Equity dilution overshadows the results. Portland General Electric reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $3.58B, up 7.9% year-over-year, but the real story emerged in a concurrent announcement: the utility priced an underwritten public offering of 9.47 million shares. That represents an 8.4% dilution to the existing share base, a significant capital raise that sent shares down initially before recovering to close up 0.9% at $51.28.
The data center opportunity drives the need. Management’s Q3 commentary provides context for the aggressive equity raise. CEO Maria Pope emphasized “investing in customer-driven clean energy goals” while CFO Joseph Trpik noted the company is “serving significant demand growth.” The transcript reveals executives fielding multiple analyst questions about data center load forecasts, with management explaining “most of the data center forecasts that we have are folks that already have built out their facilities as well as those who are turning dirt and have existing sites.” That capital-intensive buildout requires funding now, not later.
Earnings momentum continues despite Q4 miss. The utility posted Q4 2025 EPS of $0.47, missing the $0.56 consensus estimate by 16.1%. That marks the second consecutive quarterly shortfall after Q3’s $0.94 result fell 5.5% short of expectations. For the full year, trailing EPS of $2.75 translates to a PE ratio of 18.6x, slightly above the sector average but justified by the 7.9% revenue growth rate—substantially faster than typical regulated utility expansion.
Valuation holds near analyst targets. The stock trades at $51.28, just 0.6% below the consensus analyst target of $51.61, with a “hold” rating reflecting the balanced risk-reward profile. Shares have climbed 14.0% over three months, outpacing the broader utilities sector as investors price in the growth potential from hyperscale data center customers. The 50-day average of $49.41 and 200-day average of $44.88 show sustained upward momentum through the volatile equity offering announcement.
Operating metrics validate the strategy. The company maintains an 8.6% profit margin and 11.5% operating margin on $3.58B in annual revenue, demonstrating disciplined cost management even as it scales infrastructure. Forward EPS estimates of $3.58 imply 30.2% growth from current levels, a projection that assumes successful execution of the data center capacity additions. Total assets expanded to $13.2B at year-end 2025, up 5.5% sequentially from Q3’s $13.0B, reflecting the aggressive capital deployment underway.
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