XEL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #12 of 58 in industry

Xcel Energy Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $16.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $148,138 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
MN
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#12/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
108:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$16.0M
Median worker
$148,138

Answer first

Xcel Energy Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $16.0M ranks #273 of 1,423 complete filings; its 108:1 pay ratio ranks #600. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $148,138. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 12 of 58, 81st percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services companies.

Dollar rank
#273
$16.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#600
108:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
81st
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Xcel Energy Inc ranks nationally

Xcel Energy Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$15,998,859 Top 19% higher than 81% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Xcel Energy Inc vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($16.0M) against pay ratio (108:1) for Xcel Energy Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both04208278.18416556.212624834.216833112.377.9:186.8:195.8:1104.7:1113.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Xcel Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 15998859 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 108:1Xcel Energy IncDominion Energy, Inc, CEO total pay: 16037850 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 107:1Dominion Energy, IncNisource Inc., CEO total pay: 13252226 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 106:1Nisource Inc.Duke Energy CORP, CEO total pay: 132604 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 106:1Duke Energy CORPCheniere Energy, Inc., CEO total pay: 232953 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 110:1Cheniere Energy, Inc.Ameren Corp, CEO total pay: 14056510 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 112:1Ameren Corp
Xcel Energy Inc vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers, plotted against the industry's $9.1M median CEO total and 80:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 49. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Xcel Energy Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Xcel Energy Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
108:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+9:1
from FY2024 99:1
CEO $ YoY
+24%
$16.0M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Xcel Energy Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $10.3M - $119,983 86:1 -
2023 $21.4M +107% $141,438 151:1 +65:1
2024 $12.9M -39% $130,627 99:1 -52:1
2025 $16.0M +24% $148,138 108:1 +9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 72903, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
108:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$16.0M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Above
#12 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Xcel Energy Inc: MID · PEAK pay ratio

Xcel Energy Inc's FY2025 ratio 108:1 ranks #12 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (81st percentile). the CEO earned 108× the median employee ($148,138) in FY2025.

Median employee $148,138 (ELITE-MED); MID · PEAK stamps put about 108 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$16.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

108:1

Near industry median

Xcel Energy Inc in the higher Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services third

Xcel Energy Inc's FY2025 ratio 108:1 ranks #12 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (81st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (SIC 49) median ratio is 80:1 across 58 FY2025 filers; Xcel Energy Inc's $16.0M CEO total is above the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #273 and ratio rank #600 split - treat 108:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$16.0M
Median Employee Pay
$148,138
Pay Ratio
108:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
XEL
CIK
72903
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4931
State
MN
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 72903, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Xcel Energy Inc's FY2025 ratio 108:1 ranks #12 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (81st percentile).

Read with Xcel Energy Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.

Travel & Leisure Co. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.0M (Δ $25K heavier vs Xcel Energy Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Qualys, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.0M (Δ $48K lighter vs Xcel Energy Inc); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Vistra Corp. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.0M (Δ $49K heavier vs Xcel Energy Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
EQT Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.0M (Δ $51K heavier vs Xcel Energy Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Dominion Energy, Inc (SIC 49 pole)

Dominion Energy, Inc stamps MID · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Xcel Energy Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #273/#600

Xcel Energy Inc's FY2025 package sits #273 by CEO dollars and #600 by ratio under PEAK · MID.
Comp structure · PEAK

Xcel Energy Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Xcel Energy Inc (CIK 72903), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.