PG&E Corporation Reports Solid 2025 Results, Tightens 2026 Earnings Guidance
- GAAP earnings were
$0.29 and$1.18 per share for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively, compared to$0.30 and$1.15 for the same periods in 2024. - Non-GAAP core earnings were
$0.36 and$1.50 per share for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively, compared to$0.31 and$1.36 per share for the same periods in 2024. - Tightening 2026 non-GAAP core EPS guidance to
$1.64 to$1.66 per share versus$1.62 to$1.66 per share previously.[1] - Amplifying the Simple Affordable Model, targeting customer bill inflation of 0-3% versus 2-4% previously.
- Reduced non-fuel operating and maintenance (O&M) costs in 2025 by 2.5%.
- Continued redeployment of O&M savings, bringing cumulative four-year total to over
$700 million . - Advanced 2 gigawatts (GW) of data center projects into final engineering since third quarter update, with approximately 3.6 GW now in final engineering.
Operational progress during 2025 continued to focus on delivering safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy to customers. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the Utility):
- Delivered the fourth reduction in residential bundled electric rates in two years with natural gas rates also going down. Combined with previous decreases, residential electric rates are 11% lower than in
January 2024 . - Achieved a third consecutive year of zero major wildfires caused by the Utility's equipment.
- Completed 334 miles of undergrounded powerlines and installed 207 miles of strengthened poles and covered powerlines in high wildfire-risk areas. Since 2021, the Utility has buried over 1,210 miles of powerlines, nearly eliminating wildfire risk for those lines and improving reliability for customers.
- Delivered over 99% reliability for natural gas customers and improved systemwide reliability for electric customers by 19% compared to 2024.
- Connected over 12,730 electric customers and over 18,750 new electric vehicle charging ports to the Utility's grid. New load growth in the years ahead can help reduce electricity prices for all customers.
"In 2025, our PG&E team made real progress delivering safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy to customers. We lowered electric prices four times in two years—bucking a national trend—and we achieved a third consecutive year of preventing major wildfires. We also know we're not done yet. Safety, reliability, and affordability will continue to be at the heart of every decision we make," said PG&E Corporation CEO
[1] PG&E Corporation is unable to provide GAAP guidance or present a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP core earnings, non-GAAP core EPS, or non-GAAP core EPS growth without unreasonable effort because specific line items, which may be significant, are not estimable. For instance, amortization of the Wildfire Fund contribution asset, the impacts of regulatory decisions, special tax items, and wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries, are difficult to predict due to various factors outside of management's control. | |||
2026 Guidance
PG&E Corporation is tightening its full year 2026 non-GAAP core earnings guidance to the range of
PG&E Corporation uses "non-GAAP core earnings," which is a non-GAAP financial measure, in order to provide a measure that allows investors to compare the underlying financial performance of the business from one period to another, exclusive of non-core items. See the accompanying tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP core earnings (including non-GAAP core EPS) to consolidated earnings available for common shareholders.
Financial Results
PG&E Corporation recorded annual income available for common shareholders of
GAAP EPS were primarily driven by an increase in customer capital investment and net O&M savings, partially offset by a lower return on equity in effect during 2025 as compared to 2024, the dilutive impact of PG&E Corporation's 2024 equity offering, cost disallowances in the recent 2023 Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events (WMCE) decision, increased wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries, and Wildfire Fund expense.
Non-GAAP Core Earnings
PG&E Corporation's non-GAAP core earnings, which exclude non-core items, were
Non-GAAP core EPS were driven by an increase in customer capital investment and net O&M savings, partially offset by a lower return on equity in effect during 2025 as compared to 2024, and the dilutive impact of PG&E Corporation's 2024 equity offering.
Non-core items, which management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings, totaled
Supplemental Financial Information
In addition to the financial information accompanying this release, presentation slides have been furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are available on PG&E Corporation's website at: http://investor.pgecorp.com/financials/quarterly-earnings-reports/default.aspx.
