How Xcel Energy’s Total Returns Stand Up against Its Peers
Xcel Energy (XEL) stock returned 1.6% in the past year, significantly underperforming utilities at large. However, it should be noted that it has beaten its peers in the last five years. In that period, Xcel Energy, including dividends, returned 12% compounded annually. In the same period, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) returned ~10%.