Xcel Energy (XEL) reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $586 million, or $0.93 per share, compared with $444 million, or $0.75 per share, in the same period of 2025.
Total operating revenues were $3.119 billion for the quarter, compared with $3.287 billion a year earlier. Xcel Energy reaffirmed its 2026 ongoing earnings per share guidance of $4.04 to $4.16.
- Second-quarter basic earnings per share were $0.94, compared with $0.76 in 2025.
- Second-quarter diluted GAAP earnings per share were $0.93, compared with $0.75 in 2025.
- Year-to-date diluted GAAP earnings per share were $1.82, compared with $1.59 in 2025.
- The company said the change in earnings per share was primarily driven by increased recovery of electric infrastructure investments, partially offset by higher financing costs.
- Xcel Energy scheduled a conference call for 9:00 a.m. CDT to review financial results.
$XEL Insider Trading Activity
$XEL insiders have traded $XEL stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $XEL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- AMANDA J ROME (EVP, Group President, Utilitie) sold 15,969 shares for an estimated $1,335,168
- RYAN J. LONG (EVP, Chief Legal and) sold 800 shares for an estimated $66,328
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$XEL Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 530 institutional investors add shares of $XEL stock to their portfolio, and 519 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 23,727,062 shares (+671.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,884,877,805
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 17,563,720 shares (-69.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,395,261,916
- BARCLAYS PLC removed 8,588,893 shares (-86.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $682,301,659
- BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ removed 2,408,333 shares (-77.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $191,317,973
- PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA added 2,399,089 shares (+37.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $190,583,630
- BROOKFIELD CORP /ON/ removed 2,268,511 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $180,210,513
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 1,637,890 shares (+5.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $130,113,981
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