Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) · Nov 5, 2026 · Earnings

Evergy earnings beat as guidance rises on data-center demand

Beat — Adj. EPS $2.58 vs ~$1.71 consensus

Evergy’s third-quarter earnings beat expectations, guidance increased, and new large-load agreements strengthen its data-center growth story.

Evergy is a regulated Kansas-and-Missouri utility increasingly building its growth case around large electricity users, especially data centers. By mid-2026, it had already signed agreements targeting roughly 2.6 GW of projected large-load demand, so this quarter adds execution and scale to an existing strategy rather than introducing a wholly new one.

The quarter materially beat the published earnings bar. Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.58 versus $2.03 a year earlier and approximately $1.71 in published consensus estimates, a wide beat. The filing attributes the upside to warmer weather, regulated-investment recovery, stronger underlying demand and higher large-customer revenue, although higher operating and maintenance costs and depreciation reduced the benefit.

FigureQ3 2026Q3 2025Consensus / prior guide
Adjusted diluted EPS (Financial table)$2.58$2.03~$1.71
GAAP diluted EPS (Consolidated Earnings)$2.59$2.03
Adjusted EPS guidance (Earnings Guidance)$4.35–$4.50$4.14–$4.34
Quarterly dividend (Dividend Declaration)$0.7225$0.6950

The guidance increase is the more durable signal. Evergy lifted 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.35–$4.50 from $4.14–$4.34, raising the midpoint by about 4.4%. That is not just a quarterly weather benefit: management also cited regulated investment recovery, weather-normalized demand growth and higher large-customer revenue, while reaffirming its 6%–8%+ long-term growth target.

Large-load momentum is strengthening, but the biggest headline is not yet contracted revenue. Three amendments to existing electric service agreements are expected to add about 250 MW of load, while the Digital Realty announcement is still a letter of intent for a 1.4 GW expansion. That supports Evergy’s data-center thesis and improves visibility into future demand, but the LOI remains less binding than a completed service agreement. 〔0〕

The dividend increase reinforces confidence but is not the main change. The quarterly dividend rose 4% to $0.7225 per share, consistent with the company’s stated 50%–60% payout target. The more important business change is that current execution is running ahead of the original earnings plan while demand from large customers continues to build.

Bottom line: This is a clear earnings beat accompanied by a meaningful guidance raise and fresh evidence that Evergy’s large-load strategy is gaining traction. The data-center opportunity is increasingly credible, though the largest new project remains nonbinding until it becomes a definitive agreement.

What to watch next

Digital Realty LOI conversion to definitive agreement

Original filing on SEC EDGAR

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