Xcel Energy (XEL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Xcel Energy
XEL
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
11.6%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.59B | 4.6% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $33.00M | −$33.00M | 0.56B | 2.0% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $25.00M | −$25.00M | 0.55B | 0.9% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $20.00M | −$20.00M | 0.55B | 1.3% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $31.00M | −$31.00M | 0.54B | 2.3% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $73.00M | −$73.00M | 0.53B | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $58.00M | −$58.00M | 0.52B | 1.8% | — |
| 2018 | $1.00M | $45.00M | −$44.00M | 0.51B | 0.4% | 0.00% |
| 2017 | $3.00M | $57.00M | −$54.00M | 0.51B | -0.1% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | $32.21M | $41.17M | −$8.96M | 0.51B | 0.3% | 0.16% |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $44.93M | −$44.93M | 0.51B | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $32.19M | −$32.19M | 0.50B | 1.5% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $24.61M | −$24.61M | 0.50B | 1.7% | — |
| 2012 | $18.53M | $26.97M | −$8.44M | 0.49B | 0.6% | 0.14% |
| 2011 | $104.98M | $45.01M | $59.97M | 0.49B | 4.8% | 0.78% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $35.81M | −$35.81M | 0.46B | 1.4% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $29.67M | −$29.67M | 0.46B | 3.5% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $25.51M | −$25.51M | 0.44B | 2.0% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $22.87M | −$22.87M | 0.43B | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.6% | — |
| 2004 | $32.02M | $0.00 | $32.02M | 0.42B | 1.1% | 0.44% |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | 8.8% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.39B | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.34B | 1.7% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.34B | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.33B | 120.8% | — |
| 1998 | $95.00M | $0.00 | $95.00M | 0.15B | 7.0% | — |
| 1997 | $41.30M | $0.00 | $41.30M | 0.14B | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.14B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Xcel Energy buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Xcel Energy (XEL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Xcel Energy diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Xcel Energy's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 11.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).