 Jan 20 21	Jan 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.43 $0.43	Sep 14 2020 Sep 14 2020 Oct 20 2020 Sep 14 20 Oct 20 20	Oct 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.43 $0.43	Jun 12 2020 Jun 12 2020 Jul 20 2020 Jun 12 20 Jul 20 20	Jul 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.43 $0.43	Mar 12 2020 Mar 12 2020 Apr 20 2020 Mar 12 20 Apr 20 20	Apr 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.405 $0.41	Dec 24 2019 Dec 24 2019 Jan 20 2020 Dec 24 19 Jan 20 20	Jan 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.405 $0.41	Sep 12 2019 Sep 12 2019 Oct 20 2019 Sep 12 19 Oct 20 19	Oct 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.405 $0.41	Jun 13 2019 Jun 13 2019 Jul 20 2019 Jun 13 19 Jul 20 19	Jul 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.405 $0.41	Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 2019 Apr 20 2019 Mar 14 19 Apr 20 19	Apr 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.38 $0.38	Dec 27 2018 Dec 27 2018 Jan 20 2019 Dec 27 18 Jan 20 19	Jan 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.38 $0.38	Sep 13 2018 Sep 13 2018 Oct 20 2018 Sep 13 18 Oct 20 18	Oct 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.38 $0.38	Jun 14 2018 Jun 14 2018 Jul 20 2018 Jun 14 18 Jul 20 18	Jul 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.38 $0.38	Mar 14 2018 Mar 14 2018 Apr 20 2018 Mar 14 18 Apr 20 18	Apr 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.36 $0.36	Dec 27 2017 Dec 27 2017 Jan 20 2018 Dec 27 17 Jan 20 18	Jan 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.36 $0.36	Sep 14 2017 Sep 14 2017 Oct 20 2017 Sep 14 17 Oct 20 17	Oct 20 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.36 $0.36	Jun 13 2017 Jun 13 2017 Jul 20 2017 Jun 13 17 Jul 20 17	Jul 20 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.36 $0.36	Mar 13 2017 Mar 13 2017 Apr 20 2017 Mar 13 17 Apr 20 17	Apr 20 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.34 $0.34	Dec 22 2016 Dec 22 2016 Jan 20 2017 Dec 22 16 Jan 20 17	Jan 20 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.34 $0.34	Sep 13 2016 Sep 13 2016 Oct 20 2016 Sep 13 16 Oct 20 16	Oct 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.34 $0.34	Jun 14 2016 Jun 14 2016 Jul 20 2016 Jun 14 16 Jul 20 16	Jul 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.34 $0.34	Mar 11 2016 Mar 11 2016 Apr 20 2016 Mar 11 16 Apr 20 16	Apr 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.32 $0.32	Dec 22 2015 Dec 22 2015 Jan 20 2016 Dec 22 15 Jan 20 16	Jan 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.32 $0.32	Sep 15 2015 Sep 15 2015 Oct 20 2015 Sep 15 15 Oct 20 15	Oct 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.32 $0.32	Jun 16 2015 Jun 16 2015 Jul 20 2015 Jun 16 15 Jul 20 15	Jul 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.32 $0.32	Mar 13 2015 Mar 13 2015 Apr 20 2015 Mar 13 15 Apr 20 15	Apr 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3 $0.3	Dec 23 2014 Dec 23 2014 Jan 20 2015 Dec 23 14 Jan 20 15	Jan 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3 $0.3	Sep 16 2014 Sep 16 2014 Oct 20 2014 Sep 16 14 Oct 20 14	Oct 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3 $0.3	Jun 17 2014 Jun 17 2014 Jul 20 2014 Jun 17 14 Jul 20 14	Jul 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3 $0.3	Mar 18 2014 Mar 18 2014 Apr 20 2014 Mar 18 14 Apr 20 14	Apr 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.28 $0.28	Dec 24 2013 Dec 24 2013 Jan 20 2014 Dec 24 13 Jan 20 14	Jan 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.28 $0.28	Sep 17 2013 Sep 17 2013 Oct 20 2013 Sep 17 13 Oct 20 13	Oct 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.28 $0.28	Jun 18 2013 Jun 18 2013 Jul 20 2013 Jun 18 13 Jul 20 13	Jul 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.27 $0.27	Mar 19 2013 Mar 19 2013 Apr 20 2013 Mar 19 13 Apr 20 13	Apr 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.27 $0.27	Dec 24 2012 Dec 24 2012 Jan 20 2013 Dec 24 12 Jan 20 13	Jan 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.27 $0.27	Sep 18 2012 Sep 18 2012 Oct 20 2012 Sep 18 12 Oct 20 12	Oct 20 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.27 $0.27	Jun 19 2012 Jun 19 2012 Jul 20 2012 Jun 19 12 Jul 20 12	Jul 20 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.26 $0.26	Mar 20 2012 Mar 20 2012 Apr 20 2012 Mar 20 12 Apr 20 12	Apr 20 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.26 $0.26	Dec 22 2011 Dec 22 2011 Jan 20 2012 Dec 22 11 Jan 20 12	Jan 20 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.26 $0.26	Sep 20 2011 Sep 20 2011 Oct 20 2011 Sep 20 11 Oct 20 11	Oct 20 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.26 $0.26	Jun 21 2011 Jun 21 2011 Jul 20 2011 Jun 21 11 Jul 20 11	Jul 20 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2525 $0.25	Mar 22 2011 Mar 22 2011 Apr 20 2011 Mar 22 11 Apr 20 11	Apr 20 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2525 $0.25	Dec 21 2010 