Evergy, Inc. · EVRG · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Evergy reaffirmed guidance as data-center load expands
Q2 results and management commentary support a constructive near-term operating trajectory: load growth from large customers and regulated investment recovery underpin earnings, while the expanded generation plan increases execution and funding demands.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, Evergy added about $1 billion of generation capital tied to new large-load ESAs, reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.88, and cited a Missouri Metro revenue-requirement reduction of about $25 million tied to data-center impacts.
Guidance delta
Maintained: management reaffirmed 2026 EPS guidance and long-term growth targets.
Key takeaways
- Q2 adjusted EPS was $0.88, with management saying results keep Evergy on track for the midpoint of 2026 EPS guidance.
- Signed data-center ESAs total about 3 GW, with a pipeline exceeding 10 GW and expected support for 7%-8% annual retail load growth through 2030.
- The $21.6 billion capital plan now includes an additional $1 billion for generation across natural gas, solar, and battery storage.
Management priorities
- Execute additional large-load ESAs and support data-center customer ramp-up
- Advance natural-gas, solar, and battery-storage projects and related regulatory filings
- Progress Kansas and Missouri rate-case and generation-approval processes
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 11, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 13, 2022 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Nov 20, 2019 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2019 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $79.26. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $86.56 | +22.4% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $87.01 | +18.6% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $91 | $82.73 | +14.8% | May 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $87 | $81.67 | +9.8% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $99 | $84.41 | +24.9% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $83.13 | +12.3% | Mar 9, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $81.8 | +9.8% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $80.26 | +3.5% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $88 | $80.69 | +11.0% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $91 | $75.29 | +14.8% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $76.44 | -0.3% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $76 | $73.59 | -4.1% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $73.28 | +4.7% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $77 | $78.31 | -2.9% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $93 | $78.31 | +17.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $76.69 | +0.9% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $77.84 | +9.8% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $77.83 | +3.5% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo | $78 | $67.96 | -1.6% | Jun 10, 2025 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $78 | $67.88 | -1.6% | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $68.36 | -7.9% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $74 | $64.26 | -6.6% | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers | $69 | $60.34 | -12.9% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $64 | $61.84 | -19.3% | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $67 | $60.36 | -15.5% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $61 | $55.74 | -23.0% | May 14, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers | $60 | $54.21 | -24.3% | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella | $57 | $58.69 | -28.1% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $70.1 | -4.1% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $70.92 | -5.4% | Apr 19, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationEvergy, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated electric utility, focusing on the production, conveyance, distribution, and direct sale of power throughout Kansas and Missouri in the United States. The company's electricity generation relies on a diverse energy mix, utilizing sources such as coal, hydroelectric, landfill gas, uranium, natural gas, and oil, alongside a growing portfolio of renewables like solar and wind energy. Supporting its operations, Evergy maintains a robust infrastructure, which includes roughly 10,100 circuit miles of high-voltage transmission lines, about 39,800 circuit miles of overhead distribution lines, and an additional 13,000 circuit miles of underground distribution networks. It provides service to a substantial customer base of approximately 1,620,400, encompassing residential consumers, commercial enterprises, industrial facilities, municipal entities, and fellow electric utilities. Evergy, Inc. was founded in 2017 and has its main corporate headquarters situated in Kansas City, Missouri.
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