All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XEL total return snapshot: XEL returned +13.52% over the past year and +8.85% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 21, 1973, XEL is up +7,767.50% in nominal total return, or +8.50%/yr, and is currently −4.19% below its total-return high on Feb. 24, 2026.
Data ending Mon Aug. 17, 2026
| Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XEL × |
+7,767.50%
+8.50%/yr |
+9.32%/yr
R2=0.967 |
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| Xcel Energy Inc NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XEL × |
$10,000.00
1973-02-21 |
$786,750.10
2026-08-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XEL × | +8.85% | +13.52% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XEL × |
−4.19%
on 2026-08-17 from 2026-02-24 peak |
−80.64%
on 2002-07-29 from 2001-04-26 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XEL × | +13.52% |
+40.77% +18.65%/yr |
+50.80% +14.68%/yr |
+32.82% +5.84%/yr |
+154.40% +9.79%/yr |
| Year | XEL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.85% |
| 2025 | +13.90% |
| 2024 | +12.32% |
| 2023 | −8.67% |
| 2022 | +6.45% |
| 2021 | +4.40% |
| 2020 | +7.77% |
| 2019 | +32.37% |
| 2018 | +5.88% |
| 2017 | +21.91% |
| 2016 | +17.14% |
| 2015 | +3.84% |
| 2014 | +33.49% |
| 2013 | +8.79% |
| 2012 | +0.48% |
| 2011 | +22.31% |
| 2010 | +16.09% |
| 2009 | +20.25% |
| 2008 | −13.77% |
| 2007 | +1.95% |
| 2006 | +30.52% |
| 2005 | +6.19% |
| 2004 | +12.26% |
| 2003 | +61.71% |
| 2002 | −57.23% |
| 2001 | +0.69% |
| 2000 | +58.53% |
| 1999 | −24.97% |
| 1998 | +0.18% |
| 1997 | +34.06% |
| 1996 | −0.99% |
| 1995 | +18.40% |
| 1994 | +8.67% |
| 1993 | +5.47% |
| 1992 | +6.82% |
| 1991 | +34.87% |
| 1990 | −8.45% |
| 1989 | +29.12% |
| 1988 | +18.07% |
| 1987 | −8.52% |
| 1986 | +37.69% |
| 1985 | +31.65% |
| 1984 | +9.87% |
| 1983 | +26.66% |
| 1982 | +24.35% |
| 1981 | +12.22% |
| 1980 | −3.91% |
| 1979 | −4.79% |
| 1978 | −16.81% |
| 1977 | −4.25% |
| 1976 | +11.85% |
| 1975 | +64.86% |
| 1974 | −36.64% |
| 1973 | −11.49% |
