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Avista Corporation · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Avista Corp. reported Q4 2025 GAAP net income of $71 million ($0.87 per diluted share) and non-GAAP utility earnings of $72 million ($0.88 per share).

Avista posted Q4 2025 GAAP net income of $71 million ($0.87 diluted EPS) and non-GAAP utility earnings of $72 million ($0.88 per share), compared to $71 million ($0.89) in Q4 2024. Full-year 2025 GAAP net income was $193 million ($2.38 EPS) with non-GAAP utility earnings of $207 million ($2.55 EPS), driven by rate case outcomes, load growth, and cost discipline. The company initiated 2026 non-GAAP utility earnings guidance of $2.52–2.72 per share, reflecting a $0.12 headwind from a large industrial customer departing sooner than expected.

  • Q4 GAAP net income $71M ($0.87 EPS); utility earnings $72M ($0.88).
  • Full-year 2025 utility earnings $207M ($2.55 EPS) on constructive regulation.
  • 2026 utility EPS guidance $2.52–2.72 includes $0.12 industrial load loss.
  • Ongoing investments in wildfire mitigation and system reliability.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$584M

Previous: $517M+13.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.88

Previous: $0.84+4.8%
Electric Utility Margin (Q3)

$187M

Previous: $167M+12.0%
Natural Gas Utility Margin (Q3)

$73M

Previous: $69M+5.8%
Effective Tax Rate (Q3)

11.0%

Previous: 2.0%+450.0%
Net Income

$71M

Previous: $67M+6.0%
Operating Income

$0.00

Previous: $102M-100.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Avista · Revenue · Quarterly

$584M

Q4 2025+13%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

2026 non-GAAP utility earnings guidance is $2.52–2.72 per diluted share, reflecting expected ERM impacts and the early exit of a large industrial customer from bundled power supply.

Tailwinds

  • Constructive regulatory outcomes and customer/load growth in utility operations.
  • Disciplined cost management supporting full-year utility earnings growth.
  • Dividend-supported regulated utility profile in the Pacific Northwest.

Headwinds

  • $0.12 per-share 2026 headwind from industrial customer departure.
  • Weather, wildfire, and hydro conditions affect earnings volatility.
  • Non-regulated businesses contributed losses offsetting utility strength.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

-0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

35 / 67 earnings

Positive

+8.4%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-10.1%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-4.6%-6.4%-6.4%
Q3 2025+2.6%+6.3%+0.1%
Q2 2025-4.2%-2.3%-3.6%
Q1 2025-1.7%-6.1%-10.7%
Q4 2024+3.3%+3.3%+6.1%
Q3 2024-1.8%+1.9%+0.1%
Q1 2024+2.3%+3.9%+2.8%
Q4 2023+0.1%-2.1%-0.8%
Q3 2023+8.4%+10.3%+10.2%
Q2 2023+0.6%-1.2%-11.1%
Q1 2023+1.4%+1.7%-4.7%
Q4 2022+2.5%+1.7%+1.1%
Q3 2022-10.1%-9.5%+0.9%
Q2 2022+0.1%-1.0%-5.4%
Q1 2022+1.8%+5.6%+7.2%
Q4 2021+2.1%+5.0%+5.5%
Q3 2021-1.0%-0.8%-2.1%
Q2 2021-2.5%-4.2%-4.1%
Q1 2021+2.4%+2.8%-2.9%
Q4 2020+4.6%+2.5%+24.3%
Q3 2020-3.1%+3.0%+7.3%
Q2 2020-0.1%+3.1%+0.4%
Q1 2020-1.5%-9.4%-1.1%
Q4 2019-1.0%+1.2%-16.6%
Q3 2019-1.3%-2.3%-0.0%
Q2 2019+2.5%+2.2%+4.6%
Q1 2019+3.1%+2.6%-1.2%
Q4 2018-1.3%-1.2%-1.0%
Q3 2018+0.8%+0.8%-15.6%
Q2 2018-0.1%+0.5%+1.4%
Q1 2018-0.4%-0.3%+0.8%
Q4 2017-1.0%-1.6%+3.5%
Q3 2017-0.6%-0.8%-0.6%
Q2 2017-1.0%-0.7%-2.3%
Q1 2017+2.0%+3.5%+9.3%
Q4 2016-0.5%+1.0%+0.8%
Q3 2016-3.6%-3.3%-3.0%
Q2 2016-0.9%-2.3%-4.8%
Q1 2016+1.6%
Q4 2015+4.1%
Q3 2015+2.6%
Q2 2015+0.7%
Q1 2015-1.2%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q3 2014-1.8%
Q2 2014+0.1%
Q1 2014+3.6%
Q4 2013-0.5%
Q3 2013+0.2%
Q2 2013+2.2%
Q1 2013+1.5%
Q4 2012-2.0%
Q3 2012-2.1%
Q2 2012-4.5%
Q1 2012-2.5%
Q4 2011-0.6%
Q3 2011-1.4%
Q2 2011-9.6%
Q1 2010+3.5%
Q1 2011+1.6%
Q4 2008+1.0%
Q4 2010+1.0%
Q3 2010+0.0%
Q3 2009+0.0%
Q2 2009+0.9%
Q4 2009+0.9%
Q2 2010+0.9%

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