Earnings Release Highlights
Baltimore (Feb. 24, 2026) — Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.
"Constellation enters 2026 well positioned to meet the nation’s growing demand for reliable, clean electricity. This past year, we welcomed Calpine to our company – expanding our generation portfolio, strengthening our commercial platform and enhancing our ability to serve customers nationwide," said Joe Dominguez, president and CEO of Constellation. "With the nation's largest nuclear fleet at the core of our strategy, we're pairing the grid's most reliable power with flexible resources to meet accelerating demand driven by electrification and the data economy. Our long-term agreements with Microsoft, Meta and most recently CyrusOne demonstrate how we're putting that expanded portfolio to work while maintaining reliability for customers and keeping costs stable. And none of this happens without our people, who deliver outstanding performance every day. We're at a pivotal moment for American competitiveness, and Constellation is ready to meet it."
"For the fourth consecutive year, Constellation delivered full-year earnings that exceeded the midpoint of our guidance range, reflecting strong commercial execution and industry-leading performance from our nuclear fleet," said Shane Smith, executive vice president and chief financial officer. "After closing the Calpine transaction, we enter 2026 with the financial strength and flexibility to continue investing in growth and extending the life of our portfolio while delivering long-term value for shareholders. We look forward to sharing our financial outlook and strategy for 2026 and beyond with you on our March 31st conference call."
Fourth Quarter 2025
Our GAAP Net Income (Loss) for the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased to $1.38 per share from $2.71 per share in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased to $2.30 per share from $2.44 per share in the fourth quarter of 2024. For the reconciliations of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings, refer to the GAAP/Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings Reconciliation section below.
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings in the fourth quarter of 2025 primarily reflects:
Full Year 2025
Our GAAP Net Income for 2025 decreased to $7.40 per share compared to $11.89 per share in 2024. Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for 2025 increased to $9.39 per share from $8.67 per share in 2024. For the reconciliations of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings, refer to the GAAP/Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings Reconciliation section below.
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for the full year 2025 primarily reflects:
Recent Developments and Highlights
GAAP/Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings Reconciliation
The table below provides a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings. Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is not a standardized financial measure and may not be comparable to other companies' presentations of similarly titled measures.
Unless otherwise noted, the income tax impact of each reconciling adjustment between GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is based on the marginal statutory federal and state income tax rates, taking into account whether the income or expense item is taxable or deductible, respectively, in whole or in part, which may result in an effective tax rate that differs from the marginal rate. The marginal statutory income tax rate was 25.6% and 25.5% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The following table provides a reconciliation between GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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Earnings Per Share(a) |
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Earnings Per Share(a) |
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GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders |
$ 432 |
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$ 1.38 |
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$ 852 |
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$ 2.71 |
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Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Fair Value Adjustments (net of taxes $80 and $82, respectively)(b) |
231 |
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0.74 |
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(241) |
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(0.77) |
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Plant Retirements and Divestitures (net of taxes $1 and $14, respectively) |
2 |
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0.01 |
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(40) |
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(0.13) |
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Decommissioning-Related Activities (net of taxes $109 and $99, respectively)(c) |
(13) |
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(0.04) |
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177 |
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0.56 |
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Pension & OPEB Non-Service (Credits) Costs (net of taxes $4 and $1, respectively) |
11 |
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0.04 |
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4 |
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0.01 |
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Acquisition-Related Costs (net of taxes ($13) and $2, respectively)(d) |
47 |
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0.15 |
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6 |
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0.02 |
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Change in Environmental Liabilities (net of taxes $1 and $2, respectively) |
3 |
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0.01 |
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5 |
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0.02 |
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ERP System Implementation Costs (net of taxes $— and $—, respectively) |
— |
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— |
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1 |
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— |
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Income Tax-Related Adjustments(e) |
9 |
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0.03 |
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3 |
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0.01 |
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Noncontrolling Interests(f) |
(3) |
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(0.01) |
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(2) |
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(0.01) |
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Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings |
$ 719 |
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$ 2.30 |
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$ 765 |
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$ 2.44 |
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Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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(In millions, except per share data) |
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Earnings Per Share(a) |
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Earnings Per Share(a) |
GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders |
$ 2,319 |
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$ 7.40 |
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$ 3,749 |
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$ 11.89 |
Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Fair Value Adjustments (net of taxes $243 and $346, respectively)(b) |
