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Exelon Corp.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 October 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS $0.87 against $0.86: Adjusted operating earnings were $0.87 per share, $897 million, against $0.86 and $874 million a year earlier. GAAP net income was $0.70 per share, $729 million, against $0.86 and $875 million. Source
  • Rates lifted earnings; costs offset: Distribution and transmission rates added $0.06 per share and other energy delivery $0.11; weather added $0.02. Operating and maintenance took $0.07, depreciation $0.05, and interest and other $0.05. Source
  • ComEd adjusted earnings rose on rate base: ComEd adjusted operating earnings rose to $412 million from $373 million on higher distribution and transmission rate base from investments to serve customers, and higher AFUDC. GAAP net income was $406 million. Source
  • PECO earnings fell on storm costs: PECO adjusted operating earnings fell to $167 million from $250 million, mainly on storm costs from absence of 2025 deferrals, higher income taxes from tax repairs, and higher contracting, depreciation and interest costs. Source
  • Utilities ranked 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th: Exelon's utilities ranked 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th in the nation for reliability. The release describes the grid investments as delivering for customers. Source
  • Operating and maintenance expense rose: Operating and maintenance expense was $1,564 million against $1,172 million. The company attributes the PECO increase mainly to storm costs, and the BGE decrease to lower contracting costs. Source
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.42 declared: The Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share on October 30, 2026. Source

“Exelon's third-quarter results reflect disciplined investment and consistent performance across our utilities”

Exelon President and Chief Executive Officer Calvin Butler

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Full-year 2026 adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS SourceFull year 2026$2.85-$2.91 per shareRaised from $2.81-$2.91
Adjusted operating EPS compounded annual growth Source2025 to 2029near top end of 5-7%Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 adjusted operating EPS guidance narrowed to $2.85 to $2.91 from $2.81 to $2.91. Source
  • New: Pepco Maryland electric distribution base rates increased by $51 million, with rates effective August 10, 2026. Source
  • New: Final order issued in the Maryland Lessons Learned matter, listed among regulatory progress in the highlights. Source
  • New: 2026 planned debt financings are completed. The second-quarter release said about 86% had been executed. Source

Third-quarter earnings and drivers

  • Adjusted EPS $0.87 against $0.86: Adjusted operating earnings were $0.87 per share, $897 million, against $0.86 and $874 million a year earlier. GAAP net income was $0.70 per share, $729 million, against $0.86 and $875 million. Source
  • Revenue and operating income rose: Operating revenues were $7,319 million against $6,705 million. Operating income was $1,379 million against $1,500 million. Source
  • Rates lifted earnings; costs offset: Distribution and transmission rates added $0.06 per share and other energy delivery $0.11; weather added $0.02. Operating and maintenance took $0.07, depreciation $0.05, and interest and other $0.05. Source
  • Nine-month adjusted EPS $2.20: Nine-month adjusted operating earnings were $2.20 per share, $2,265 million, against $2.17 and $2,198 million a year earlier. GAAP net income was $1.98 per share, $2,044 million. Source
  • Items excluded from adjusted results: Adjusted results exclude regulatory matters of $0.13 per share, project impairments of $0.03, and cost management charges of $0.01, after tax. Source

Operating company results

  • ComEd adjusted earnings rose on rate base: ComEd adjusted operating earnings rose to $412 million from $373 million on higher distribution and transmission rate base from investments to serve customers, and higher AFUDC. GAAP net income was $406 million. Source
  • PECO earnings fell on storm costs: PECO adjusted operating earnings fell to $167 million from $250 million, mainly on storm costs from absence of 2025 deferrals, higher income taxes from tax repairs, and higher contracting, depreciation and interest costs. Source
  • BGE rose on approved rates: BGE adjusted operating earnings rose to $119 million from $82 million, on approved distribution rates and lower contracting costs. GAAP net income was $90 million. Source
  • PHI adjusted up, GAAP down: PHI adjusted operating earnings rose to $320 million from $290 million on approved distribution rates, partly offset by storm costs, depreciation and interest. GAAP net income fell to $187 million from $291 million. Source

“With our performance for the year, we are narrowing our full-year 2026 guidance range to $2.85 to $2.91 per share”

