Seasonality
XEL seasonality — Xcel Energy
Over the last 11 years, XEL's strongest month on average has been July (+3.9%) and its weakest June (-2.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.78% | +0.52% | 50% | +9.0% | -5.1% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.75% | -4.26% | 40% | +9.6% | -12.0% | 10 |
| Mar | +2.66% | +2.24% | 70% | +13.5% | -4.7% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.69% | +2.25% | 80% | +7.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| May | +0.12% | +0.45% | 50% | +6.3% | -6.6% | 10 |
| Jun | -2.75% | -3.78% | 30% | +3.8% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.86% | +3.27% | 90% | +10.5% | -2.6% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.92% | +1.10% | 70% | +7.7% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.73% | -1.21% | 40% | +11.4% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.27% | +2.83% | 90% | +13.2% | -2.1% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.58% | +2.65% | 67% | +8.6% | -3.8% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.54% | -0.59% | 40% | +6.2% | -10.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — XEL
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.0 | 9.6 | -4.7 | 4.4 | -4.2 | 1.0 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -6.9 | 13.2 | -0.2 | +7.9% | |
| 2025 | -0.5 | 7.3 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -2.9 | 7.8 | -1.4 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -10.1 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | -3.3 | -12.0 | 2.0 | -0.0 | 3.2 | -3.7 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 8.6 | -7.0 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | -1.9 | -6.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | -6.6 | -4.8 | 0.9 | -8.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9 | -3.3 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | -6.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | -13.8 | 1.7 | 7.8 | -0.2 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | -4.0 | -8.4 | 13.5 | 7.2 | -0.6 | -7.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | -9.1 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 6.2 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.0 | -9.9 | -3.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | -3.9 | 10.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -3.8 | -1.0 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -3.2 | 3.2 | +28.9% |
| 2018 | -5.1 | -5.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | -2.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 3.8 | 7.0 | -6.1 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 6.3 | -4.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | -4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | -6.8 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3 |