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The cash flow of Xcel Energy Inc. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, Xcel Energy Inc.'s operating cash flow was $4.08B and its capital expenditures $10.91B, leaving free cash flow of -$6.83B. Free cash flow was below zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from -$6.83B in fiscal 2025 to -$118M in fiscal 2017. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2025, at $10.91B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$4.08B$10.91B-$6.83B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$4.64B$7.36B-$2.72B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$5.33B$5.85B-$527M
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$3.93B$4.64B-$706M
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$2.19B$4.24B-$2.06B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$2.85B$5.37B-$2.52B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$3.26B$4.22B-$962M
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$3.12B$3.96B-$835M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$3.13B$3.24B-$118M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$3.05B$3.19B-$143M

Fiscal years as Xcel Energy Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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