Xcel Energy's results for Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-29. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue (GAAP) | $4,172 million (+6.6% vs a year earlier) |
| Diluted EPS (GAAP) | $1.52 |
| Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs) | $1.52 |
| Full-year guidance | Narrowed |
Guidance
Narrowed 2026 ongoing EPS guidance to $4.10–$4.16 from $4.04–$4.16; initiated 2027 ongoing EPS guidance of $4.48–$4.62.
Why this label: '2026 ongoing earnings guidance is a narrowed range of $4.10 to $4.16 per share, from the original guidance of $4.04 to $4.16'; 2027 guidance initiated separately.
| Metric | Period | New | Prior (as stated in the release) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ongoing EPS | FY2026 | $4.10–$4.16 | $4.04–$4.16 |
| ongoing EPS | FY2027 | $4.48–$4.62 | not stated |
| long-term annual EPS growth | long-term | 6%–8+% | not stated |
From the release
Revenue: "Total operating revenues · 4,172 · 3,915 · 11,312 · 11,108"
Earnings per share: "Third quarter diluted GAAP and ongoing earnings per share were $1.52 in 2026 compared with GAAP earnings of $0.88 and ongoing earnings of $1.24 in 2025."
ongoing EPS: "Xcel Energy’s 2026 ongoing earnings guidance is a narrowed range of $4.10 to $4.16 per share, from the original guidance of $4.04 to $4.16 per share."
ongoing EPS: "Xcel Energy initiates its 2027 ongoing earnings per share guidance of $4.48 to $4.62."
long-term annual EPS growth: "Deliver long-term annual EPS growth of 6% to 8+%."
Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.
Key fact: Initiated 2027 ongoing EPS guidance of $4.48–$4.62; narrowed 2026 range to $4.10–$4.16.
Source
Xcel Energy earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000072903-26-000178, filed 2026-10-29.
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