FirstEnergy Corp. — Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Summary

FirstEnergy Corp. reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $0.96 per share and Core Earnings of $0.98 per share, with year-to-date Core Earnings rising 9% to $2.20 per share compared to the prior year. The company reaffirmed its 2026 Core Earnings guidance range of $2.62 to $2.82 per share and maintains a long-term compound annual growth rate target near the top end of 6% to 8% through 2030. FirstEnergy deployed $4.9 billion in the first nine months of 2026 toward its $36 billion Energize365 capital investment plan, which includes securing turbines for the proposed Maidsville Energy Center in West Virginia. Additionally, the company noted a 7.9 gigawatt contracted demand from large-load customers and expects its transmission investment plan to increase by at least 25% as it rolls forward to the 2027–2031 period.