Exelon Chief Financial Officer Rob Kleczynski

Deliveries, customers and reliability

  • Utilities ranked 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th: Exelon's utilities ranked 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th in the nation for reliability. The release describes the grid investments as delivering for customers. Source
  • ComEd residential deliveries rose: ComEd residential deliveries rose 2.8 percent in the quarter, while large commercial and industrial deliveries fell 4.1 percent. Weather-normal residential deliveries rose 2.3 percent. Source
  • PECO gas transportation volume up: PECO natural gas transportation deliveries rose 3.7 percent in the quarter, with revenue up 28.6 percent. Source

Costs, interest and weather

  • Operating and maintenance expense rose: Operating and maintenance expense was $1,564 million against $1,172 million. The company attributes the PECO increase mainly to storm costs, and the BGE decrease to lower contracting costs. Source
  • Interest and depreciation higher: Interest expense, net was $593 million against $538 million. Depreciation and amortization was $991 million against $912 million, and purchased power and fuel was $2,917 million against $2,692 million. Source
  • Cooling demand above normal: Cooling degree-days were 853 against 828 a year earlier and 722 normal, which is 18.1 percent above normal. Heating degree-days were 27 against 37. Source
  • ComEd earnings insulated by decoupling: Under revenue decoupling, ComEd distribution earnings are not intended to be affected by actual weather or customer usage patterns. Source

“Exelon continues to deliver on our commitment to long-term growth and strengthening the communities we serve.”

Exelon President and Chief Executive Officer Calvin Butler

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Operating cash flow rose: Net cash from operating activities was $5,404 million for the nine months against $5,010 million. Net income for the nine months was $2,044 million against $2,174 million. Source
  • Debt issuance lower, retirements higher: Long-term debt issuance was $4,425 million for the nine months against $4,925 million. Retirements were $1,600 million against $807 million, and common stock issuance was $483 million against $173 million. Source
  • PECO and DPL bond issues: PECO issued $750 million of 5.00% first mortgage bonds in August, and DPL issued $75 million of 5.00% first mortgage bonds in September. Proceeds repaid debt and funded general corporate purposes. Source
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.42 declared: The Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share on October 30, 2026. Source
  • Dividends paid rose: Dividends paid on common stock were $1,294 million for the nine months against $1,212 million a year earlier. Source
  • Long-term debt balance rose: Long-term debt was $50,791 million at September 30, 2026, against $47,413 million at December 31, 2025. Cash and cash equivalents were $1,469 million against $626 million. Source

Affordability, storage and transmission

  • Storage and utility generation as solutions: Management cited battery storage and utility-generated power as long-term solutions to the energy supply crisis behind rising energy costs. Source
  • The Exelon Promise guides bill efforts: The release says The Exelon Promise guides efforts to keep bills as low as possible, in the context of the energy supply crisis. Source
  • ACE battery storage filing in New Jersey: In the prior quarter, ACE filed a transmission-connected battery storage proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

Coming up, as management said on 30 October 2026

  • Dividend payable December 15: The $0.42 quarterly dividend is payable December 15, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business December 4, 2026. Source
  • BGE rate decision expected Q1 2027: BGE's July electric distribution rate request, $156 million, is expected to be decided in the first quarter of 2027, though the company cannot predict the outcome.
  • Transmission and storage work continues: Management said it will keep advancing transmission and storage solutions, and the release gives no dates for these. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Rate cases SourcePepco Maryland: $51 million annual electric distribution increase; 9.40% ROE
Rate base growth SourceHigher distribution and transmission rate base at ComEd; no dollar figure given
Capital plan SourceNine-month capital expenditures $6,799 million (2025: $6,095 million)
Customer growth SourceComEd electric customers 4,187,061 at September 30, 2026, against 4,173,244 a year earlier
Load growth SourceComEd third-quarter electric deliveries up 0.2 percent; up 1.3 percent weather-normal
EPS growth target SourceOperating EPS compounded annual growth near top end of 5-7%, 2025 to 2029

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Storm costs rose at PECO and PHI, offsetting part of the earnings gains in the quarter. Source
  • Financial: Interest expense rose at ComEd and PECO, with the PECO income tax increase from tax repairs partly timing. Source
  • Regulatory: Regulatory matters reduced GAAP earnings at PHI by a disallowance of capitalized costs, and capital project impairments were also recorded. Source
  • Regulatory: PHI nine-month results include increased storm costs and unfavorable effects of the Pepco Maryland multi-year plan reconciliation. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: The company reported third-quarter GAAP and adjusted results as above expectations. Source
  • Met: Second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.43 was described as in line with expectations discussed on the first-quarter call.
  • On track: The second-quarter release said the company remained on track for the full-year 2026 range of $2.81 to $2.91 per share.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.