Firstenergy Corp Stock Price, News & Analysis

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 44.5 cents per share on Dec. 17, 2025.

The dividend is payable March 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2026. FirstEnergy serves more than 6 million customers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York and its transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and its Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission unit are rebuilding the Allentown-Lyons-South Hamburg 69-kV line to strengthen service for Lehigh and Berks counties. The project rebuilds a 15-mile stretch and upgrades components at four substations, began in August 2025 and is expected to finish in November 2027. The approximately $28 million project is part of Energize365, FirstEnergy's $28 billion grid investment program for 2025–2029, and aims to reduce outages, improve rerouting during emergencies, and support regional growth for Met-Ed's ~592,000 customers.

FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) announced that the FirstEnergy Foundation awarded $20,000 in "Gifts of the Season" grants to two Pennsylvania nonprofits on Dec. 16, 2025. Each organization received $10,000: Endless Mountain Mission Center to support meals, shelter and rental/utility assistance for 70–100 people, and Erie Center for Arts and Technology to fund a student food pantry and expand workforce training.

The program will distribute $100,000 to eight nonprofits across five states in 2025 and has provided $1.2 million since 2016.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) announced the FirstEnergy Foundation awarded $20,000 in "Gifts of the Season" grants to two Ohio nonprofits on Dec. 16, 2025, providing food, shelter and essential services.

The awards are $10,000 each to Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley and Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor. The Rescue Mission provided more than 130,000 meals and sheltered over 1,000 people in the last year; MLK Kitchen served 36,500 meals and distributed 3,000 food boxes in 2024.

The program will provide $100,000 to eight nonprofits across five states in 2025, is celebrating its 10th year since 2016, and has awarded $1.2 million in grants since inception.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) announced the FirstEnergy Foundation awarded $40,000 in "Gifts of the Season" grants on Dec. 16, 2025 to two nonprofits in West Virginia and Maryland.

The grants — $20,000 each to Ronald McDonald House Morgantown and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County, Md. — will fund family lodging support for about 42 families and extra learning opportunities for about 150 children. The program will distribute $100,000 to eight nonprofits across five states in 2025 and has delivered $1.2 million since 2016.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) announced that the FirstEnergy Foundation awarded $10,000 each to two New Jersey nonprofits on Dec. 16, 2025 — Our Lady of Victories Church St. Vincent De Paul Society Food Pantry in Sayreville and The Burn Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

The two grants total $20,000; the Gifts of the Season program will provide $100,000 to eight nonprofits across five states in 2025. Since 2016 the program has provided $1.2 million in grants, and the Foundation has distributed more than $5.5 million in community support in 2025 to date.

JCP&L serves 1.2 million customers; FirstEnergy serves more than 6 million customers and operates about 24,000 miles of transmission lines.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and JCP&L are rebuilding and modernizing a key Monmouth County power corridor to strengthen reliability and speed restorations.

The project installs a new high-voltage line between Middletown Township and Red Bank, places ~0.5 miles underground after the Navesink River Bridge, adds ~1 mile of stronger overhead line, and installs a wooden pole to transition to underground. Construction began September 2025 with expected completion in February 2026 pending approvals.

The local work is part of a $1.6 million regional investment and complements a $36 million insulator upgrade across 76 miles; Energize365 plans $28 billion investment through 2029.

FirstEnergy Transmission (NYSE: FE) launched an exchange offer on Dec 5, 2025 to swap up to $450 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033 for an equal amount of registered 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033. The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on January 7, 2026, unless extended; tenders may be withdrawn prior to expiration.

The offer is made to satisfy a registration rights agreement and does not represent a new financing transaction. The exchange prospectus is dated Dec 5, 2025 and the related Registration Statement on Form S-4 was declared effective on Dec 3, 2025.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) said FE Pennsylvania Electric Company (West Penn Power) is rebuilding a key section of the Westmoreland County grid as part of a $368 million Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Plan (LTIIP III) investment for the West Penn district. The project upgrades over a mile of stronger wire, replaces more than 50 poles, 10 transformers and other hardware, adds 8 remote reclosing switches, clears vegetation and installs a new tie line.

The work began in August, is expected to finish this month and should reduce outages and speed restorations for nearly 5,000 customers in New Kensington, Arnold and Lower Burrell. It is part of FirstEnergy's $28 billion Energize365 program (2025–2029).