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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+5.2%30 Apr 2026Max
  2. 2−3.9%1 Jun 2026Low
  3. 3−3.5%20 Mar 2026Low
  4. 4+3.3%13 Feb 2026Max
  5. 5−3.1%21 Aug 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

265 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max31.1%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High20.8%
  • Moderate51.9%
  • Low9034.0%
  • Very Low16361.5%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−16.5%Week of26 Feb 2024Max
  2. 2−10.6%Week of26 Sep 2022Max
  3. 3+9.9%Week of22 Sep 2025Low
  4. 4−9.4%Week of13 Jun 2022Max
  5. 5+7.5%Week of9 Feb 2026Low

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max31.0%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High20.7%
  • Moderate41.3%
  • Low5819.2%
  • Very Low23577.8%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+14.4%Mar 2021Low
  2. 2−13.2%Sep 2022High
  3. 3−12.9%Oct 2008High
  4. 4+12.3%Sep 2025Low
  5. 5−12.0%Feb 2024High

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max31.2%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High52.0%
  • Moderate52.0%
  • Low8132.1%
  • Very Low15862.7%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, XEL rose most often in October (17 of 21) and fell most often in February (12 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
29 Oct 2026 Beat$1.52 vs $1.39 expected +2.4%
30 Jul 2026 Beat$0.93 vs $0.79 expected −0.7%
30 Apr 2026 In line$0.91 vs $0.91 expected +5.2%
5 Feb 2026 In line$0.96 vs $0.96 expected −0.1%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, XEL moves about 0.75% up or down. That is calmer than 9 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Xcel Energy, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Yahoo! Finance Canada9 hours agoXcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Stock Forecasts
  2. 02Minichart11 hours agoXcel Energy Launches $6 Billion At-the-Market Stock Sale Program
  3. 03MarketBeat12 hours agoXcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) Rating Lowered to Sell at Wall Street Zen
  4. 04Simply Wall St17 hours agoXcel Energy (XEL) Q3 Results Spotlight Financing Strain Behind Growth
  5. 05Morningstar18 hours agoXcel Energy Earnings: Recent Developments Address Regulatory and Financing Issues
  6. 06ad-hoc-news.de19 hours agoXcel Energy stock trades at EUR 70.75 late Friday