For the quarter ended June 2025, FirstEnergy (FE) reported revenue of $3.38 billion, up 3.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.52, compared to $0.56 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.41 billion, representing a surprise of -1%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.50.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how FirstEnergy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Electric Distribution Deliveries - Actual: 34,510.00 MWh versus the two-analyst average estimate of 36,000.49 MWh.
- Revenues- Distribution: $1.68 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.68 billion.
- Revennues- Stand-Alone Transmission: $456 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $467.85 million.
- External Revenues- FirstEnergy Consolidated: $3.38 billion versus $3.47 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenues- Total Corporate/Other & Reconciling Adjustments: $-12 million versus $-13.29 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -14.3% change.
- Revenues- Integrated: $1.26 billion compared to the $1.21 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of FirstEnergy have returned +3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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