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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Alliant Energy (LNT)

Alliant Energy Q3 EPS $1.09 vs $1.15; 2026 EPS Guidance $3.36-$3.46

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Alliant Energy reported third-quarter 2025 GAAP EPS of $1.09, down from $1.15, and ongoing EPS of $1.12, also down from $1.15, while nine-month GAAP EPS rose to $2.59 from $2.10. The company narrowed its 2025 ongoing EPS guidance to $3.17-$3.23, issued 2026 ongoing EPS guidance of $3.36-$3.46, and raised its 2026 dividend target to $2.14 per share, which matters to shareholders because it sets the company's earnings and dividend outlook while raising its capital spending plan.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 GAAP EPS $1.09 vs $1.15; ongoing EPS $1.12 vs $1.15; Q3 revenue $1,210 million vs $1,081 million
  • Nine months 2025 GAAP EPS $2.59 vs $2.10 (up 23.3%); ongoing EPS $2.62 vs $2.33 (up 12.4%)
  • 2026 ongoing EPS guidance $3.36-$3.46 (6.6% midpoint growth over 2025); 2026 dividend target $2.14 per share vs $2.03
  • Four-year capital expenditure forecast raised 17% to $13.4 billion; contracted data center demand of 3 GW

The filing

CompanyAlliant Energy (LNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2025, 6:10 PM ET
Accession number0000352541-25-000079

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 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 November 06, 2025.

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