Exelon Corporation · EXC · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Exelon reaffirms guidance as storage and transmission plans advance
Exelon's Q2 call supports a constructive but conditional operating thesis: management sees transmission, storage, virtual power plants, and demand growth as avenues for expansion, while execution depends on regulatory progress, resource adequacy, and durable data-center demand.
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What changed
The quarter added detail on PJM stress and Exelon's response: management cited a 6.8-GW capacity shortfall in the latest auction, announced a 500-MW New Jersey battery project, and said the data-center pipeline had been revised down by 11 GW. Capital deployment and full-year guidance remained on track.
Guidance delta
Full-year EPS guidance was reaffirmed at $2.81-$2.91; no change was indicated.
Key takeaways
- Q2 2026 adjusted operating earnings were $0.43 per share, matching expectations.
- Management reaffirmed full-year EPS guidance of $2.81-$2.91.
- About $10 billion of 2026 capital deployment and $41 billion through 2029 remain on track.
- The strategy emphasizes transmission, battery storage, and virtual power plants as demand and supply constraints persist.
- The data-center pipeline was revised down by 11 GW, with greater emphasis on durable, collateral-backed projects.
Management priorities
- Commission the 500-MW New Jersey battery storage project and additional Maryland storage projects.
- Pursue competitive transmission bids in MISO and other regional transmission organizations.
- Expand virtual power plant programs across multiple jurisdictions.
- Continue engagement with FERC, PJM, and state regulators on reliability and resource adequacy.
- Maintain disciplined capital allocation of about $10 billion in 2026.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
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 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 15, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | May 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 20, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Apr 17, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 2, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 8, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 27, 2020 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 24, 2018 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 3, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Tudor Pickering | Accumulate | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 11, 2015 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Edward Jones | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 18, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $40.92. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $49 | $41.98 | +19.7% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $42.1 | +22.2% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $45.51 | +17.3% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $49 | $45.6 | +19.7% | May 29, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $44.98 | +0.2% | May 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $55 | $46.41 | +34.4% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $46.4 | +5.1% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.4 | +22.2% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $50 | $46.4 | +22.2% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $48 | $47.2 | +17.3% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $47.02 | +22.2% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $48 | $47.59 | +17.3% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $47.59 | +19.7% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $47.34 | +24.6% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $48.69 | +14.8% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $47.55 | +24.6% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $47.88 | +24.6% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $50 | $45 | +22.2% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $51 | $44.7 | +24.6% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $51 | $44.73 | +24.6% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $51 | $43.84 | +24.6% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $43.76 | +17.3% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $43.1 | -4.7% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $52 | $45.48 | +27.1% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $48.34 | +29.5% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $47.79 | +39.3% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $47.38 | +2.6% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $47.38 | +44.2% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $52 | $46.85 | +27.1% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.66 | +22.2% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $45.69 | +39.3% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza | $47 | $47.37 | +14.8% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $46 | $39.29 | +12.4% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $42 | $37.89 | +2.6% | May 3, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $40 | $37.57 | -2.3% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jacob Kilstein | $45 | $36.56 | +10.0% | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $39 | $36.64 | -4.7% | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $42.38 | +19.7% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $38.75 | +12.4% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $48.42 | +27.1% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $50.23 | +31.9% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Lapides | $44 | $43.43 | +7.5% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $45 | $43.43 | +10.0% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $46 | $43.43 | +12.4% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Jonathan Arnold | $45 | $42.51 | +10.0% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Durgesh Chopra | $63 | $39.22 | +53.9% | Jan 25, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationExelon Corporation, a utility holding company established in 1999 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operates across the United States and Canada. The company primarily focuses on the generation, delivery, and marketing of energy. It maintains a diverse portfolio of power production facilities, utilizing nuclear, fossil fuel, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar technologies. Exelon engages in the sale of electricity to both wholesale and retail clients, while also providing natural gas, renewable energy solutions, and various other energy-related products and services.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-30T17:10:32.386788+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-04T01:23:15.205020+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-23T14:50:55.238537+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-23T14:50:55.234794+00:00
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