Earnings Conference Call
PG&E Corporation will also hold a conference call on
What: Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Call
When:
Where: http://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx
A replay of the conference call will be archived at
http://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx
Alternatively, a toll-free replay of the conference call may be accessed shortly after the live call through
Public Dissemination of Certain Information
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About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is a holding company headquartered in
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the beliefs, expectations, guidance, estimates, future plans, and strategies of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, including regarding earnings, customer bills, operating and maintenance costs, and load growth. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable, and on information currently available to management, but are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. In addition to the risk that these assumptions prove to be inaccurate, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include factors disclosed in PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's joint Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
PG&E CORPORATION | ||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||
Year ended | ||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
Operating Revenues | ||||||||||
Electric | $ 18,318 | $ 17,811 | $ 17,424 | |||||||
Natural gas | 6,617 | 6,608 | 7,004 | |||||||
Total operating revenues | 24,935 | 24,419 | 24,428 | |||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||||
Cost of electricity | 2,609 | 2,261 | 2,443 | |||||||
Cost of natural gas | 1,107 | 1,192 | 1,754 | |||||||
Operating and maintenance | 11,349 | 11,808 | 11,924 | |||||||
SB 901 securitization charges, net | 35 | 33 | 1,267 | |||||||
Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries | 100 | 94 | 64 | |||||||
Wildfire Fund expense | 352 | 383 | 567 | |||||||
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning | 4,634 | 4,189 | 3,738 | |||||||
Total operating expenses | 20,186 | 19,960 | 21,757 | |||||||
Operating Income | 4,749 | 4,459 | 2,671 | |||||||
Interest income | 520 | 604 | 606 | |||||||
Interest expense | (3,028) | (3,051) | (2,850) | |||||||
Other income, net | 182 | 300 | 272 | |||||||
Income Before Income Taxes | 2,423 | 2,312 | 699 | |||||||
Income tax benefit | (280) | (200) | (1,557) | |||||||
Net Income | 2,703 | 2,512 | 2,256 | |||||||
Preferred stock dividend requirement | 110 | 37 | 14 | |||||||
Income Available for Common Shareholders | $ 2,593 | $ 2,475 | $ 2,242 | |||||||
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic | 2,197 | 2,141 | 2,064 | |||||||
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted | 2,202 | 2,147 | 2,138 | |||||||
Net Income Per Common Share, Basic | $ 1.18 | $ 1.16 | $ 1.09 | |||||||
Net Income Per Common Share, Diluted | $ 1.18 | $ 1.15 | $ 1.05 | |||||||
Reconciliation of PG&E Corporation's Consolidated Earnings Available for Common Shareholders in Accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to Non-GAAP Core Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth Quarter and Full Year, 2025 vs. 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings | Earnings per | Earnings | Earnings per | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PG&E Corporation's GAAP earnings/EPS, diluted | $ 642 | $ 647 | $ 2,593 | $ 2,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-core items: (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution (2) | 58 | 63 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 253 | 276 | 0.11 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bankruptcy and legal costs (3) | 6 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 35 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Investigation remedies (4) | 16 | 14 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 112 | 55 | 0.05 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prior period net regulatory impact (5) | 68 | 45 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 190 | 28 | 0.09 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SB 901 securitization (6) | (3) | (7) | — | — | 26 | 24 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
StanPac settlement (7) | — | 84 | — | 0.04 | — | 84 | — | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax-related adjustments (8) | (5) | (213) | — | (0.10) | (5) | (143) | — | (0.07) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries (9) | 5 | 22 | — | 0.01 | 97 | 89 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PG&E Corporation's non-GAAP core earnings/EPS (10) | $ 787 | $ 658 | $ 3,307 | $ 2,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All amounts presented in the table above and footnotes below are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation's statutory tax rate of 27.98% for 2025 and 2024, except for certain costs that are not tax deductible. Amounts may not sum due to rounding. | |
(1) | "Non-core items" include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed in the table above. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below. |
(2) | The Utility recorded costs of |
(3) | PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded costs of |
(4) | Includes costs associated with the decision different for the order instituting investigation ("OII") related to the 2017 Northern California Wildfires and 2018 |
(in millions) | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |
Wildfires OII disallowance and system enhancements | $ 7 | $ 40 | |
Locate and mark OII system enhancements | — | 1 | |
Paradise restoration and rebuild | (1) | 2 | |
2020 Zogg fire settlement | 8 | 74 | |
Investigation remedies | $ 14 | $ 117 | |
Tax impacts | 2 | (6) | |
Investigation remedies (post-tax) | $ 16 | $ 112 |
(5) | Includes adjustments to expenses (revenues) associated with the recovery of capital expenditures from 2011 through 2014 above amounts adopted in the 2011 GT&S rate case per the CPUC decision dated |
(in millions) | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |
2011 GT&S rate case | $ — | $ (19) | |
TROW adjustment | $ (59) | $ (59) | |
2022 WMCE decision | — | 188 | |
2023 WMCE decision | 153 | 153 | |
Prior period net regulatory impact | $ 94 | $ 263 | |
Tax impacts | (26) | (73) | |
Prior period net regulatory impact (post-tax) | $ 68 | $ 190 |
(6) | The Utility recorded benefits of |
(7) | Includes probable costs to resolve legacy gas transportation issues related to its affiliate Standard Pacific Gas Line Incorporated. |
(8) | The Utility recorded tax benefits of |
(9) | Includes costs to resolve third-party claims, net of recoveries, for the 2019 Kincade fire and 2021 Dixie fire, inclusive of outside counsel fees, as shown below. |
(in millions) | Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |
2019 Kincade fire | $ 1 | $ 117 | |
2021 Dixie fire | 6 | 18 | |
Wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries | $ 7 | $ 135 | |
Tax impacts | (2) | (38) | |
Wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries (post-tax) | $ 5 | $ 97 |
(10) | "Non-GAAP core earnings" and "Non-GAAP core EPS" are non-GAAP financial measures. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below. |
Undefined, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's joint Annual Report on Form 10-K. | |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
Non-GAAP Core Earnings and Non-GAAP Core EPS
"Non-GAAP core earnings" and "Non-GAAP core EPS," also referred to as "non-GAAP core earnings per share," are non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP core earnings is calculated as income available for common shareholders, diluted, less non-core items. "Non-core items" include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed above. Non-GAAP core EPS is calculated as non-GAAP core earnings divided by common shares outstanding on a diluted basis.
PG&E Corporation discloses historical financial results and provides guidance based on "non-GAAP core earnings" and "non-GAAP core EPS" in order to provide measures that allow investors to compare the underlying financial performance of the business from one period to another, exclusive of non-core items. PG&E Corporation and the Utility use non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS to understand and compare operating results across reporting periods for various purposes including internal budgeting and forecasting, short- and long-term operating planning, and employee incentive compensation. PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS provide additional insight into the underlying trends of the business, allowing for a better comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance.
Non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS are not substitutes or alternatives for GAAP measures such as consolidated income available for common shareholders and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
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