AEE · Q2 2026 Earnings

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Ameren

Reported July 30, 2026

30-second summary

Ameren delivered Q2 FY2026 GAAP EPS of $1.13, up 11.9% from $1.01 in Q2 FY2025, and reaffirmed its FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance range of $5.25–$5.45 for the fourth consecutive quarter. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $314M vs $275M prior year. With no transcript or Q&A available and management holding the line ahead of the late-September Missouri IRP filing, this is a placeholder quarter: the ESA and IRP catalysts that drive the thesis were not adjudicated on this print.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2026

$1.13

+4.6% vs est.

Revenue

Q2 FY2026

$2.09B

-5.8% YoY

-8.7% vs est.

Operating margin

Q2 FY2026

21.9%

Key financials

Q2 FY2026

Metric	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY	Q1 FY2026	QoQ
Revenue	$2.09B	$2.22B	-5.8%	$2.18B	-3.9%
EPS	$1.13	$1.01	+11.9%	$1.28	-11.7%
Operating margin	21.9%	18.5%	+340bps	24.5%	-260bps

Guidance

Ameren reaffirmed full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $5.25–$5.45 after beating Q2 earnings consensus but missing revenue expectations; Q2 revenue declined 5.8% YoY.

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Actuals vs prior guidance

Metric	Period	Prior guide	Actual	Δ	Result
EPS (GAAP)	Q2 FY2026	—	$1.13	+4.6% above consensus estimate	Beat
Revenue	Q2 FY2026	—	$2.092B	-8.7% below consensus estimate	Missed

Reaffirmed unchanged this quarter: EPS (GAAP) ($5.25 to $5.45)

Segment KPIs

Q2 FY2026

Segment	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY
Electric Revenue	$1,887 million	—	—
Natural Gas Revenue	$205 million	—	—

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2026

Segment	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY
Operating Income	$459 million	—	—
2026 EPS Guidance (Reaffirmed)	$5.25 to $5.45	—	—
Electric Customers	2.5 million	—	—
Natural Gas Customers	900,000+	—	—

Management tone

No earnings-call transcript or Q&A was available for this quarter, so cross-quarter tone analysis is limited to what the press release discloses.

The messaging discipline is intact and defensive ahead of the September IRP filing. The Q1 FY2026 brief flagged that management had committed the late-September Missouri IRP filing as the formal venue for folding ESA upside into sales-growth assumptions. This quarter's press release reaffirms the FY range unchanged and offers qualitative statements about "diverse and resilient energy portfolio" and "strengthening the reliability of the grid" — utility-standard language that neither previews nor complicates the IRP setup. Management is holding fire.

The forward-looking-statements section adds a specific reference to "the large load customers that signed electric service agreements with Ameren Missouri in 2026" — the first press-release-level acknowledgement that ESAs are executed and material to the risk narrative, though no incremental ESAs beyond the previously disclosed 2.2 GW are named.

Answers to last quarter's watch list

Additional ESA signings before the late September IRP filing — The press release does not disclose any incremental ESA signings beyond the 2.2 GW executed in February 2026. With no transcript available, whether the "very close" pipeline from Q1 FY2026 has converted cannot be determined from this print alone. The IRP filing in September remains the definitive venue.

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MISO Tranche 2.1 — January bid selection by mid-2026 and end-of-May submissions on two additional projects — No update on the January-bid selection outcome or the end-of-May submissions was disclosed in the press release. Given mid-2026 was the expected selection window and Q2 FY2026 reporting is at the very end of that window, the silence is notable but not conclusive without transcript commentary.

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Initial late September Missouri IRP filing content — Timing reaffirmed by omission; nothing in the release suggested a delay. The specific content (revised sales-growth CAGR, solar/wind mix, batteries/fuel cells, capex envelope) has not been previewed.

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Whether FY2026 guidance is formally raised at Q2 FY2026 or Q3 FY2026 — Resolved negatively for the Q2 FY2026 raise scenario. FY2026 GAAP EPS reaffirmed unchanged at $5.25–$5.45 for the fourth consecutive quarter. The raise question now rolls to Q3 FY2026, which coincides with the September IRP filing — the more likely venue. Status: Resolved negatively (for the Q2 FY2026 raise thesis specifically); the Q3-or-IRP raise question moves to next quarter's watch list.

Equity issuance cadence — Common stock issuances of $22M through six months (vs $25M prior year) per the cash flow statement; shares outstanding rose only marginally to 276.8M from 276.4M at year-end. Any material ATM activity or block issuance would typically show in the 10-Q.

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What to watch into next quarter

September 2026 Missouri IRP filing — the single most important event of the fiscal year. Watch specifically (i) the revised sales-growth CAGR, (ii) whether batteries or fuel cells are added as new line items, (iii) any solar acceleration and wind deferral within the five-year window, and (iv) total Missouri capex envelope. A meaningful capex step-up would be the second raise in the cycle after the Q4 FY2025 increase.

FY2026 EPS raise at Q3 FY2026 print alongside or immediately following the IRP filing. With three quarters of reaffirmation and the ESA backlog visibly expanded, Q3 FY2026 is now the natural venue. A continued hold at $5.25–$5.45 through Q3 FY2026 would signal management is waiting to fold the update into 2027 guidance introduction rather than raising in-year.

MISO Tranche 2.1 January-bid selection outcome and end-of-May submission status. Both were teed up as mid-2026 events in the Q1 FY2026 brief; the Q3 FY2026 print should adjudicate at least the January bids.

ESA signings disclosure between Q1 FY2026's "very close" framing and the September IRP. Any incremental ESA beyond the 2.2 GW would compound the sales-growth revision at the IRP filing. Silence through Q3 FY2026 would suggest the remaining Missouri construction agreements are converting slower than the Q1 FY2026 CEO commentary implied.

Off-system sales pricing dynamics. Missouri off-system revenue fell by $323M YoY on higher volumes — a pricing collapse that drove most of the top-line YoY decline. Whether this reverses, stabilizes, or deepens in Q3 FY2026 will determine the trajectory of the revenue line, even if it does not flow proportionally to earnings.

Sources

Ameren Q2 FY2026 Earnings Press Release (SEC 8-K Exhibit 99.1), July 30, 2026: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002910/000100291026000020/q22026ex991earningsrelease.htm

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