PG&E Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results; On Track to Deliver Solid 2026; Reaffirms 2026 and 2027 Guidance
Nine-month earnings increased despite a weaker third quarter, while PG&E is implementing a $2 billion reduction to its 2027 capital plan.
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PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) reported third-quarter 2026 core earnings of $0.41 per diluted share and reaffirmed its annual earnings guidance. Core earnings, which exclude non-core items, fell from $0.50 per share a year earlier. GAAP earnings available for common shareholders declined to $749 million from $823 million, with diluted EPS falling to $0.34 from $0.37. Revenue slipped to $6.188 billion from $6.250 billion.
For the first nine months, GAAP EPS rose to $1.06 from $0.89, while core EPS increased to $1.24 from $1.14. PG&E reaffirmed core EPS guidance of $1.64–$1.66 for 2026 and $1.78–$1.82 for 2027. The company expects to meet its 2–4% non-fuel operating and maintenance cost reduction target. It is implementing a previously announced $2 billion reduction to its 2027 capital plan and advancing a strategic review. The utility also filed a 5,000-mile undergrounding plan with California regulators.
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Positive
- Moderate pointNine-month GAAP earnings rose to $2,340 million from $1,951 million; EPS increased to $1.06 from $0.89.
- Moderate pointNine-month core earnings increased to $2,831 million from $2,520 million; EPS rose to $1.24 from $1.14.
- Moderate pointNine-month revenue increased to $18,971 million from $18,131 million.
- Moderate pointOperating income rose to $1,249 million from $1,209 million quarterly and $3,982 million from $3,525 million year-to-date.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Non-fuel operating and maintenance savings remain on track for the company's 2–4% reduction target.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.5,000-mile undergrounding plan filed; PG&E estimates $117 billion in long-term benefits.
4 minor points
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2026 core EPS guidance reaffirmed at $1.64 to $1.66; 2027 guidance remains $1.78 to $1.82.
- Minor pointQuarterly operating and maintenance expense declined to $2,543 million from $2,641 million.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Strategic review is advancing toward the company's goal of becoming financially strong and investment-grade.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Undergrounding plan targets 98% lower wildfire risk and 90% fewer outages on lines moved underground.
Negative
- Moderate pointQuarterly GAAP earnings fell to $749 million from $823 million; diluted EPS declined to $0.34 from $0.37.
- Moderate pointQuarterly core earnings fell to $928 million from $1,142 million; diluted EPS declined to $0.41 from $0.50.
- Moderate point2027 capital plan is being reduced by the previously announced $2 billion. 5.1% of market cap
- Moderate pointInterest expense rose to $825 million from $770 million quarterly and $2,424 million from $2,296 million year-to-date.
- Moderate pointWildfire Fund expense increased to $141 million from $86 million quarterly and $369 million from $271 million year-to-date.
5 minor points
- Minor pointQuarterly revenue declined to $6,188 million from $6,250 million.
- Minor pointDepreciation, amortization and decommissioning expense rose to $1,206 million from $1,132 million quarterly.
- Minor pointNine-month operating and maintenance expense increased to $8,191 million from $8,147 million.
- Minor pointStrategic repositioning costs totaled $42 million after tax in the third quarter, versus none a year earlier.
- Minor pointQuarterly income tax benefit decreased to $95 million from $220 million.
Key Figures
- Q3 GAAP EPS
- $0.34 per share vs. $0.37
- Third quarter 2026 vs. third quarter 2025
- Nine-month GAAP EPS
- $1.06 per share vs. $0.89
- First nine months of 2026 vs. first nine months of 2025
- Q3 non-GAAP core EPS
- $0.41 per share vs. $0.50
- Third quarter 2026 vs. third quarter 2025
- Nine-month non-GAAP core EPS
- $1.24 per share vs. $1.14
- First nine months of 2026 vs. first nine months of 2025
- 2026 core EPS guidance
- $1.64 to $1.66 per share
- Full-year 2026 guidance reaffirmed
- 2027 core EPS guidance
- $1.78 to $1.82 per share
- Full-year 2027 guidance reaffirmed
- Capital plan reduction
- $2 billion
- Previously announced reduction to the 2027 capital plan
- Non-fuel O&M reduction target
- 2-4%
- On track toward the target
Previous Earnings Reports
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GAAP and core EPS rose year over year; full-year 2026 core EPS guidance was reaffirmed.
