Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.93 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.78 by 19.23 percent. This is a 24 percent increase over earnings of $0.75 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.119 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.524 billion by 11.49 percent. This is a 5.11 percent decrease over sales of $3.287 billion the same period last year.