What to Anticipate in Alliant Energy’s Upcoming Earnings Report

Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT), a utility holding company based in Madison, Wisconsin, with a market cap of $17.3 billion, is gearing up to release its fiscal Q4 earnings for 2025 soon. Analysts are predicting that the company will report a profit of $0.57 per share, a decrease of 18.6% from the $0.70 per share reported in the same quarter last year. Despite missing consensus estimates by 4.3% in the previous quarter with earnings of $1.12 per share, LNT has exceeded Wall Street’s bottom-line predictions in three of the last four quarters.

Looking ahead to the full fiscal year ending in December, analysts are forecasting earnings of $3.21 per share for LNT, an increase of 5.6% from fiscal 2024’s $3.04 per share. Furthermore, the company’s earnings per share is anticipated to grow by 7.5% year-over-year to $3.45 in fiscal 2026.

Over the past 52 weeks, LNT has seen a 12.1% increase in value, although this lags behind the S&P 500 Index’s 16.9% return during the same period. However, compared to the State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF’s 10.2% uptick in the same timeframe, LNT has outperformed.

In its Q3 results released on Nov. 6, LNT experienced a slight increase in share value in the subsequent trading session. This increase was attributed to a 12.5% rise in electric utility revenues, resulting in a total revenue increase of 11.9% year-over-year to $1.2 billion. Despite this positive revenue growth, the company’s ongoing EPS decreased by 2.6% compared to the previous year, coming in at $1.12 per share and missing analyst estimates by 4.3%. The decline in earnings was mainly driven by higher expenses in other operation and maintenance, depreciation, and financing costs. However, despite missing earnings expectations, LNT provided fiscal 2026 earnings guidance of $3.36 to $3.46 per share, highlighting its impressive 10-year track record of compound annual earnings growth of 6%.

Wall Street analysts hold a “Moderate Buy” rating for LNT stock. Of the 11 analysts covering the stock, six recommend a “Strong Buy,” four suggest a “Hold,” and one indicates a “Strong Sell.” The average price target for LNT is $72.33, implying a potential 7.4% upside from its current levels.