What If You Invested $1,000 in Xcel Energy (XEL)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Xcel Energy
XEL
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+14955.12% (150.6 times)
- Buy
- Oct 2, 1974
- $0.56
- Sell
- Feb 24, 2026
- $83.91
Buying XEL at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $150,551.18.
Max drawdown
-80.64% (fell to 19% of peak)
- Peak
- Apr 26, 2001
- $11.8
- Trough
- Jul 29, 2002
- $2.28
The worst decline for XEL was -80.64% (fell to 19% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+7857.35% (79.6 times)
- IPO
- Feb 21, 1973
- $1.03
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $81.63
A $1,000 investment in XEL at IPO would be worth $79,573.46 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Xcel Energy (XEL) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) stock's all-time low was $0.56 on Oct 2, 1974. The all-time high was $83.91 on Feb 24, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Xcel Energy (XEL) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Xcel Energy (XEL) stock at the all-time low ($0.56 on Oct 2, 1974) and selling at the peak ($83.91 on Feb 24, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $150,551.18. Historical return: +14955.12% (150.6 times).
What are Xcel Energy (XEL)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Xcel Energy (XEL) stock was Oct 2, 1974 (all-time low at $0.56). The best sell date was Feb 24, 2026 at $83.91. This investment would have returned +14955.12% (150.6 times).
What was Xcel Energy (XEL) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Xcel Energy (XEL) stock's worst decline was -80.64% (fell to 19% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $11.8 on Apr 26, 2001. Trough: $2.28 on Jul 29, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $193.58 at the trough.
What if you bought Xcel Energy (XEL) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Xcel Energy (XEL) stock at IPO ($1.03 on Feb 21, 1973) would be worth $79,573.46 today. Historical return: +7857.35% (79.6 times). Current stock price: $81.63 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Xcel Energy (XEL) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Xcel Energy (XEL) stock 5 years ago ($54.51 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,497.53 today. Historical return: +49.75% (1.50 times). Current stock price: $81.63 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Xcel Energy (XEL) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Xcel Energy (XEL) stock 10 years ago ($30.31 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,693.46 today. Historical return: +169.35% (2.69 times). Current stock price: $81.63 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Xcel Energy (XEL) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Xcel Energy (XEL) stock 20 years ago ($9 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $9,069.99 today. Historical return: +807.00% (9.07 times). Current stock price: $81.63 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for XEL. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.