XEL dividend analysis

XEL dividend deep dive

XEL pays $18.00 per share annually, a 5.00% yield against the current price. The 30% payout sits inside the 60% threshold that's the conventional comfort zone for ongoing distribution growth.

Quality + Risk pillar breakdown on the XEL dividend: Quality 35, Risk 0, composite safety 43/100. The Risk pillar specifically captures balance-sheet leverage and earnings volatility, both of which weigh on the distribution's durability through cycles.

XEL reinvested-yield math, holding TTM yield (5.00%) and 5y CAGR (10.0%) constant: 5/10/20-year cumulative income totals 30.7% / 70.8% / 191.8%.

Sector dividend comp for XEL: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%) (mean 3.13%). On the trailing TTM line, XEL pays 5.00% — a +1.87-pp gap to the cohort mean.

XEL dividend calendar: ex-date 2026-03-01, pay date 2026-03-15. The pattern is quarterly, which means four payments per year at the current $4.500 per quarter run-rate.

Bottom line on XEL: 5.00% TTM yield + 10.0% growth + 43/100 safety. The forward question is whether the 30% payout ratio leaves enough free cash flow for continued growth at the current pace.