Firstenergy (FE) Q1 FY2026 earnings: revenue $4.2 billion, up 11.6% on the year
Firstenergy Corp. (FE) reported revenue of $4.2 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 11.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $405 million, up 12.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.70. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 28 April 2026.
Revenue
$4.2 billion
+11.6% on the year · +10.7% on the quarter
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
Operating margin
19.7%
20.0% a year earlier
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
Net income
$405 million
+12.5% on the year
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$0.70
+12.9% on the year
Q2 FY2024Q1 FY2026
this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.
What management said
Guidance figures: 5 kept.
Core EPS rose 7.5% to $0.72: GAAP EPS was $0.70 on $405 million of earnings and $4.2 billion of revenue, against $0.62 and $360 million a year earlier. Core EPS was $0.72.
Return on equity reached 9.8%: Consolidated return on equity was 9.8% on a trailing 12-month basis, which the company tied to formula rate investment returns.
Distribution earnings up $0.03: Distribution Core Earnings rose $0.03 per share versus the first quarter of 2025, attributed to higher rates and lower operating expenses.
$ million except per share. Read moreFourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.
Cash flow
$ million
Q1 FY2026
Q4 FY2025
Q1 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Operating cash flow
148
1,136
637
-87.0%
-76.8%
Capital expenditure
1,255
1,166
1,005
+7.6%
+24.9%
Free cash flow
-1,107
-30.0
-368
Free cash flow margin
-26.3%
-0.8%
-9.8%
Cash from investing
-1,372
-1,260
-1,093
Cash from financing
1,205
-1,208
465
+159.1%
Dividends paid
257
257
245
0.0%
+4.9%
Dividend per share
$0.47
$0.45
$0.45
+4.5%
+4.5%
Diluted shares, weighted
580m
578m
578m
+0.3%
+0.3%
Shares outstanding at period end
578m
578m
577m
+0.1%
+0.2%
Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.
Balance sheet
$ million
Q1 FY2026
Q4 FY2025
Q1 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity
12,654
12,510
12,567
+1.2%
+0.7%
Non-controlling interest
1,452
1,416
1,295
+2.5%
+12.1%
Debt
28,060
26,556
24,786
+5.7%
+13.2%
Operating lease liabilities
n/a
227
n/a
Finance lease liabilities
n/a
7.0
n/a
Other liabilities
14,751
15,188
14,123
-2.9%
+4.4%
Total liabilities and equity
56,917
55,904
52,771
+1.8%
+7.9%
Goodwill
5,618
5,618
5,618
0.0%
0.0%
Investments
638
641
657
-0.5%
-2.9%
Cash and equivalents
52.0
57.0
132
-8.8%
-60.6%
Receivables
1,645
1,726
1,574
-4.7%
+4.5%
Inventory
582
577
567
+0.9%
+2.6%
Other assets
48,382
47,285
44,223
+2.3%
+9.4%
Total assets
56,917
55,904
52,771
+1.8%
+7.9%
Questions
What was Firstenergy's revenue in Q1 FY2026?
Firstenergy (FE) reported revenue of $4.2 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 11.6% on the same quarter a year earlier.
How much did Firstenergy earn in Q1 FY2026?
Net income for Q1 FY2026 was $405 million, up 12.5% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.70.
When did Firstenergy report Q1 FY2026 results?
Firstenergy filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 28 April 2026.
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing. Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.
10-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026, filed 28 April 2026: the filing.