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PG&E Corporation

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$PCG·$47B·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$13.27-20.1%YTD+7.8%1Y-13.4%
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2026-08-22: 4 posts60+5%
Price updated 3h ago·X counts updated 9d ago
PCPCG
$PCGPG&E Corporation
$13.27-20.06%60 posts+5%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $PCG, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-25

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

The California wildfire-liability utility trades at 11x forward as it works through the post-bankruptcy playbook — up 21% in twelve months, quiet.

PG&E Corporation is the California electric-and-gas utility that emerged from bankruptcy in 2020 after paying tens of billions in wildfire liabilities. The recovery has been slow but real — up 21% over the trailing year and 8% year-to-date — as the AB 1054 California wildfire fund and updated risk-management protocols have restructured the tail risk.

  • The last four earnings prints show a positive cadence: Q2 26 +12%, Q1 26 +8%, Q4 25 -1%, Q3 25 +18% — consistently beating consensus after several rough years of missing on cost items
  • Analyst 2026 revenue estimate is $26.3B on $1.65 EPS growing to $2.34 EPS by 2030 — the stock at $18.11 is 11x forward, cheap for a regulated utility with data-center-adjacent capex plans
  • Free cash flow yield is -11%, so the capital cycle is heavy — massive infrastructure spending on grid hardening and undergrounding lines is the multi-year story that either compresses returns or creates the rate base for the next decade of earnings
  • Beta of only 0.28 — even in a wildfire-liability utility, the price behaves defensively; option flow chatter about unusual call activity and $1.9M call spreads on August 10 suggests bullish institutional positioning
  • July 31 tender offer of debt (upsized on July 27) reduces near-term maturity risk — good for the equity because it reduces refinancing overhang
  • A July 21 8-K disclosed 'other events' with $25 figure referenced — probably regulatory settlement or rate-case detail; the details matter for the specific numbers on future rate base

Insider signal is limited — one small officer award-and-hold, no meaningful selling or buying.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish on option flow with a $63 call block and calls rising off the 50-day. Fair on directional bias; the fundamentals support the setup, though the option-flow narrative alone is thin.

What to watch: The Q3 print on October 22 needs to confirm the wildfire-season operational execution — a fire-season year without any major loss event would be the biggest de-risk of the equity story and unlock the next re-rating leg.

On the calendar: 2026-10-22 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bearish sentiment11 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-30

Sentiment on PG&E is decisively bearish — the driver is California lawmakers blocking Gov. Newsom's push to stop insurers from recovering wildfire losses from utilities, with the broader structural reform now off the table as the Aug 31 legislative session ends. PCG and $EIX "tanked" on the leak, chartists watching $15.70s as potential support. Unusual options tape confirms the pressure: a single 26,000-contract last-candle print, buzzer-beater flow into the $21 12/18/2026 calls, and Dec $18 puts in the unusual-put recap.

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What it does

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

Regulated electric and gas utility serving Northern California, investing heavily in wildfire mitigation and grid hardening.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Regulated Electric · Utilities

Rate base growth — driven by grid modernization and data center load additions — is the earnings engine for regulated utilities. Regulatory lag (rate cases vs actual capex) is the near-term cash flow timing risk.

What this means for $PCG

Partial — fee-based midstream revenue has limited direct commodity price exposure but volume ties to upstream production activity.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+5.6%YTD
-0.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
12.7How 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
3.8%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
19.4%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
-11.2%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
1.5Same 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
9.2%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
45.9%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
1.9Total 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 23, 2026$0.40$0.36+11.6%
Q1 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.43$0.40+8.0%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.36$0.36-1.1%
Q3 2025Oct 23, 2025$0.50$0.42+17.9%
Next earningsThu, Oct 22·consensus EPS $0.46

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$6.9B+15.0%85.0%21.4%$0.39$-926.0M
Q4 FY25$6.8B+2.6%18.0%18.0%$0.29$-1.2B
Q3 FY25$6.3B+5.2%39.4%19.3%$0.37$-80.0M
Q2 FY25$5.9B-1.5%39.5%18.6%$0.24$-2.0B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 12 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$26.3B$24.7B – $27.2B$1.65$1.64 – $1.749
FY27$27.3B$26.1B – $28.2B$1.80$1.78 – $1.8410
FY28$28.4B$27.3B – $29.8B$1.97$1.79 – $2.0312
FY29$28.8B$27.5B – $30.1B$2.13$2.00 – $2.2511
FY30$29.8B$28.4B – $31.1B$2.34$2.20 – $2.476

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.4.6×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.47%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.-4.6%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.-1.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 2.2B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today5.2% 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.β0.285-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.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellJul 22Marlene SantosEVP, Enterprise Transformation158.3K sh$2.8MSellJul 22Cooper Kerry WhortonDirector1.3K sh$23KSellJun 15Carla J PetermanPresident31.8K sh$530KSellApr 28Jason M GlickmanEVP, Strategy and Growth47.3K sh$773KSellApr 28Patricia K PoppeCEO31.3K sh$512KSellMar 17Cooper Kerry WhortonDirector2.5K sh$47KSellMar 16Carla J PetermanPresident31.8K sh$582KSellMar 5Sumeet SinghCEO55.7K sh$1.0M
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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 238-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

PCG filed an 8-K disclosing financial results for the reported period under Item 2.02. Results were simultaneously disclosed under Regulation FD (Item 7.01), indicating simultaneous public release. This is a routine earnings disclosure; investors should review the accompanying press release (Exhibit 99.1) for revenue, earnings, and guidance details.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 238-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

PCG entered into a material agreement on 2026-06-23 for $25, $25. Narrative: ipal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ( 415 ) 973-1000 ( 415 ) 973-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to sim... PCG disclosed: ipal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ( 415 ) 973-1000 ( 415 ) 973-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securiti.

8-KShareholder voteMay 268-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 238-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

PCG reported period ending 2026-04-23 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

+ 13 other (4 13Gs · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

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

Stock Market Today, Aug. 28: PG&E Falls 8% on Wildfire-Liability Uncertainty Ahead of Aug. 31 Deadlinefool.com·3d agoPacific Gas & Electric Stock Slides As California Lawmakers Block Key Wildfire Insurance Reform: Reportbenzinga.com·3d agoThis former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground'techcrunch.com·5d agoMore California EV Owners Can Now Power Their Homes, Save on Energy Costs, and Support the Grid Through PG&E's Expanded Vehicle-to-Everything Programprnewswire.com·8d agoNational 811 Day: Damaging Underground Utility Lines During Digging Can be a Serious Public Safety Issueprnewswire.com·21d ago

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