Dec 21 2010 Jan 20 2011 Dec 21 10 Jan 20 11	Jan 20 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2525 $0.25	Sep 21 2010 Sep 21 2010 Oct 20 2010 Sep 21 10 Oct 20 10	Oct 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2525 $0.25	Jun 22 2010 Jun 22 2010 Jul 20 2010 Jun 22 10 Jul 20 10	Jul 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.245 $0.25	Mar 23 2010 Mar 23 2010 Apr 20 2010 Mar 23 10 Apr 20 10	Apr 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.245 $0.25	Dec 22 2009 Dec 22 2009 Jan 20 2010 Dec 22 09 Jan 20 10	Jan 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.245 $0.25	Sep 22 2009 Sep 22 2009 Oct 20 2009 Sep 22 09 Oct 20 09	Oct 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.245 $0.25	Jun 23 2009 Jun 23 2009 Jul 20 2009 Jun 23 09 Jul 20 09	Jul 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2375 $0.24	Mar 24 2009 Mar 24 2009 Apr 20 2009 Mar 24 09 Apr 20 09	Apr 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2375 $0.24	Dec 24 2008 Dec 24 2008 Jan 20 2009 Dec 24 08 Jan 20 09	Jan 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2375 $0.24	Sep 23 2008 Sep 23 2008 Oct 20 2008 Sep 23 08 Oct 20 08	Oct 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2375 $0.24	Jun 24 2008 Jun 24 2008 Jul 20 2008 Jun 24 08 Jul 20 08	Jul 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.23 $0.23	Mar 25 2008 Mar 25 2008 Apr 20 2008 Mar 25 08 Apr 20 08	Apr 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.23 $0.23	Dec 24 2007 Dec 24 2007 Jan 20 2008 Dec 24 07 Jan 20 08	Jan 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.23 $0.23	Sep 25 2007 Sep 25 2007 Oct 20 2007 Sep 25 07 Oct 20 07	Oct 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.23 $0.23	Jun 26 2007 Jun 26 2007 Jul 20 2007 Jun 26 07 Jul 20 07	Jul 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2225 $0.22	Mar 27 2007 Mar 27 2007 Apr 20 2007 Mar 27 07 Apr 20 07	Apr 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2225 $0.22	Dec 26 2006 Dec 26 2006 Jan 20 2007 Dec 26 06 Jan 20 07	Jan 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2225 $0.22	Sep 26 2006 Sep 26 2006 Oct 20 2006 Sep 26 06 Oct 20 06	Oct 20 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2225 $0.22	Jun 27 2006 Jun 27 2006 Jul 20 2006 Jun 27 06 Jul 20 06	Jul 20 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.215 $0.22	Mar 28 2006 Mar 28 2006 Apr 20 2006 Mar 28 06 Apr 20 06	Apr 20 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.215 $0.22	Dec 29 2005 Dec 29 2005 Jan 20 2006 Dec 29 05 Jan 20 06	Jan 20 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.215 $0.22	Sep 27 2005 Sep 27 2005 Oct 20 2005 Sep 27 05 Oct 20 05	Oct 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.215 $0.22	Jun 28 2005 Jun 28 2005 Jul 20 2005 Jun 28 05 Jul 20 05	Jul 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2075 $0.21	Mar 29 2005 Mar 29 2005 Apr 20 2005 Mar 29 05 Apr 20 05	Apr 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2075 $0.21	Dec 30 2004 Dec 30 2004 Jan 20 2005 Dec 30 04 Jan 20 05	Jan 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2075 $0.21	Sep 29 2004 Sep 29 2004 Oct 20 2004 Sep 29 04 Oct 20 04	Oct 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2075 $0.21	Jun 30 2004 Jun 30 2004 Jul 20 2004 Jun 30 04 Jul 20 04	Jul 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.1875 $0.19	Mar 31 2004 Mar 31 2004 Apr 20 2004 Mar 31 04 Apr 20 04	Apr 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.1875 $0.19	Dec 30 2003 Dec 30 2003 Jan 20 2004 Dec 30 03 Jan 20 04	Jan 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.1875 $0.19	Dec 11 2003 Dec 11 2003 Dec 31 2003 Dec 11 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	- -
2003	$0.1875 $0.19	Jul 02 2003 Jul 02 2003 Jul 20 2003 Jul 02 03 Jul 20 03	Jul 20 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.1875 $0.19	Jun 05 2003 Jun 05 2003 Jun 23 2003 Jun 05 03 Jun 23 03	Jun 23 2003	- -
2002	$0.1875 $0.19	Dec 31 2002 Dec 31 2002 Jan 20 2003 Dec 31 02 Jan 20 03	Jan 20 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.1875 $0.19	Oct 03 2002 Oct 03 2002 Oct 20 2002 Oct 03 02 Oct 20 02	Oct 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.375 $0.38	Jul 03 2002 Jul 03 2002 Jul 20 2002 Jul 03 02 Jul 20 02	Jul 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.375 $0.38	Apr 04 2002 Apr 04 2002 Apr 20 2002 Apr 04 02 Apr 20 02	Apr 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.375 $0.38	Dec 28 2001 Dec 28 2001 Jan 20 2002 Dec 28 01 Jan 20 02	Jan 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.375 $0.38	Sep 28 2001 Sep 28 2001 Oct 20 2001 Sep 28 01 Oct 20 01	Oct 20 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.375 $0.38	Jul 05 2001 Jul 05 2001 Jul 20 2001 Jul 05 01 Jul 20 01	Jul 20 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.375 $0.38	Mar 29 2001 Mar 29 2001 Apr 20 2001 Mar 29 01 Apr 20 01	Apr 20 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Xcel Energy pay?