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Q1 GAAP and core EPS were reported; full-year 2026 core EPS guidance was reaffirmed.
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- GAAP earnings were
and$0.34 per share for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, respectively, compared to$1.06 and$0.37 per share for the same periods in 2025.$0.89 - Non-GAAP core earnings were
and$0.41 per share for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, compared to$1.24 and$0.50 .14 per share for the same periods in 2025.$1 - Full year 2026 and 2027 non-GAAP core EPS guidance reaffirmed at
to$1.64 per share and$1.66 to$1.78 per share, respectively.1$1.82 - On track to meet 2
-4% non-fuel operating and maintenance (O&M) cost reduction target. - Implementing previously announced
reduction to 2027 capital plan.$2 billion - Strategic review advancing with the goal of becoming a financially strong, investment-grade company.
"Our PG&E team continues to make meaningful progress delivering safe, affordable, reliable, and clean energy to our customers. While we still believe
Operational progress during the third quarter of 2026 continued to focus on delivering safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy to customers. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or the Utility):
- Filed a 5,000-mile undergrounding plan with
California regulators designed to reduce wildfire risk by98% and outages by90% on lines moved underground, which is expected to deliver an estimated in long-term benefits.$117 billion - Connected over 4,240 electric customers and 3,000 EV charging ports to the grid.
- Launched a first-of-its-kind virtual power plant demonstration with Google and Rewiring America to improve reliability and affordability for customers, targeting over 20,000 new and existing customer energy devices and 12 megawatts of distributed energy resources by 2028.
- Delivered nearly
in energy bill assistance to more than 46,000 low- and moderate-income customers.$15 million - Energized 174 megawatts of new data center projects since 2024. With appropriate pricing, every one gigawatt of new data center load could help customers save
1% or more on their monthly electric bill.
2026 and 2027 Guidance
PG&E Corporation is reaffirming its full year 2026 and 2027 non-GAAP core earnings guidance range of
PG&E Corporation uses "non-GAAP core earnings," which is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes non-core items, 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 consolidated income available for common shareholders to non-GAAP core earnings (including non-GAAP core EPS).
Financial Results
PG&E Corporation recorded third-quarter 2026 income available for common shareholders of
The decrease in GAAP earnings was primarily driven by lower CPUC return on equity in effect during 2026 as compared to 2025, the one-time catch-up impacts of the tax methodology change implemented in 2025, and increased Wildfire Fund expense, partially offset by increased customer capital investment due to the earnings on higher rate base and net O&M savings.
Non-GAAP Core Earnings
PG&E Corporation's non-GAAP core earnings were
The decrease in Non-GAAP core earnings was driven by similar factors to our GAAP earnings except for Wildfire Fund expense.
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 hold a conference call on October 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its third-quarter 2026 results. The public can access the conference call through a simultaneous webcast. The link is provided below and will also be available from the PG&E Corporation website.
What: Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call
When: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
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 October 29, 2026, by dialing (800) 770-2030. The confirmation code 92587 will be required to access the replay.
Public Dissemination of Certain Information
PG&E Corporation and the Utility routinely provide links to the Utility's principal regulatory proceedings with the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the "Regulatory Filings" tab, so that such filings are available to investors upon filing with the relevant agency. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also routinely post, or provide direct links to, presentations, documents, and other information that may be of interest to investors at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the "Wildfire & Safety" and "News & Events" pages, respectively, in order to publicly disseminate such information. It is possible that any of these filings or information included therein could be deemed to be material information.
