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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · FirstEnergy (FE)

FirstEnergy Q1 GAAP EPS rises to $0.70; 2026 Core EPS guidance reaffirmed

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

FirstEnergy reported first quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $405 million, or $0.70 per share, up from $360 million, or $0.62 per share, a year earlier, on revenue of $4.2 billion versus $3.8 billion. Core Earnings (non-GAAP) rose 7.5% to $0.72 per share, and the company reaffirmed its 2026 Core EPS guidance of $2.62 to $2.82 per share, so shareholders see higher first quarter earnings with the full-year outlook unchanged.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 GAAP EPS was $0.70 versus $0.62 in Q1 2025; GAAP earnings were $405 million versus $360 million.
  • Q1 2026 Core EPS was $0.72 versus $0.67 in Q1 2025, a 7.5% increase.
  • 2026 Core EPS guidance of $2.62 to $2.82 per share was reaffirmed, along with Core EPS compound annual growth near the top end of 6-8% for 2026 to 2030.
  • The company invested nearly $1.4 billion in capital in the first quarter and reaffirmed a $36 billion 2026-2030 capital investment plan.

The filing

CompanyFirstEnergy (FE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 28, 2026, 4:24 PM ET
Accession number0001031296-26-000084

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 28, 2026.

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