WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.510-5.610 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.590. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WEC. TD Cowen began coverage on WEC Energy Group in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $125.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on WEC Energy Group from $124.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group set a $116.00 target price on shares of WEC Energy Group in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of WEC Energy Group from $124.00 to $121.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of WEC Energy Group from $122.00 to $116.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $120.33.

WEC Energy Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WEC traded down $1.32 during trading on Thursday, hitting $112.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,899,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,417,025. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.33. The firm has a market cap of $36.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a 50-day moving average of $107.08 and a 200-day moving average of $109.69. WEC Energy Group has a 12 month low of $99.89 and a 12 month high of $118.18.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.19 billion. WEC Energy Group had a net margin of 17.75% and a return on equity of 12.60%. The firm’s revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.43 earnings per share. WEC Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.510-5.610 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that WEC Energy Group will post 5.23 earnings per share for the current year.

WEC Energy Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 1st. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.9525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $3.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from WEC Energy Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. WEC Energy Group’s payout ratio is currently 67.49%.

More WEC Energy Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting WEC Energy Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS and revenue beat consensus — WEC reported $1.42 EPS (vs. ~ $1.39 consensus) and revenue of $2.54B, topping estimates and showing stronger-than-expected demand this quarter. WEC Energy Group (WEC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Residential and commercial sales helped the quarter — news coverage cited an uptick in power and gas sales that supported the beat, indicating near‑term demand resilience in WEC’s service territory. Utility WEC Energy tops Q4 profit estimates as electricity, gas sales rise
• Positive Sentiment: Full-year GAAP results largely stable — WEC reported 2025 GAAP net income of $1.6B ($4.81/share), roughly in line with the prior year, which supports dividend coverage and longer-term cash flow expectations. WEC Energy Group posts 2025 results
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript available — management commentary is posted (useful for details on drivers, capex and timing), so active investors can review the call for any nuance on rate cases, capital plans or margin drivers. WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading activity elevated — intraday volume is well above average, indicating heavier positioning and that the market is responding to the mixed print and guidance. WEC stock
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 EPS guidance is a slight miss/soft spot — WEC set guidance of $5.510–$5.610, which is around or a touch below some broker consensus points; that conservative range is likely the biggest near‑term reason for downward pressure.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined year-over-year — quarterly revenue was down ~8.8% vs. the prior year despite beating estimates, a potential signal of softer underlying volumes or commodity-related effects that could concern growth-focused investors. WEC Energy Group posts quarterly results
• Negative Sentiment: Data-center growth timing is a watch item — analysts have flagged uncertainty around the timeline for industrial/data‑center customer growth, which could affect medium‑term load forecasts and capital deployment. WEC Energy faces earnings test on data center growth timeline

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WEC. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in WEC Energy Group by 58.9% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares in the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of WEC Energy Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $315,000. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of WEC Energy Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $256,000. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of WEC Energy Group in the third quarter worth $334,000. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of WEC Energy Group during the second quarter worth $334,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.20% of the company’s stock.

WEC Energy Group Company Profile

WEC Energy Group is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin–based regulated energy holding company whose primary businesses are the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas. The company operates through a set of utility subsidiaries that provide bundled energy service, customer billing and energy-related programs to residential, commercial and industrial customers. As a regulated utility group, WEC’s operations focus on delivering reliable service while managing infrastructure investment and compliance with state and federal utility regulation.

Its utility subsidiaries include well-known regional operators such as We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, along with Chicago-area natural gas utilities that were part of the Integrys Energy Group acquisition.