Xcel Energy most recently paid a dividend of $0.59. Xcel Energy paid a Dividend of $2.83 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $72.30 at Sep 18 2026, the current dividend yield is 3.91% (calculation: $2.83 / $72.30 = 3.91%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Xcel Energy Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Xcel Energy dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.11% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.04%.

The payout ratio of Xcel Energy in relation to the last financial year is 82.43%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 64.98%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Xcel Energy
Current dividend yield	3.91%
Dividend Yield 5Y	3.11%
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.04%
Payout 1Y	82.43%
Payout 3Y	64.98%

Is the Xcel Energy dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Xcel Energy dividend safe?

Xcel Energy has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not reduced the dividend since 1 (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 1-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 72.15%. The average Xcel Energy Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 10.45%. The average for the last 10 years is 8.25%.

Metric	Xcel Energy
Increased	1 Year
Continuity	1 Year
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	72.15%
Growth 5Y	10.45%
Growth 10Y	8.25%

Continuity

Xcel Energy has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not reduced the dividend since 1 (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 1-times.

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Xcel Energy Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Xcel Energy stock (ISIN: US98389B1008) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Xcel Energy -2.11% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Xcel Energy stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Xcel Energy (symbol: XEL) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 20.31 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 3.09 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Xcel Energy stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 17.40 according to P/E ratio and 2.87 according to P/S.

Metric	Xcel Energy
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	2.11%
P/E TTM	20.31
P/S TTM	3.09
P/E forward	17.40
P/S forward	2.87

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