Xcel Energy reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance for 2026 at $3.78 to $3.82 billion, maintaining a growth rate of 16%–18%, despite strong Q1 revenue growth.
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What are Xcel Energy's plans for data center growth partnerships with hyperscalers in 2026?
In the Q1 2026 earnings call, management reaffirmed the revenue guidance range for full-year 2026 of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion (implying 16%–18% annual growth) while increasing adjusted EBITDA guidance for the year. 1 The excerpt explicitly states: “we are reaffirming our previous revenue guidance range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion… For full year 2026, we are reaffirming… [reaffirming] previous revenue guidance range… a 16% to 18% annual growth rate.” 1
Separately, management also notes that they “reaffirmed our guidance range for revenue and increased our EBITDA guidance.” 2
No—revenue growth expectations for the full year were not changed. The company’s full-year revenue growth expectation remains 16%–18%, based on the unchanged guidance range of $3.78B–$3.82B. 1
Because the guidance range was reaffirmed rather than revised upward or downward, the impact on revenue growth expectations is that:
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