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CMS Energy Corporation · CMS · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
CMS Energy pairs utility growth with NorthStar restructuring
The call supports a constructive but execution-dependent view: regulated utility investment, Michigan load growth, and strategic simplification provide potential support for earnings growth, while regulatory approvals, asset-sale execution, and financing remain key checks.
Reported Before market openNYSEUtilities
$20.15B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.37
Consensus $0.36
EPS surprise
+3.1%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.83B
Consensus $1.87B
Revenue surprise
-2.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+0.1%
Event window
SPY move
+0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
-0.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.3×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-7.6%
Up to 20 sessions
CMSSPY benchmark
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Why did CMS rise 0.1% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in CMS's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for CMS after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Management reaffirmed FY2026 EPS guidance, introduced FY2027 guidance, and described a strategic exit from non-utility renewable development. The company also emphasized a $24 billion five-year utility investment plan and a new large-load tariff for data centers.
Guidance delta
FY2026 EPS guidance was reaffirmed at $3.83-$3.90; FY2027 guidance was introduced at $4.08-$4.17.
Key takeaways
- CMS is exiting non-utility renewable development while retaining selected assets.
- Management highlighted Michigan data-center and industrial-load demand supported by a new large-load tariff.
- A $24 billion five-year utility capital plan targets 10.5% rate-base growth.
- The company expects the restructuring to reduce parent financing needs through 2030.
Management priorities
- Complete NorthStar restructuring and asset sales by year-end.
- File the Integrated Resource Plan in September incorporating large-load growth.
- Invest in utility renewables and electric distribution reliability.
- Pursue data-center and industrial-load growth under the large-load tariff.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$63.86Current
$57Low
$75.21Average
$84High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 15, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jan 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 4, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 16, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 11, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Hilliard Lyons | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 4, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 5, 2016 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 23, 2014 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $63.86. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $77 | $68.46 | +20.6% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $69.81 | +23.7% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $81 | $71.74 | +26.8% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $74.37 | +31.5% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $86 | $73.65 | +34.7% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $74.03 | +22.1% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $75.75 | +26.8% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $83 | $71.31 | +30.0% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $81 | $70.22 | +26.8% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $74 | $70.22 | +15.9% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $73.46 | +20.6% | May 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $71.64 | +30.0% | May 18, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $72.97 | +28.4% | May 11, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $77.04 | +25.3% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $78.11 | +33.1% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $75.86 | +23.7% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $75.72 | +25.3% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Williams Trading | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $72.27 | +25.3% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $73.14 | +26.8% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $70.86 | +23.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $71.22 | +17.4% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $71.49 | +23.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $70.9 | +28.4% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $70.93 | +15.9% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $69.91 | +20.6% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $74.59 | +20.6% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $75.4 | +19.0% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $82 | $75.09 | +28.4% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $74.35 | +23.7% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $71 | $69.36 | +11.2% | May 22, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $72.18 | +26.8% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $74 | $73.5 | +15.9% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $83 | $72.1 | +30.0% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $73.14 | +25.3% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $76 | $68.39 | +19.0% | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $76 | $70.63 | +19.0% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $73 | $70.09 | +14.3% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Paul Cole | $73 | $67.55 | +14.3% | Aug 29, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $69 | $61.34 | +8.0% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $61 | $61.7 | -4.5% | May 28, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $68 | $63.24 | +6.5% | May 20, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $71 | $62.91 | +11.2% | May 14, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $59 | $60.2 | -7.6% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $66 | $58.48 | +3.4% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $64 | $56.89 | +0.2% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| UBS | Ross Fowler | $65 | $59.32 | +1.8% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza | $64 | $57.77 | +0.2% | Feb 2, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $62 | $58.07 | -2.9% | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Sophie Karp | $57 | $52.14 | -10.7% | Oct 5, 2023 |
| UBS | Ross Fowler | $68 | $58.99 | +6.5% | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $68 | $61.27 | +6.5% | Apr 19, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $62.1 | +14.3% | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $59 | $53.97 | -7.6% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $65.54 | +4.9% | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $63.88 | -1.3% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $66.2 | +12.7% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $73 | $67.24 | +14.3% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $65.19 | +11.2% | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $62.73 | -7.6% | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $68.98 | +3.4% | May 23, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $68.56 | +9.6% | May 4, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $70.59 | +19.0% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $73.04 | +20.6% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $73.02 | +8.0% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Durgesh Chopra | $67 | $64.22 | +4.9% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $69 | $64.22 | +8.0% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Julien Dumoulin Smith | $67 | $63.72 | +4.9% | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Maheep Mandloi | $71 | $58.74 | +11.2% | Jul 13, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and NorthStar Clean Energy. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources. Its distribution system comprises 263 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 4 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 4,619 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 18 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 82,854 miles of electric distribution overhead…
Historical context
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- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-02T01:23:14.593608+00:00
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-23T12:00:56.597097+00:00
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