NiSource Inc · NI · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

NiSource Reaffirms 2026 Outlook as Data-Center Plans Expand

NiSource's reaffirmed 2026 outlook and planned infrastructure investment support a constructive growth narrative, but the case depends on executing Genco and data-center opportunities while navigating regulatory, financing, and asset-retirement risks.

Reported Before market openNYSEUtilities $18.69B market cap
90quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.51 Consensus $0.50
EPS surprise +2.9% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.90B Consensus $1.43B
Revenue surprise +33.0% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -0.2% Event window
SPY move -0.0% Same window
Abnormal move -0.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +4.5% Up to 20 sessions
NISPY benchmark

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What changed

The current-quarter analysis emphasized the Amazon/Genco contract, a data-center pipeline of up to 3 GW, and a $28 billion five-year capital plan. It also identified regulatory and coal-asset developments as important execution considerations.

Guidance delta

2026 guidance was reaffirmed at $2.02-$2.07 per share; the supplied analysis characterizes guidance sentiment as maintained.

Key takeaways

  • Management highlighted data-center demand, the Amazon/Genco partnership, and a pipeline of up to 3 GW of new capacity.
  • The company plans $28 billion of investment over five years, including grid and gas-system modernization and the Genco project.
  • Regulatory approval, financing costs, construction timing, and coal-asset decisions remain key execution variables.

Management priorities

  • Execute the Amazon Genco project and pursue additional Genco contracts.
  • Advance data-center capacity and invest in grid and gas-system modernization.
  • Manage regulatory developments and cost recovery across Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and federal proceedings.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
NI EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.83 Q1 '24 actual $0.85, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.17 Q2 '24 actual $0.21, beat Q3 '24 estimate $0.16 Q3 '24 actual $0.20, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.20 Q2 '25 actual $0.22, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.20 Q3 '25 actual $0.19, match Q4 '25 estimate $0.50 Q4 '25 actual $0.51, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.05 Q1 '26 actual $1.06, match Q2 '26 estimate $0.16 Q2 '26 actual $0.16, match Q3 '26 estimate $0.22 Q4 '26 estimate $0.60 Q1 '27 estimate $1.13
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy21 ratings
Bullish1571.4%
Neutral628.6%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$39.5Current
$32Low
$46Average
$52High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 28, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 26, 2026
Ladenburg Thalmann Buy BuyMaintainAug 17, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 7, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 23, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainMay 11, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainMay 7, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainMar 5, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainDec 17, 2025
Jefferies Buy HoldUpgradeOct 31, 2025
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainMay 8, 2025
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 24, 2025
Credit Suisse Outperform NeutralUpgradeNov 9, 2022
Edward Jones Buy HoldUpgradeJul 27, 2022
Goldman Sachs Buy NeutralUpgradeOct 13, 2021
B of A Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 21, 2020
Argus Research Buy HoldUpgradeJul 24, 2019
Argus Buy HoldUpgradeJul 24, 2019
Bank of America Neutral BuyDowngradeApr 22, 2019
Wunderlich Securities Hold HoldMaintainAug 1, 2013
Wunderlich Hold HoldMaintainAug 1, 2013
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $39.5. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BMO CapitalJames Thalacker$45$39.42 +13.9%Sep 28, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesGabriel Moreen$48$40.97 +21.5%Aug 26, 2026
KeyBancSophie Karp$50$46.57 +26.6%Jul 23, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$51$45.97 +29.1%Jul 20, 2026
RBC CapitalStephen D'Ambrisi$52$46.88 +31.6%Jul 1, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$52$46.98 +31.6%May 11, 2026
Wells FargoShahriar Pourreza$51$47.78 +29.1%Apr 21, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$51$48.39 +29.1%Apr 20, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$49$47.72 +24.1%Apr 17, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$50$45.22 +26.6%Feb 12, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$49$44.33 +24.1%Jan 29, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$48$41.43 +21.5%Dec 17, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$45$42 +13.9%Dec 8, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesGabriel Moreen$50$41.88 +26.6%Dec 3, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$47$43.73 +19.0%Oct 27, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$46$43.85 +16.5%Oct 21, 2025
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$45$44.17 +13.9%Oct 6, 2025
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$47$42.57 +19.0%Sep 29, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$44$43.33 +11.4%Aug 4, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesGabriel Moreen$44$39.61 +11.4%Mar 25, 2025
Argus ResearchJohn Eade$41$36.76 +3.8%Dec 31, 2024
JefferiesJulien Dumoulin-Smith$39$35.14 -1.3%Oct 28, 2024
BMO CapitalJames Thalacker$36$33.53 -8.9%Sep 12, 2024
Bank of America SecuritiesRoss Fowler$37$33.56 -6.3%Sep 12, 2024
BMO CapitalJames Thalacker$34$31.05 -13.9%Aug 9, 2024
BMO CapitalJames Thalacker$31$28.44 -21.5%May 9, 2024
Credit SuisseAnalyst unavailable$32$30.58 -19.0%Apr 26, 2022
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$35$31.8 -11.4%Apr 19, 2022
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Company context

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NiSource Inc., an energy holding company, operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Columbia Operations and NIPSCO Operations. The company provides natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers through approximately 37,300 miles of distribution main pipeline and the associated individual customer service lines; and 310 miles of transmission main pipeline in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland.…

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-01T21:16:10.452922+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-01T21:16:10.450020+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-01. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.