Xcel Energy Q3 2026: EPS jumps to $1.52 as revenue rises 6.6%
Xcel Energy’s Q3 2026 was a clean beat: revenue rose 6.6% to $4.17 billion, GAAP EPS jumped to $1.52 from $0.88, and net income reached $960 million. The quarter was helped by infrastructure recovery, equity-method gains and warm weather. Read the scorecard against consensus and the narrowed $4.10-$4.16 2026 EPS range, then check debt and wildfire risk.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP and ongoing diluted EPS both landed at $1.52, versus GAAP $0.88 and ongoing $1.24 a year ago. That beat the $1.3953 consensus estimate by about 8.9%. The comparison got a $0.36 lift from lower Marshall Wildfire litigation, while net income was $960 million and equity-method earnings were $77 million.
Revenue was $4.17 billion, up 6.6% from $3.92 billion a year earlier. Electric revenue was $3.89 billion, natural gas $272 million and other $12 million. Operating income rose to $1.19 billion from $749 million, helped by a much smaller wildfire litigation charge.
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Figures on this page come from the company's original SEC filings. The analysis is generated automatically and checked against validation rules, but may still contain errors or omissions. Not investment advice. · Generated 2026-11-03
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