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Exelon Corporation · EXC · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
Exelon narrows 2026 guidance as transmission and storage plans expand
Exelon's Q3 analysis supports a constructive infrastructure-growth case: management paired a large capital plan and transmission and storage opportunities with maintained confidence, but execution depends on regulatory outcomes, project timing and funding needs.
Reported Before market openNASDAQUtilities
$47.30B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.79
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $6.76B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+1.2%
Event window
SPY move
-2.1%
Same window
Abnormal move
+3.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
0.0%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove EXC's +1.2% move after FY2026 Q3 earnings?What changed in EXC's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for EXC after FY2026 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, Exelon reported higher adjusted operating earnings, narrowed full-year guidance, completed planned 2026 debt financing, and added detail on a 1.5-3.5 GW pipeline of regulated storage opportunities beyond the current plan.
Guidance delta
Full-year operating earnings guidance was narrowed to $2.85-$2.91 per share from the prior quarter's reaffirmed range.
Key takeaways
- Q3 adjusted operating earnings were reported at $0.87 per share, above expectations.
- The $41.7 billion capital plan supports stated 7.9% rate-base growth, with transmission growth of 16%.
- Management identified 1.5-3.5 GW of regulated storage opportunities beyond the current plan.
- Rate-case progress continued, while PJM and FERC decisions remain pending.
Management priorities
- Pursue additional transmission awards over the next decade.
- Develop utility-owned battery storage projects in New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, and seek approvals in other states.
- Continue rate-case filings, including the new PECO filing in Pennsylvania.
- Use build-own-transfer structures and flexible capital allocation to prioritize investments.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$46.16Current
$39Low
$48.03Average
$63High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 30, 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 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Underweight | Upgrade | Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 22, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 15, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 $46.16. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $43.5 | -4.7% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $49 | $41.98 | +6.2% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $42.1 | +8.3% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $45.51 | +4.0% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $49 | $45.6 | +6.2% | May 29, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $44.98 | -11.2% | May 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $55 | $46.41 | +19.2% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $46.4 | -6.8% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.4 | +8.3% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $50 | $46.4 | +8.3% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $48 | $47.2 | +4.0% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $47.02 | +8.3% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $48 | $47.59 | +4.0% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $47.59 | +6.2% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $47.34 | +10.5% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $48.69 | +1.8% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $47.55 | +10.5% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $47.88 | +10.5% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $50 | $45 | +8.3% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $51 | $44.7 | +10.5% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $51 | $44.73 | +10.5% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $51 | $43.84 | +10.5% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $43.76 | +4.0% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $39 | $43.1 | -15.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $52 | $45.48 | +12.7% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $48.34 | +14.8% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $47.79 | +23.5% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $47.38 | -9.0% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $47.38 | +27.8% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $52 | $46.85 | +12.7% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.66 | +8.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $45.69 | +23.5% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza | $47 | $47.37 | +1.8% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $46 | $39.29 | -0.3% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $42 | $37.89 | -9.0% | May 3, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $40 | $37.57 | -13.3% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jacob Kilstein | $45 | $36.56 | -2.5% | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $39 | $36.64 | -15.5% | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $42.38 | +6.2% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $38.75 | -0.3% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $48.42 | +12.7% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $50.23 | +17.0% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Lapides | $44 | $43.43 | -4.7% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $45 | $43.43 | -2.5% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $46 | $43.43 | -0.3% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Jonathan Arnold | $45 | $42.51 | -2.5% | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Durgesh Chopra | $63 | $39.22 | +36.5% | Jan 25, 2022 |
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Start freeCompany context
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.…
Historical context
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Latest beats and misses
Who reports nextBeat on EPS
- WYFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026+128.3% EPS+3.0% move
- LNTFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026+16.0% EPS+1.4% move
- MTZFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026+0.3% EPS+0.8% move
- ERIEFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026+2.1% EPS+5.3% move
- IRFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026+18.5% EPS+0.2% move
- VLTOFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026+8.3% EPS+9.8% move
Missed on EPS
- VALEFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026-24.6% EPS+1.9% move
- AMZNFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026-4.1% EPS-1.6% move
- SYKFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026-0.8% EPS-5.0% move
- DLR-PJFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026-8.4% EPS— move
- DLRFY2026 Q3 · October 29, 2026-8.4% EPS-3.0% move
- EGFY2026 Q3 · October 28, 2026-18.8% EPS+3.5% move
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-10-30T19:05:22.552164+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-10-30T01:23:13.979536+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-30T19:40:43.570790+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-30T19:40:43.568080+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-30. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.