AI Data Centers Need Enormous Amounts of Power: These 5 Dividend Stocks Provide It

Data centers are doubling their power demands almost overnight, and regulated utilities that lock in long-term supply contracts stand to collect that revenue for decades.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 11, 2026

The Clock Is Ticking on These 4 High-Yield Dividend Stocks

Four dividend stocks are hitting their ex-date deadlines this week, and for one of them, the window to collect the next payment slams shut at today's closing bell.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 10, 2026

Is Xcel Energy a Dividend Stock Retirees Can Actually Count On?

Xcel Energy hands retirees a quarterly check that has grown every single year, but wildfire lawsuits, a $60 billion spending plan, and a 10-Year Treasury above 4% raise fair questions about whether that streak holds.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 4, 2026

Xcel Energy: Texas And New Mexico Could Become Its Next Growth Engine

Xcel Energy Inc. is positioned for accelerated growth via its SPS utility, with a ~$19.03B investment planned for Texas and New Mexico through 2030. SPS's weather-adjusted electric sales grew 4.8%, outpacing XEL's average, and its proposed 2,623 MW generation portfolio could drive future rate-base and earnings expansion. Regulatory approval, project execution, and financing risks remain; SPS's earnings contribution depends on allowed returns and timely cost recovery.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 28, 2026

Can XEL's Strategic Capital Investments Drive Long-Term Growth?

Xcel Energy's $70B-plus 2026-2030 investment plan targets 11% rate-base CAGR and 6-8% annual earnings growth through 2030.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 26, 2026

Xcel Energy: Punching Above Its Weight As Stable Income Play

Xcel Energy is well positioned for AI-driven energy demand, underpinned by stable revenues, strong EBIT growth, and a robust capital plan. XEL's aggressive CapEx aims to grow its rate base to $94 billion by 2030, supporting higher allowed ROE and long-term earnings visibility. Recent nuclear life extensions and major clean energy contracts, notably with Alphabet, enhance XEL's role as a key data center energy supplier.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 25, 2026

Xcel Energy Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Community Investment

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Xcel Energy Foundation today announced it has invested nearly $160 million over the past quarter of a century to strengthen communities, according to a new Impact Report commemorating the Foundation's 25th anniversary. Since the Foundation's establishment in 2001, Xcel Energy and the Xcel Energy Foundation have supported communities in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The investments include more than $.

Business Wire • Aug 6, 2026

Xcel Energy Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Xcel Energy NASDAQ: XEL reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.93 per share, up from $0.75 per share a year earlier, as higher electric revenues, allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC), and lower depreciation and amortization more than offset increased financing costs.

MarketBeat • Jul 30, 2026

Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Jul 30, 2026

Xcel Energy Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Report

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) today reported 2026 second quarter GAAP earnings of $586 million, or $0.93 per share, compared with $444 million, or $0.75 per share in the same period in 2025 and ongoing earnings of $589 million, or $0.93 per share compared with $444 million or $0.75 per share in the same period in 2025. See Note 6 for reconciliation from GAAP to ongoing earnings. The change in earnings per share was primarily driven by increased recovery of electri.

Business Wire • Jul 30, 2026