709 |
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2.26 |
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(1,026) |
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(3.25) |
Plant Retirements and Divestitures (net of taxes $5 and $9, respectively) |
15 |
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0.05 |
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28 |
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0.09 |
Decommissioning-Related Activities (net of taxes $535 and $244, respectively)(c) |
(254) |
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(0.81) |
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(50) |
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(0.16) |
Pension & OPEB Non-Service (Credits) Costs (net of taxes $13 and $2, respectively) |
38 |
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0.12 |
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5 |
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0.02 |
Acquisition-Related Costs (net of taxes $4 and $2, respectively)(d) |
97 |
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0.31 |
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6 |
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0.02 |
Change in Environmental Liabilities (net of taxes $2 and $22, respectively) |
5 |
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0.02 |
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65 |
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0.21 |
Separation Costs (net of taxes $— and $3, respectively) |
— |
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— |
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9 |
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0.03 |
ERP System Implementation Costs (net of taxes $— and $3, respectively) |
— |
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— |
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8 |
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0.02 |
Income Tax-Related Adjustments(e) |
22 |
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0.07 |
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(52) |
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(0.17) |
Noncontrolling Interests(f) |
(7) |
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(0.02) |
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(7) |
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(0.02) |
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings |
$ 2,944 |
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$ 9.39 |
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$ 2,735 |
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$ 8.67 |
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(a) Amounts may not sum due to rounding. Earnings per share amount is based on average diluted common shares outstanding of 313 million and 314 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively and 314 million and 315 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(b) Includes unrealized gains and losses on economic hedges, interest rate swaps, and fair value adjustments related to gas imbalances and equity investments.
(c) Reflects all gains and losses associated with Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts (NDTs), Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) accretion, Asset Retirement Cost (ARC) depreciation, ARO remeasurement, and impacts of contractual offset for Regulatory Agreement Units. The tax effects of Regulatory Agreement Units result in a 100% effective tax rate under contractual offset accounting. Additionally, the tax effects of NDT investment returns result in different effective tax rates depending on whether the underlying funds are held within qualified or non-qualified trusts.
(d) Reflects acquisition-related costs associated with the Calpine merger. The majority of these expenses are not tax deductible.
(e) Adjustment to deferred income taxes due to changes in forecasted apportionment.
(f) Represents elimination of the noncontrolling interest portion of certain adjustments included above.
About Constellation
Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG), a Fortune 200 company headquartered in Baltimore, is the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy. With 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, our fleet has the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes, providing about 10% of the nation’s clean energy and delivering the around-the-clock reliability needed to power America's growing economy. We are also the largest nuclear energy company in the U.S. and a leading competitive retail supplier, serving approximately 2.5 million customer accounts nationwide, including three-fourths of the Fortune 100. We are committed to investing in innovation and new technologies to drive the transition to a reliable, sustainable and secure energy future. Follow Constellation on LinkedIn and X.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We utilize Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings (and/or its per share equivalent) in our internal analysis, and in communications with investors and analysts, as a consistent measure for comparing our financial performance and discussing the factors and trends affecting our business. The presentation of Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is intended to complement and should not be considered an alternative to, nor more useful than, the presentation of GAAP Net Income (Loss).
The tables above provide a reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings. Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings is not a standardized financial measure and may not be comparable to other companies’ presentations of similarly titled measures.
Due to the forward-looking nature of our Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance, we are unable to reconcile this non-GAAP financial measure to GAAP Net Income (Loss) given the inherent uncertainty required in projecting gains and losses associated with the various fair value adjustments required by GAAP. These adjustments include future changes in fair value impacting the derivative instruments utilized in our current business operations, as well as the debt and equity securities held within our nuclear decommissioning trusts, which may have a material impact on our future GAAP results.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as “could,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “predicts,” and variations on such words, and similar expressions that reflect our current views with respect to future events and operational, economic, and financial performance, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the acquisition of Calpine Corporation, the pro forma combined company and its operations, strategies and plans, enhancements to investment-grade credit profile, synergies, opportunities and anticipated future performance and capital structure, and expected accretion to earnings per share and free cash flow. Information adjusted for the acquisition should not be considered a forecast of future results.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by Constellation Energy Corporation and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, (the Registrants) include those factors discussed herein, as well as the items discussed in (1) the Registrants' 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K (to be filed on February 24, 2026) in (a) Part I, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) Part II, ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and (c) Part II, ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 18, Commitments and Contingencies, and (2) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by the Registrants.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, which apply only as of the date of this press release. Neither Registrant undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
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