second-quarter 2026
Filed Jul 31, 2026Dominion Energy reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $0.37 per share and operating earnings (non-GAAP) of $0.79 per share, while reaffirming full-year 2026 operating earnings guidance of $3.45 to $3.69 per share.
Operating earnings increased to $712 million from $649 million and operating revenue increased to $4,480 million from $3,810 million, but GAAP net income attributable to Dominion Energy declined to $340 million from $760 million amid materially higher operating expenses.
Key metrics
as reported| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating RevenueGAAP | $4,480 million | – | – |
| Electric fuel and other energy-related purchasesGAAP | $1,315 million | – | – |
| Purchased electric capacityGAAP | $80 million | – | – |
| Purchased gasGAAP | $53 million | – | – |
| Other operations and maintenanceGAAP | $1,878 million | – | – |
| Depreciation and amortizationGAAP | $615 million | – | – |
| Other taxesGAAP | $210 million | – | – |
| Total operating expensesGAAP | $4,151 million | – | – |
| Income (loss) from operationsGAAP | $329 million | – | – |
| Other income (expense)GAAP | $678 million | – | – |
| Interest and related chargesGAAP | $555 million | – | – |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before income tax expense (benefit)GAAP | $452 million | – | – |
| Income tax expense (benefit)GAAP | $122 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from continuing operationsGAAP | $330 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from discontinued operationsGAAP | $(1) million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) including noncontrolling interestsGAAP | $329 million | – | – |
| Noncontrolling interestsGAAP | $(11) million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) attributable to Dominion EnergyGAAP | $340 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dominion EnergyGAAP | $341 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Dominion EnergyGAAP | $(1) million | – | – |
| GAAP net income per shareGAAP | $0.37 per share | – | – |
| Operating earningsnon-GAAP | $712 million | – | – |
| Operating earnings per sharenon-GAAP | $0.79 per share | – | – |
| Operating Revenue, six months ended June 30GAAP | $9,499 million | – | – |
| Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases, six months ended June 30GAAP | $2,921 million | – | – |
| Purchased electric capacity, six months ended June 30GAAP | $149 million | – | – |
| Purchased gas, six months ended June 30GAAP | $196 million | – | – |
| Other operations and maintenance, six months ended June 30GAAP | $2,828 million | – | – |
| Depreciation and amortization, six months ended June 30GAAP | $1,246 million | – | – |
| Other taxes, six months ended June 30GAAP | $438 million | – | – |
| Total operating expenses, six months ended June 30GAAP | $7,778 million | – | – |
| Income (loss) from operations, six months ended June 30GAAP | $1,721 million | – | – |
| Other income (expense), six months ended June 30GAAP | $681 million | – | – |
| Interest and related charges, six months ended June 30GAAP | $1,116 million | – | – |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before income tax expense (benefit), six months ended June 30GAAP | $1,286 million | – | – |
| Income tax expense (benefit), six months ended June 30GAAP | $170 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from continuing operations, six months ended June 30GAAP | $1,116 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from discontinued operations, six months ended June 30GAAP | $(2) million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests, six months ended June 30GAAP | $1,114 million | – | – |
| Noncontrolling interests, six months ended June 30GAAP | $153 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) attributable to Dominion Energy, six months ended June 30GAAP | $961 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dominion Energy, six months ended June 30GAAP | $963 million | – | – |
| Net Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Dominion Energy, six months ended June 30GAAP | $(2) million | – | – |
full-year 2026 outlook
- NoteOperating earnings guidance: $3.45 to $3.69 per share, midpoint of $3.57 per share.
- NoteThe company reaffirmed all financial guidance provided on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings call, including operating earnings, credit, dividend and long-term growth guidance.
Capital returns
- The company reaffirmed dividend guidance provided on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings call; no dividend amount or share repurchase activity was provided in the supplied text.
What drove it
- Operating revenue was $4,480 million, compared with $3,810 million for the same period in 2025.
- Electric fuel and other energy-related purchases were $1,315 million, purchased electric capacity was $80 million, and other operations and maintenance was $1,878 million.
