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FirstEnergy Corp. · FE · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
FirstEnergy Reaffirms 2026 EPS Guidance as Data-Center Demand Accelerates
Management's confident outlook rests on sustained data-center load growth, expanded transmission investment and generation projects; execution and financing remain key tests.
Reported After market closeNYSEUtilities
$26.78B market cap
80quality score
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Consensus $0.94
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Reported revenue
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Consensus $4.33B
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Market reaction
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+0.3%
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What changed
Q3 analysis highlights nearly 60% year-over-year growth in contracted data-center demand, a planned 25% increase in transmission investment, and a 3 GW combined-cycle pipeline. Bridge-power assets and Siemens turbine reservations are intended to support deployment timing.
Guidance delta
Maintained: 2026 Core EPS guidance, with management expecting to reach the midpoint of $2.62-$2.82.
Key takeaways
- Management reaffirmed 2026 Core EPS guidance and cited 9% year-to-date Core EPS growth.
- Contracted data-center demand grew nearly 60% year over year, with West Virginia a key focus.
- FirstEnergy plans to increase its transmission investment plan by at least 25%.
- The Maidsville project and a 3 GW combined-cycle pipeline expand the generation opportunity, subject to approvals and financing.
Management priorities
- Secure the West Virginia Public Service Commission order for Maidsville.
- Issue an RFP for 3 GW of additional combined-cycle turbines targeted for 2031-2032 service.
- Deploy reusable bridge-power assets, including fuel cells, batteries and RICE units.
- Continue regulatory filings and pursue equity-like instruments for long-term financing needs.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$46.4Current
$41Low
$49.39Average
$56High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 29, 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 | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 11, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 15, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 15, 2025 | |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 28, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 20, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 16, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Jan 17, 2017 |
| BGC Financial | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | May 28, 2013 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 8, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 14, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $46.4. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $50 | $46.15 | +7.8% | Oct 26, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $45.51 | +7.8% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $44.8 | +1.3% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $47 | $45 | +1.3% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $48.71 | +16.4% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $55 | $48.54 | +18.5% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $47.66 | +12.1% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $51 | $46.87 | +9.9% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $48.94 | +12.1% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $55 | $49.45 | +18.5% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $49.37 | +20.7% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $51 | $48.94 | +9.9% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.77 | +7.8% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $47.37 | +7.8% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $44.03 | -0.9% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $54 | $46.44 | +16.4% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.52 | +7.8% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $46.68 | +7.8% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $47 | $46.78 | +1.3% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $50 | $47.1 | +7.8% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $47.1 | +5.6% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $43.64 | +5.6% | Aug 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $40.51 | -5.2% | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $42.72 | -7.3% | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $42.34 | -0.9% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $38.77 | -5.2% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $48 | $43.72 | +3.4% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $46 | $42.71 | -0.9% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $46 | $43.46 | -0.9% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $51 | $43.72 | +9.9% | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $50 | $43.64 | +7.8% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $46 | $44.47 | -0.9% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel | $45 | $44.06 | -3.0% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $40 | $38.59 | -13.8% | Jul 9, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $43 | $39.66 | -7.3% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $41 | $40.26 | -11.6% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $42 | +1.3% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $37.8 | -3.0% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $39.33 | -5.2% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $37.58 | +5.6% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $41.83 | -13.8% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $42.71 | +9.9% | May 23, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $45.44 | +9.9% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $46.01 | +5.6% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $48.44 | +14.2% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Barclays | Eric Beaumont | $41 | $37.32 | -11.6% | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Lapides | $46 | $35.43 | -0.9% | Apr 27, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationFirstEnergy Corp. is an American utility company that, through its subsidiaries, provides comprehensive electricity services, encompassing generation, transmission, and distribution throughout the United States. Its operations are structured into Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. The company leverages a diverse portfolio of power sources, operating facilities that produce electricity from coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, natural gas, wind, and solar technologies. Its vast infrastructure includes 24,074 circuit miles of overhead and underground transmission lines, complemented by an extensive electric distribution network featuring 273,295 miles of overhead pole lines and underground conduits for primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits. The corporation was established in 1996 and is based in Akron, Ohio.
Historical context
All FE earningsUtilities peers this season
Latest reports in the same sector| Company | Quarter | EPS surprise | Market move | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGE OGE Energy Corp. | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | — | -0.1% | OGE raises 2026 guidance as demand and generation plans expand |
| NI NiSource Inc | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | — | +0.6% | NiSource expands data-center power strategy as guidance improves |
| AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | — | -0.7% | AEP raises long-term growth target on $100 billion capital plan |
| CMSA CMS Energy Corporation 5.6% JRSUB NT 78 | FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026 | +6.7% | 0.0% | CMS Energy reaffirms guidance as NorthStar restructuring advances |
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- UHSFY2026 Q3 · October 27, 2026+0.6% EPS-2.9% move
- ACGLNFY2026 Q3 · October 27, 2026+15.6% EPS-0.9% move
- RNRFY2026 Q3 · October 27, 2026+20.4% EPS-2.6% move
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-10-28T16:06:01.909695+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-29T01:23:15.868211+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-28T23:40:43.948705+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-28T23:40:43.946028+00:00
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-28. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.