Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.90 by 1.11 percent. This is a 8.33 percent increase over earnings of $0.84 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.021 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.095 billion by 1.81 percent. This is a 2.94 percent increase over sales of $3.906 billion the same period last year.