- Dominion identifies gains and losses on nuclear decommissioning trust funds, mark-to-market impacts of economic hedging activities, regulated asset retirements, nonregulated asset impairments, and other adjustments as differences between GAAP and operating earnings.
Concerns
- GAAP net income attributable to Dominion Energy was $340 million, compared with $760 million for the same period in 2025.
- Income (loss) from operations was $329 million, compared with $1,096 million for the same period in 2025.
- The release identifies risks and uncertainties related to the proposed merger with NextEra Energy, including shareholder and regulatory approvals and potential business disruption.
- The company cites potential differences between reported earnings and operating earnings from economic hedging, nuclear decommissioning trust funds, pension and postretirement plans, acquisitions, divestitures, and extreme weather events or other natural disasters.
What to watch
- Execution against full-year 2026 operating earnings guidance of $3.45 to $3.69 per share.
- The level of electric fuel and other energy-related purchases, purchased electric capacity, and other operations and maintenance.
- The gap between reported earnings and operating earnings and the effects of the items excluded from operating earnings.
- Developments affecting the proposed merger with NextEra Energy and required approvals.
Analysis
Dominion Energy reported a divergence between its GAAP and operating measures in the second quarter. GAAP net income attributable to Dominion Energy was $340 million, or $0.37 per share, compared with $760 million, or $0.88 per share, in the same period in 2025. Operating earnings, which Dominion uses as its primary public performance measure, increased to $712 million, or $0.79 per share, from $649 million, or $0.75 per share.
Operating revenue was $4,480 million versus $3,810 million a year earlier, while total operating expenses were $4,151 million versus $2,714 million. The expense lines that were higher included electric fuel and other energy-related purchases of $1,315 million versus $946 million, purchased electric capacity of $80 million versus $18 million, and other operations and maintenance of $1,878 million versus $933 million. As a result, income from operations was $329 million, compared with $1,096 million.
For the first six months, operating revenue was $9,499 million compared with $7,886 million, while net income attributable to Dominion Energy was $961 million compared with $1,425 million. The supplied release does not provide segment revenue, customer-demand metrics, gross margin, cash flow, capital expenditure, cash, or debt information. It therefore does not establish the source of revenue growth, segment mix, or cash funding capacity from the available reported data.
The company reaffirmed full-year 2026 operating earnings guidance of $3.45 to $3.69 per share, with a midpoint of $3.57 per share, and said it reaffirmed prior credit, dividend, and long-term growth guidance. No values for those additional guidance categories were included. Dominion also states that reported earnings can differ from operating earnings because of nuclear decommissioning trust fund gains and losses, economic hedging mark-to-market effects, regulated asset retirements, nonregulated asset impairments, and other adjustments.
Capital-allocation specifics were not supplied, although the company reaffirmed dividend guidance from its fourth quarter 2025 earnings call. The release also highlights proposed merger-related approval and execution risks involving NextEra Energy, alongside risks associated with CVOW construction and cost recovery, increased demand from data centers, rates, commodity prices, interest rates, and capital-market conditions.
Not in the filing
stated, not guessed- Segment revenue, segment operating earnings, segment comparisons, and segment drivers; the release references Schedules 1, 2, 3, and 4, but they are not included in the supplied text.
- Gross profit and gross margin.
- Prior-quarter comparative figures and quarter-over-quarter changes.
- Income tax rate.
- Operating cash flow, free cash flow, capital expenditures, and other cash flow statement metrics.
- Cash, total debt, liquidity, and other balance sheet figures.
- Share repurchase activity, dividend amount, and other quantified capital-return information.
- Detailed reconciliation of GAAP earnings to operating earnings.
- Full-year 2026 revenue, gross margin, operating expense, and tax-rate guidance.
- Quantified credit, dividend, and long-term growth guidance referred to from the fourth quarter 2025 earnings call.
- Named executive commentary or attributable executive quotes.
- Complete GAAP per-share table beyond the visible truncated heading.
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