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is a holding company headquartered in Oakland, California. It is the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, an energy company that serves 16 million Californians across a 70,000-square-mile service area in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit http://www.pgecorp.com.
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 impacts, and strategies of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, including regarding earnings, customer bills, operating and maintenance costs, the previously announced strategic review, system hardening, 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 December 31, 2025, their most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 (Form 10-Q), and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, which are available on PG&E Corporation's website at www.pgecorp.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. PG&E Corporation and the Utility undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.
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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. |
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PG&E CORPORATION |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Operating Revenues |
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Electric |
$ 4,660 |
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$ 4,755 |
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$ 14,015 |
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$ 13,304 |
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Natural gas |
1,528 |
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1,495 |
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4,956 |
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4,827 |
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Total operating revenues |
6,188 |
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6,250 |
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18,971 |
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18,131 |
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Operating Expenses |
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Cost of electricity |
904 |
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1,015 |
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2,265 |
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2,013 |
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Cost of natural gas |
109 |
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131 |
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694 |
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738 |
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Operating and maintenance |
2,543 |
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2,641 |
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8,191 |
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8,147 |
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SB 901 securitization inception charge |
36 |
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35 |
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36 |
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35 |
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Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries |
— |
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1 |
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— |
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100 |
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Wildfire Fund expense |
141 |
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86 |
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369 |
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271 |
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Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning |
1,206 |
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1,132 |
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3,434 |
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3,302 |
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Total operating expenses |
4,939 |
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5,041 |
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14,989 |
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14,606 |
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Operating Income |
1,249 |
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1,209 |
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3,982 |
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3,525 |
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Interest income |
104 |
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94 |
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336 |
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392 |
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Interest expense |
(825) |
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(770) |
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(2,424) |
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(2,296) |
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Other income, net |
153 |
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97 |
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366 |
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251 |
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Income Before Income Taxes |
681 |
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630 |
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2,260 |
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1,872 |
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Income tax benefit |
(95) |
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(220) |
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(162) |
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(161) |
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Net Income |
776 |
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850 |
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2,422 |
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2,033 |
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Preferred stock dividend requirement |
27 |
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27 |
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82 |
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82 |
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Income Available for Common Shareholders |
$ 749 |
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$ 823 |
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$ 2,340 |
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$ 1,951 |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, |
2,202 |
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2,198 |
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2,201 |
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2,197 |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, |
2,285 |
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2,281 |
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2,284 |
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2,202 |
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Net Income Per Common Share, Basic |
$ 0.34 |
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$ 0.37 |
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$ 1.06 |
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$ 0.89 |
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Net Income Per Common Share, Diluted |
$ 0.34 |
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$ 0.37 |
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$ 1.06 |
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$ 0.89 |
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Reconciliation of PG&E Corporation's Consolidated Earnings Available for Common Shareholders in Accordance |
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Third Quarter, 2026 vs. 2025 |
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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Earnings |
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Earnings per |
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Earnings |
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Earnings per |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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PG&E Corporation's GAAP earnings/EPS, basic |
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$ 823 |
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$ 2,340 |
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$ 1,951 |
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Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends |
24 |
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24 |
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72 |
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— |
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PG&E Corporation's GAAP earnings/EPS, diluted (1) |
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$ 847 |
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$ 2,412 |
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$ 1,951 |
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Non-core items: (2) |
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Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution (3) |
102 |
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62 |
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0.04 |
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0.03 |
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265 |
