Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL)
NASDAQ: XEL · Real-Time Price · USD
72.63
+0.39 (0.53%)
Sep 5, 2025, 3:37 PM - Market open

Xcel Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover Xcel Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $77, which forecasts a 6.02% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $73 and the highest is $80.

Price Target: $77 (+6.02%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$73$77$77$80
Change+0.52%+6.02%+6.02%+10.15%
* Price targets were last updated on Aug 1, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Xcel Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingMar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Strong Buy332221
Buy566666
Hold244444
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total101312121211

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Mizuho
Mizuho
Buy
Maintains
$74$78
BuyMaintains$74$78+7.40%Aug 1, 2025
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$78$77
HoldMaintains$78$77+6.02%Jun 18, 2025
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$79$78
HoldMaintains$79$78+7.40%May 22, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$75$78
BuyMaintains$75$78+7.40%Apr 28, 2025
Mizuho
Mizuho
Buy
Maintains
$70$74
BuyMaintains$70$74+1.89%Apr 28, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
15.20B
from 13.44B
Increased by 13.05%
Revenue Next Year
16.19B
from 15.20B
Increased by 6.52%
EPS This Year
3.85
from 3.44
Increased by 12.00%
EPS Next Year
4.16
from 3.85
Increased by 8.14%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
11.53B13.43B15.31B14.21B13.44B15.20B16.19B
Revenue Growth
-0.03%16.53%13.99%-7.21%-5.39%13.05%6.52%
EPS
2.792.963.173.213.443.854.16
EPS Growth
5.68%6.09%7.10%1.21%7.18%12.00%8.14%
Forward PE
-----18.8617.44
No. Analysts
-----1717
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
High17.9B18.8B
Avg15.2B16.2B
Low13.7B14.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026202720282029
High
32.9%
23.8%
Avg
13.0%
6.5%
Low
1.8%
-3.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High4.044.40
Avg3.854.16
Low3.693.91

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
17.6%
14.2%
Avg
12.0%
8.1%
Low
7.4%
1.5%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.