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FirstEnergy Corp.

$FE·$28B·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$45.87-0.8%YTD+7.6%1Y+5.3%
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$FEFirstEnergy Corp.
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AI analysis

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Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Multistate regulated utility with metronome-steady ops; the interesting overlay is data-center/AI-load exposure via PJM.

FirstEnergy is a $28B multistate regulated electric utility (Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland) at $45.87 — +7.6% YTD, +5.3% t12m, at 32% of its 52w range and -3% vs 200d. Classic utility trading pattern.

  • Q1 EPS $0.72 vs $0.72 in-line, Q2 EPS $0.50 vs $0.50 in-line — the operating cadence is metronome-steady, and the beats/misses are all under 3% in either direction. This is the utility with no execution surprises.
  • Cash economics are utility-standard: PE 25.2x, PS 1.73x, ROE 8.4%, op-margin 18.7%, D/E 2.22, EV/EBITDA 12.4, FCF yield 6.7%. The multiple is fair; the leverage is standard.
  • Q1 revenue $4.2B (+11.6% YoY) reflects genuine rate-base growth and load recovery, though Q4 EPS was -$0.08 on a one-time item.
  • Analyst path FY26 EPS $2.73 → FY27 $2.95 (~8% growth) — steady multi-year rate-base compounding.
  • Peter Thiel data-center-power positioning story includes FE as one of the eight names in a $418M basket; the data-center demand tailwind is the interpretive layer whose materialization depends on PJM interconnect approvals and specific new-load agreements.
  • Insider: no material transactions in the window.
  • Sentiment feed is empty.

Read as a stable regulated multistate utility whose ops are unremarkable but whose data-center/AI-load exposure gives it real terminal-value optionality; the debated question is whether new-load agreements materialize in scale by 2027 or the multiple stays capped at the 15-17x forward level utilities typically get.

What to watch: New data-center-load agreements, PJM interconnect queue commentary, and Q3 rate-case cadence on the Oct 21 print.

On the calendar: 2026-10-21 Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates regulated electric transmission and distribution utilities serving Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Electric sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FE.

Regulated Electric · Utilities

No material change from last week — Dominion Virginia (D) is the primary data center utility, and nuclear power re-rating (CEG, Oklo's DOE clearance milestone this week) continues as the..

What this means for $FE

Neutral — Operates regulated electric transmission and distribution utilities serving Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey; limited read-through from regulated electric macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+5.6%YTD
+0.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
25.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
18.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
8.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
53.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$0.50$0.50-0.4%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$0.72$0.72+0.6%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$0.53$0.54-2.6%
Q3 2025Oct 22, 2025$0.83$0.74+12.0%
Next earningsWed, Oct 21·consensus EPS $0.94

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.2B+11.6%62.2%19.7%$0.70$-1.1B
Q4 FY25$3.8B+19.6%25.7%15.9%$-0.08$-30.0M
Q3 FY25$4.1B+11.2%60.3%20.0%$0.76$3.1B
Q2 FY25$3.4B+3.0%66.8%19.1%$0.46$-136.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$15.6B$15.2B – $15.8B$2.73$2.70 – $2.767
FY27$16.4B$15.6B – $17.6B$2.95$2.92 – $2.979
FY28$17.2B$15.5B – $18.9B$3.18$3.15 – $3.2010
FY29$17.6B$16.3B – $18.7B$3.40$3.09 – $3.695
FY30$18.3B$17.0B – $19.5B$3.67$3.33 – $3.985

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.32%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-4.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-3.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 548.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.455-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMar 11James F OneilDirector7.9K sh$402KSellMar 10K. Jon TaylorCFO26.8K sh$1.4MSellMar 6Jason LisowskiVP, Controller & CAO4.4K sh$222K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) reported Q2 2026 financial results on July 28, 2026 via press release and investor presentation furnished as exhibits. No headline financial figures appear in the filing body. This is a standard quarterly earnings disclosure for the Ohio-based electric utility; regulated revenue, adjusted EPS, and transmission/distribution capex outlook are in the attached exhibits.

S-3/AShelf registrationJun 8S-3/A
AI summary

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) filed a Form S-3/A shelf registration statement with the SEC. The registration establishes a securities shelf for future offerings. This is an amendment to a previously filed S-3, typically updating financial information, business descriptions, or correcting disclosures. The shelf enables the company to offer securities in multiple tranches over time, providing capital raising flexibility aligned with market conditions.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 18-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

FirstEnergy published an updated investor presentation with key strategic and regulatory updates, available on the investor relations website. Routine investor relations update.

S-3Shelf registrationMay 29S-3
AI summary

FirstEnergy Corp. filed an S-3 shelf registration statement on May 29, 2026. Shelf registration enabling future debt and equity offerings; no immediate dilution.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 208-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

FirstEnergy Corp. entered a Fourth Amended and Restated LLC Agreement for FirstEnergy Transmission (FET) on March 25, 2024 (as previously disclosed) in connection with Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners' acquisition of an incremental 30% equity interest in FET, bringing Brookfield to 49.9%; the filing also reported 2026 Annual Meeting results. Material partial divestiture: Brookfield acquires near-50% of FirstEnergy's transmission subsidiary as strategic asset monetization.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

FE reported period ending 2026-04-28 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Will Revenue Improvement Strengthen FirstEnergy's Long-Term Outlook?zacks.com·3d agoWhy Is FirstEnergy (FE) Down 4.9% Since Last Earnings Report?zacks.com·3d agoBank of Nova Scotia Has $3.09 Million Stock Holdings in FirstEnergy Corporation $FEdefenseworld.net·5d agoPeter Thiel's $418 Million Bet On These 8 Companies Reveals AI's Biggest Bottleneck247wallst.com·7d agoEmpowered Funds LLC Acquires 11,851 Shares of FirstEnergy Corporation $FEdefenseworld.net·22d ago

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