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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Idacorp Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Idacorp Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Apr 30, 2026
Apr 30, 2026 61 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

IDACORP reported Q1 2026 diluted EPS of $1.21 vs. $1.10 a year ago on customer growth and rate changes, and reaffirmed full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $6.25 to $6.45.

Capital expenditure plan 22 Affordability and rates 15 Industrial customer growth 14 Regulatory environment 10 Transmission infrastructure 7 New generation resources 4

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +65 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We have seen an overall customer increase of 2.3% since last year's first quarter, with growth across all customer segments, including 2.4% for residential.”
  • “we are starting to see the ramp-up in loads and revenues from some of our large industrial customers, and that ramp will accelerate during the year.”
  • “our rates remain 20% to 30% lower than the national average. Our rates have increased at a much slower pace than averages, increasing by 23% over the past decade compared to 41% nationally.”
  • “We remain focused on affordability. We work hard to keep our costs down and provide exceptional value to our customers”

Forward guidance

3 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q1 2026 diluted EPS rose to $1.21 from $1.10 in Q1 2025, with net income attributable to IDACORP of $68.0 million vs. $59.6 million.
  • Customer growth of 2.3% year-over-year, with industrial energy sales up 5.7% and residential customer growth of 2.4%.
  • Micron Fab 2 ground preparation has begun and Meta's data center has reached testing and commissioning stage, with industrial load ramp-up expected to accelerate during 2026.
  • Idaho legislation was passed this year codifying how large-load contracts are developed and establishing a nine-month deadline for Idaho PUC contract approval.
  • Three major transmission projects (B2H, SWIFT North, Gateway West) advancing, and a 167 MW Bennett Mountain-area natural gas CPCN was received with a target in-service of summer 2028.
  • 250 MW of company-owned battery storage coming online this quarter and 125 MW of third-party-owned solar being added later this year.

Risks & pressure points

  • The top end of the hydropower generation forecast was reduced.
  • Q1 O&M expenses increased (a $13.1 million negative variance per the 8-K reconciliation) and usage per retail customer was a $10.7 million headwind.
  • Higher depreciation and interest expense associated with growth, infrastructure build-out, and wildfire mitigation costs were noted.
  • Fewer tax credits were recorded under the Idaho regulatory mechanism, and Idaho Power expects to use less than $30 million of additional tax credit amortization in 2026 to support earnings.
  • Idaho Power does not plan to file a general rate case on June 1 and is unlikely to file one at all this year.
  • RFP bid assumptions include no assumed win rate, and any company-owned projects from the 2026–2032 RFP would be additive to CapEx, creating potential financing pressure.

Key moments

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“We have a $300 million ATM that we put in place a couple years ago, and we have now used that one in full, so we are planning to establish a new ATM program in the near term. Not surprisingly, any additional CapEx needed to serve loads would require some level of financing.” Speaker 3, CFO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026.

Metric Guided
IDACORP Earnings Guidance (per diluted share)
full-year 2026
$6.25 – $6.45
Idaho Power O&M Expense table
full-year 2026
$525M – $535M
Idaho Power Capital Expenditures, Excluding AFUDC table
full-year 2026
$1.3B – $1.5B

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Dividend / share
$0.88
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