NASDAQ$CEG

Constellation Energy Corp · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Constellation Energy reported strong operational and financial performance, exceeding guidance and advancing strategic initiatives.

Constellation Energy reported a GAAP Net Income of $2.71 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $2.44 per share for Q4 2024. The company affirmed its full-year 2025 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance range of $8.90 - $9.60 per share. They also entered a definitive agreement to acquire Calpine Corporation.

  • GAAP Net Income was $2.71 per share, and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings were $2.44 per share for Q4 2024.
  • Affirmed full-year 2025 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance range of $8.90 - $9.60 per share.
  • Entered a definitive agreement to acquire Calpine Corporation, combining clean energy production with reliable natural gas assets.
  • Completed $1 billion of share repurchases, with a total of $2 billion repurchased since 2023 and $1 billion authorization remaining.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.38B

Previous: $5.8B-7.1%
EPS (adj)

$2.44

Previous: -$0.11+2318.2%
Nuclear Generation (GWh)

45.5K

No prior period
Refueling Outage Days

66

No prior period
Non-Refueling Outage Days

3

No prior period
Gas Dispatch Match Rate

93.2%

No prior period
Renewable Energy Capture

95.7%

No prior period
Net Income

$850M

Previous: -$36M+2461.1%
Operating Income

$972M

Previous: -$66M+1572.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Constellation Energy · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.38B

Q4 2024-7.1%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Constellation Energy affirmed its 2025 adjusted operating earnings guidance range at $8.90-9.60 per share and will invest over $2.5 billion in 2025 to reliably operate the business for the long-term and fund growth investments.

Tailwinds

  • Affirming 2025 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance range of $8.90 - $9.60 per share.
  • The acquisition of Calpine will create new capabilities that will increase product offerings across America.
  • Constellation will invest over $2.5 billion in 2025 to reliably operate the business for the long-term.
  • The company's strong balance sheet and industry leading generation and commercial businesses backstop future performance.
  • The company expects to grow the dividend per share by another 10% in 2025.

Headwinds

  • Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.
  • Projections require inherent uncertainty in projecting gains and losses associated with fair value adjustments required by GAAP.
  • Adjustments include future changes in fair value impacting derivative instruments.
  • Adjustments also include debt and equity securities held within nuclear decommissioning trusts.
  • The proposed transaction with Calpine is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 17 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+3.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

71%

12 / 17 earnings

Positive

+28.2%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-9.4%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.4%-12.0%-20.3%
Q4 2025+3.5%+12.3%+0.5%
Q3 2025+2.0%+0.8%+2.4%
Q2 2025-0.6%+0.0%-10.9%
Q1 2025+10.3%+9.3%+16.8%
Q4 2024+2.6%-10.4%-30.8%
Q3 2024-9.4%-7.3%-1.5%
Q2 2024+5.7%+11.7%+3.6%
Q1 2024+3.3%+4.7%-4.8%
Q4 2023+28.2%+27.6%+38.8%
Q3 2023+2.4%+4.0%-3.8%
Q2 2023+8.8%+9.7%+12.3%
Q1 2023+3.9%+3.2%+14.4%
Q4 2022-1.7%-6.6%-10.7%
Q3 2022-6.6%-1.3%-2.2%
Q2 2022+10.6%+12.7%+20.7%
Q1 2022+0.9%+2.6%+3.0%
Q4 2019
Q4 2018
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
Q1 2018

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