Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.08%
5Y share count change
11.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$328.04M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 11.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Xcel Energy (XEL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Xcel Energy (XEL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Xcel Energy (XEL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Xcel Energy (XEL)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Xcel Energy (XEL) reported buyback spend of $0.00.
Between 2011 and 2025, Xcel Energy buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $104.98M to $0.00.
The highest annual buyback spend of $104.98M was reported in 2011. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1994.
Xcel Energy Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Xcel Energy buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Xcel Energy Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Xcel Energy buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Xcel Energy Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Xcel Energy buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Xcel Energy Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Xcel Energy buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
Xcel Energy Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Xcel Energy buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Xcel Energy (XEL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $46.00M | −$46.00M | — | 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 | 0.00% | 0.51B | +0.4% | |
| 2017 | $3.00M | $57.00M | −$54.00M | 0.01% | 0.51B | -0.1% | |
| 2016 | $32.21M | $41.17M | −$8.96M | 0.16% | 0.51B | +0.3% | |
| 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 | 0.14% | 0.49B | +0.6% | |
| 2011 | $104.98M | $45.01M | $59.97M | 0.78% | 0.49B | +4.8% | |
| 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 | 0.44% | 0.42B | +1.1% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$1.00M
- 2017$3.00M
- 2016$32.21M
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$18.53M
- 2011$104.98M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$32.02M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$95.00M
- 1997$41.30M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Xcel Energy (XEL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Xcel Energy (XEL)
How Xcel Energy splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Xcel Energy, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $3.32B | |
| $958.00M | |
| $400.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
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| $0.00 |
- $3.32B
- $958.00M
- $400.00M
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- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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