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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

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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.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ1 FY2026Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue4,2023,7973,765+10.7%+11.6%
Operating income828-24.0754+9.8%
Operating margin19.7%-0.6%20.0%
Interest expense326318288+2.5%+13.2%
Pre-tax income6043.0540+20,033.3%+11.9%
Income tax138-4.0126+9.5%
Effective tax rate22.8%-133.3%23.3%
Net income405-49.0360+12.5%
Net margin9.6%-1.3%9.6%
Diluted EPS$0.70-$0.08$0.62+12.9%
$ 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

$ millionQ1 FY2026Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow1481,136637-87.0%-76.8%
Capital expenditure1,2551,1661,005+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 financing1,205-1,208465+159.1%
Dividends paid2572572450.0%+4.9%
Dividend per share$0.47$0.45$0.45+4.5%+4.5%
Diluted shares, weighted580m578m578m+0.3%+0.3%
Shares outstanding at period end578m578m577m+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

$ millionQ1 FY2026Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity12,65412,51012,567+1.2%+0.7%
Non-controlling interest1,4521,4161,295+2.5%+12.1%
Debt28,06026,55624,786+5.7%+13.2%
Operating lease liabilitiesn/a227n/a
Finance lease liabilitiesn/a7.0n/a
Other liabilities14,75115,18814,123-2.9%+4.4%
Total liabilities and equity56,91755,90452,771+1.8%+7.9%
Goodwill5,6185,6185,6180.0%0.0%
Investments638641657-0.5%-2.9%
Cash and equivalents52.057.0132-8.8%-60.6%
Receivables1,6451,7261,574-4.7%+4.5%
Inventory582577567+0.9%+2.6%
Other assets48,38247,28544,223+2.3%+9.4%
Total assets56,91755,90452,771+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.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022 †Q2 FY2022 †Q3 FY2022 †Q4 FY2022 * †Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue2,6602,9892,8183,4753,1773,2313,0063,4873,1463,2873,2803,7293,1763,7653,3804,1483,7974,2023,6784,557
Operating income224559447505399551481666568612423727613754646830-24.0828677935
Operating margin8%19%16%15%13%17%16%19%18%19%13%19%19%20%19%20%-1%20%18%21%
Interest expense286275265248251263276289296305285276278288299312318326337345
Pre-tax income4793712414493784003284702664021635603795404066103.0604444684
Tax rate10%22%20%23%202%22%23%6%28%34%40%17%22%23%22%13%-133%23%21%10%
Net income427288187334-40329223540017525345.0419261360268441-49.0405288557
Net margin16%10%7%10%-13%9%8%11%6%8%1%11%8%10%8%11%-1%10%8%12%
Diluted EPS$0.77$0.50$0.33$0.58-$0.70$0.51$0.41$0.69$0.31$0.44$0.08$0.73$0.45$0.62$0.46$0.76-$0.08$0.70$0.50$0.96
Operating cash flow707355928554846-112-101642958-40.01,1127751,0446371,0828451,136148989921
Capital expenditure6775396476669686497698481,0907909421,0041,2941,0051,2181,3161,1661,2551,3451,587
Free cash flow30.0-184281-112-122-761-870-206-132-830170-229-250-368-136-471-30.0-1,107-356-666
Dividends paid213222223222224223224223236235245245245245257257257257269269
Shares outstanding570m571m571m572m572m573m573m574m574m576m576m576m577m577m577m578m578m578m579m579m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
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.