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ES · Q2 2026

EVERSOURCE ENERGY

Reported 2026-07-30
IN-LINE
45EarnIQ signal
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Confidence falling

Mild quarter-over-quarter shift

Eversource completed its Aquarion divestiture and reaffirmed 2026 guidance, reinforcing its pure-play regulated utility strategy.

  • ✓Guidance was maintained, with high specificity.
  • ✓Management tone registered as confident (75/100).
  • ✓EarnIQ detected 0 potential management deflections.
Headline–confidence gap

Mixed evidence

The headline and management signals do not point in one direction (confidence falling).

EPS: reported vs expected-60.9%$0.36 vs $0.92
Revenue: reported vs expected-5.8%$2.9B vs $3.1B
Guidance specificityHighMaintained
Market expectations supplied by Finnhub · Reported vs consensus estimate

During the second quarter, we completed our strategic divestiture of Aquarion Water, further strengthening our balance sheet and positioning Eversource for continued success as a pure-play regulated electric and natural gas delivery company.

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The evidence behind the signal

Full report
Management language

Why confidence moved

“During the second quarter, we completed our strategic divestiture of Aquarion Water, further strengthening our balance sheet and positioning Eversource for continued success as a pure-play regulated electric and natural gas delivery company.”
“This focused strategy has already created new opportunities, including our preliminary selection by ISO-NE to develop critical transmission infrastructure that will bring power from northern Maine to southern New England.”
“As we enter the second half of the year, our priorities remain clear: operating safely and efficiently, delivering reliable service to our customers, executing on our strategic investments and maintaining the financial strength that supports long-term value creation”
Guidance specificity
80/100

High specificity

Reaffirms 2026 non-GAAP recurring earnings guidance of $4.57 to $4.72 per share and a 5 to 7 percent long-term EPS growth rate through 2030.

Pressure point
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Potential adverse financial impacts from

0 potential deflections detected in management communication.

Narrative break

What changed

Preliminary selection by ISO-NE to develop transmission infrastructure from northern Maine to southern New England following the shift to a pure-play regulated model.

Q&A evidence

Management responses

No material Q&A deflections were detected.

Key positives
  • Completed strategic divestiture of Aquarion Water, strengthening the balance sheet into a pure-play regulated utility.
  • Preliminary selection by ISO-NE to develop critical transmission infrastructure from northern Maine to southern New England.
  • Solid earnings growth contributions from electric and natural gas distribution base rate increases.
Key risks
  • Potential adverse financial impacts from FERC decisions reducing allowed ROE for transmission owners.
  • Contingent liabilities and expected future payments associated with past offshore wind project sales.
  • Higher interest expense and property taxes pressuring distribution and transmission margins.
Topic velocity

Language versus prior quarter

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Signal composition

What drove the EarnIQ score

Tone+17
Eps Beat+0
Guidance+12
New Signal+8
Miss Penalty+0
Qoq Improvement+8
Deflection Penalty+0