Exelon Corporation Q4 FY2024 Earnings Call
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Overall Performance
- 2024 GAAP earnings: $2.45 per share; Adjusted earnings: $2.50 per share.
- Met or exceeded guidance midpoint for the third consecutive year as a pure T&D utility.
- Represents approximately 6% growth from the 2023 guidance midpoint.
- Operational excellence continued: All four utilities achieved top quartile reliability; three were top five among peers.
- Strong safety performance with top quartile serious injury incident rate.
Guidance & Outlook
- 2025 operating earnings guidance: $2.64 to $2.74 per share.
- Expect 5% to 7% EPS CAGR from 2024 midpoint ($2.45) through 2028.
- Dividend increased to $1.60 per share (5.2% year-over-year growth), maintaining ~60% payout ratio.
- Expect Q1 2025 to represent ~33% of full-year earnings due to seasonality, new rates, and cost shaping.
Capital Investment & Rate Base Growth
- Updated 2025–2028 capital plan: $38 billion (up $3.5 billion from prior plan).
- 80% of the incremental increase driven by transmission investment.
- Annualized rate base growth of 7.4% through 2028, adding nearly $20 billion in rate base.
- 2025 capital spend expected at ~$9.1 billion.
- Significant load growth: 1%–2% over four years, with data center-driven high-density load growing rapidly.
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