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SRE · Q2 2025 Earnings

Sempra

Reported August 7, 2025

30-second summary

Sempra reported Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $0.89 and affirmed both its 2025 ($4.30–$4.70) and 2026 ($4.80–$5.30) EPS guidance ranges, with management explicitly steering toward the high end or above of the 7–9% long-term EPS CAGR through 2029. The more important signal is qualitative: the $12B incremental Texas capex envelope is now described as "probably conservative," Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 has all major permits with a 20-year JERA SPA signed and FID still expected in 2025, and the KKR-led Sempra Infrastructure equity sale (15–30% range) is being positioned as accretive to both EPS and credit. Revenue was essentially flat YoY at $3.0B with electric segment revenue down 9.9% — a non-event given the regulated rate-base growth thesis is the actual driver.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2025

$0.89

Revenue

Q2 FY2025

$3.00B

-0.4% YoY

Key financials

Q2 FY2025
MetricQ2 FY2025YoY
Revenue$3.00B-0.4%
EPS$0.89—

Guidance

Prior quarter data unavailable — comparison not possible.

Segment KPIs

Q2 FY2025
SegmentQ2 FY2025YoY
Natural gas$1.47B-1.6%
Electric$1.031B-9.9%
Energy-related businesses$0.499B+33.8%

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2025
SegmentQ2 FY2025
Oncor active transmission interconnection requests1,120
Oncor premises served (increase Q2)20,000
Oncor transmission and distribution circuit miles built/upgraded (Q2)600
Sempra California gas customer meters7,135,000
Sempra California electric customer meters1,540,000
Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 non-FTA export authorization13.5 Mtpa
Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 JERA offtake agreement1.5 Mtpa
SDGE transmission projects awarded$600 million

Management tone

Without a transcript and with no prior Tapebrief coverage, the tone read draws solely on the press release and the call's prepared-remarks themes captured in extraction. Treat the below as directional rather than cross-quarter calibrated.

Texas incremental capex has shifted from opportunity to floor. The $12B incremental Texas capital plan, previously framed as future opportunity contingent on permitting and load realization, is now described by management as something they're "quite comfortable" sitting at the high end of "or more" — with the explicit qualifier that "$12 billion incremental is probably going to be conservative." That language closes the optionality framing and reopens it as upside-to-upside.

Port Arthur Phase 2 moved from FID aspiration to FID setup. Phase 2 now has all major permits, a signed 20-year 1.5 Mtpa SPA with JERA, and management still expecting to take FID in 2025 with "momentum." This is the cleanest tone hardening on the call — a multi-quarter "still working on it" project converting into a dated commitment.

Sempra Infrastructure monetization has acquired structure. The KKR LOI contemplates an SI equity sale "in that 15 to 30% range" and management noted it could be "within or above" that band, with four named value drivers (implied SI valuation, tax leakage, balance sheet cushion, EPS accretion). The shift is from an open-ended capital recycling concept to a defined transaction with disclosed parameters — even if closing is "subject to the transactions being completed next year."

The bullish case is being articulated as a mix story, not a growth story. The repeated framing of "regulatory and geographic diversity" reducing earnings volatility and financial risk signals management wants the market to re-rate Sempra as a higher-quality regulated utility — not extrapolate from LNG cyclicality. The "high end or above" 7–9% EPS CAGR language is consistent with that pitch.

Recurring themes management leaned on this quarter:

Texas utility growth acceleration driven by data center and transmission expansionRegulatory improvements via UTM and HB 5247 reducing investment lag and improving earned ROESEMPRA Infrastructure monetization and capital recycling unlocking balance sheet capacityLNG demand tailwinds from energy security and Asian gas demand driversCalifornia utility focus on affordability and wildfire mitigation with incremental cost reductionsBusiness mix transition toward higher-quality regulated utility earnings reducing volatility

Risks management surfaced:

Wildfire-related liabilities and AB 1054 framework stability in CaliforniaRegulatory outcomes on Encore base rate case timing and ROE determinationLNG project construction execution risk at ECA Phase 1 and Port Arthur Phase 1SI transaction timing coordination with increasing capital requirements at EncoreData center interconnection grid constraints and permitting dependencies

What to watch into next quarter

Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 FID — management committed to 2025; the Q3 print is the first natural window. A slip into 2026 would undercut the "momentum" framing.

KKR / Sempra Infrastructure transaction terms — watch for disclosed equity percentage (within or above 15–30%?), implied SI valuation, and whether proceeds use is articulated (balance sheet vs. reinvestment into Oncor).

Oncor incremental capital plan revision — management telegraphed that $12B "is probably going to be conservative." Watch the 2024 capital plan filing this year and any explicit dollar revision in the Q3 update.

Oncor base rate case — final order expected Q1 2026; any procedural updates, ROE signals, or test-year disputes surfaced in Q3 commentary.

Data center interconnection conversion — 186 GW of inquiry against a 38 GW 2031 high-confidence load forecast. Watch whether the disclosed high-confidence number itself moves, or whether management starts disclosing executed FEAs / collateral posted as a leading indicator.

ECA LNG Phase 1 mechanical completion — guided "later this year." Slippage here would push the summer 2026 SBA revenue start.

Sources

  1. Sempra Q2 2025 Earnings Release (Form 8-K Ex. 99.1), filed 2025-08-07 — https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1032208/000103220825000045/ex99_1x20250630xearningsta.htm

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