Key Takeaways:
Constellation Energy reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.55, beating the $2.28 consensus, while revenue of $7.5 billion missed estimates.
"Our second-quarter results and increased full-year EPS guidance demonstrate the earnings power of our expanded platform, strong operational and commercial performance, and the disciplined execution of our capital allocation strategy," CFO Shane Smith said. CEO Joe Dominguez cited progress on the Crane Clean Energy Center restart, new long-term customer agreements, and extended operating lives for two New York nuclear assets.
Adjusted EPS rose from $1.91 in the year-ago quarter, a 33.5 percent increase. GAAP net income fell to $1.42 per share from $2.67, reflecting $340 million in unrealized fair value losses and $221 million in decommissioning-related charges. The Nasdaq-listed company raised full-year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance to $11.50-$12.50 per share from $11.00-$12.00, with the midpoint above the $11.63 consensus.
The Calpine acquisition, completed earlier this year, expanded Constellation's fleet to 55 gigawatts across nuclear, natural gas, oil, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar — enough to power the equivalent of 27 million homes. The company signed an additional 920 megawatts of long-term power purchase agreements with investment-grade customers for nuclear generation, with 15-to-20-year terms starting between 2029 and 2032. The nuclear fleet generated 44,160 gigawatt-hours in the quarter, down from 45,170 a year earlier, with a 93.0 percent capacity factor excluding Salem and STP. The expanded natural gas, oil and pumped-storage fleet posted a 6.2 percent equivalent forced outage factor, while renewable energy capture was 96.0 percent.
Constellation received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to transfer existing Capacity Interconnection Rights to the Crane Clean Energy Center and Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval for its fuel license. The company also agreed to sell the 606-megawatt Brazos Valley Energy Center in ERCOT to LS Power for $860 million, the final asset sale tied to Calpine regulatory commitments, with closing expected by year-end.
Management expects base EPS to grow more than 20 percent between 2026 and 2029, excluding upside from additional nuclear monetization, natural gas contracting and capital allocation opportunities. The company reaffirmed its long-term target of more than 10 percent rolling three-year base EPS growth. Constellation serves approximately 2.5 million customer accounts nationwide, including 80 percent of the Fortune 100.
Shares rose 6.56 percent to $282.50 in premarket trading. Investors will watch PJM's large-load interconnection rules in the second half of 2026, which could affect Constellation's ability to serve data center demand from its expanded fleet.
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