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195 |
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0.12 |
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0.09 |
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Bankruptcy and legal costs (4) |
(29) |
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21 |
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(0.01) |
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0.01 |
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(29) |
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36 |
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(0.01) |
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0.02 |
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Investigation remedies (5) |
8 |
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47 |
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— |
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0.02 |
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56 |
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95 |
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0.02 |
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0.04 |
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Prior period net regulatory impact (6) |
— |
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134 |
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— |
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0.06 |
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51 |
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122 |
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0.02 |
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0.06 |
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SB 901 securitization (7) |
23 |
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18 |
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0.01 |
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0.01 |
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17 |
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29 |
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0.01 |
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0.01 |
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Strategic repositioning (8) |
42 |
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— |
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0.02 |
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— |
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42 |
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— |
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0.02 |
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— |
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Wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries (9) |
10 |
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13 |
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0.01 |
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17 |
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92 |
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0.01 |
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0.04 |
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PG&E Corporation's non-GAAP core earnings/EPS (10) |
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$ 1,142 |
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$ 2,831 |
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$ 2,520 |
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All amounts presented in the table above and footnotes below are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation's statutory tax rate of |
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(1) |
For more information regarding the calculation of GAAP earnings and EPS, see Note 7 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Form 10-Q. |
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(2) |
"Non-core items" include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and that affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed in the table above. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below. |
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The Utility recorded costs of |
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PG&E Corporation recorded a benefit of |
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Includes costs associated with the decision different for the order instituting investigation (OII) related to the 2017 Northern California Wildfires and 2018 Camp Fire (Wildfires OII), the system enhancements related to the locate and mark OII, restoration and rebuilding costs for the town of Paradise, and the settlement agreements resolving the Safety and Enforcement Division's investigations into the 2020 Zogg and 2022 Mosquito fires, as shown below. |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Wildfires OII disallowance and system enhancements |
$ 9 |
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$ 25 |
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Locate and mark OII system enhancements |
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2 |
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Paradise restoration and rebuild |
— |
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2020 Zogg fire settlement |
1 |
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15 |
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2022 Mosquito fire settlement |
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22 |
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Investigation remedies |
$ 10 |
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$ 64 |
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Tax impacts |
(2) |
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(8) |
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Investigation remedies (post-tax) |
$ 8 |
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$ 56 |
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The Utility recorded costs of |
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The Utility recorded costs of |
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(8) |
PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded costs related to repositioning their organizational design as shown below. "Workforce organizational design" includes severance costs related to simplifying the Utility's employee structure, and "corporate organizational design" includes consulting, legal, and financial advisory costs, including those related to the Strategic Review. |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Workforce organizational design |
$ 37 |
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$ 37 |
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Corporate organizational design |
21 |
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21 |
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Strategic repositioning |
$ 58 |
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$ 58 |
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Tax impacts |
(16) |
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(16) |
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Strategic repositioning (post-tax) |
$ 42 |
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$ 42 |
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(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. |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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2019 Kincade fire |
$ 1 |
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$ 4 |
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2021 Dixie fire |
12 |
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19 |
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Wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries |
$ 14 |
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$ 23 |
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Tax impacts |
(4) |
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(6) |
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Wildfire-related costs, net of recoveries (post-tax) |
$ 10 |
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$ 17 |
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(10) |
"Non-GAAP core earnings" and "Non-GAAP core EPS" are non-GAAP financial measures. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below. |
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Undefined, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Form 10-Q. |
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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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What were PG&E's third-quarter 2026 earnings?
PG&E reported $749 million in GAAP income available for common shareholders and $0.34 per diluted share, down from $823 million and $0.37 a year earlier. Non-GAAP core earnings were $928 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with $1,142 million, or $0.50.
What is PG&E's earnings guidance for 2026 and 2027?
PG&E reaffirmed non-GAAP core EPS guidance of $1.64 to $1.66 for 2026 and $1.78 to $1.82 for 2027. Core earnings exclude items management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings.
Why did PG&E's third-quarter 2026 GAAP earnings decline?
PG&E attributed the decline primarily to a lower regulatory return on equity, the comparison with one-time tax-methodology catch-up impacts in 2025, and increased Wildfire Fund expense. Earnings from higher customer capital investment and net operating and maintenance savings partly offset those factors.