WEC Energy Group stock analysis
WEC Energy Group (0LSL) Share Price & Analysis
0LSL Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $115.61 - $118.02
- 52-Week Range
- $99.94 - $120.17
- Previous Close
- $117.39
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 1,077
- Market Cap
- $38.50B
- Enterprise Value
- $56.64B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $58.80M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $23.17B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 21.2
- Beta
- 0.50
- Next Earnings
- Feb 04, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.19
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Nov 13, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 3.22%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Steady Revenue And Margin Growth
WEC has demonstrated durable financial momentum through rising revenue and resilient utility profitability. Improving margins and consistent operating performance support earnings quality, strengthen internal funding capacity, and provide a stable foundation for continued rate-base investment over the next several quarters.
Customer-funded Load Growth
Large-customer demand creates a structural growth opportunity beyond normal weather-driven usage. Customer-funded projects and contractual protections can expand WEC’s rate base while reducing exposure to speculative capacity investment, supporting longer-term earnings growth and cash generation.
Improved Regulatory Earnings Visibility
The Wisconsin approval provides clearer recovery of regulated investment and establishes an authorized return for the next two test years. Greater rate certainty can support predictable utility earnings, reduce regulatory ambiguity, and improve WEC’s ability to execute its infrastructure program.
Bears Say
Meaningful Balance-sheet Leverage
WEC’s substantial leverage limits financial flexibility as the company undertakes an unusually large investment program. Higher debt obligations can increase sensitivity to financing conditions, constrain capital allocation, and leave less capacity to absorb regulatory delays or operating setbacks.
Volatile Free Cash Flow
Heavy capital requirements have repeatedly consumed more cash than the business generated after investment, making free cash flow inconsistent. This increases reliance on external financing and reduces flexibility for dividends, debt reduction, or unexpected project costs.
Significant External Funding Needs
Funding the expanded capital plan requires substantial new debt and equity, creating ongoing refinancing, interest-cost, and shareholder-dilution exposure. External capital needs could pressure financial flexibility and reduce the portion of future growth retained by existing shareholders.
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Company Description
WEC Energy Group
WEC Energy Group, Inc. is a major energy provider operating across the United States, delivering regulated natural gas and electricity, as well as both regulated and non-regulated renewable energy services. The company's operations are divided into six main business segments: Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure, and Corporate and Other. Its electricity generation relies on a diverse portfolio of sources, including coal, natural gas, oil, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and biomass. Beyond power generation, WEC Energy Group also provides electric transmission services, manages retail natural gas distribution, handles natural gas transportation, and is involved in the production, distribution, and sale of steam. As of December 31, 2021, the company's vast infrastructure network included approximately 35,800 miles of overhead electricity distribution lines and 35,600 miles of underground cables. This electrical system was supported by 440 distribution substations and 510,500 line transformers. For natural gas, its network comprised 50,900 miles of distribution mains, 1,200 miles of transmission mains, 2.3 million lateral services, and 500 distribution and transmission gate stations. Furthermore, WEC Energy Group managed 68.2 billion cubic feet of working gas capacity within its underground natural gas storage facilities. The company, founded in 1981, was previously known as Wisconsin Energy Corporation until it officially adopted the name WEC Energy Group, Inc. in June 2015. Its corporate headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- CEO
- Scott J. Lauber
- Employees
- 7,151
- Website
- www.wecenergygroup.com
- Address
- 231 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, US
WEC Energy Group (0LSL) Earnings & Revenues
0LSL Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly optimistic. WEC reported substantial earnings growth, raised 2026 guidance, expanded its capital plan by more than 26%, increased its long-term EPS growth outlook to 7%-9+%, and highlighted significant data center-driven demand and customer-funded investment. The company also identified challenges involving higher interest costs, pending regulatory approvals, flat full-year weather-normalized electric sales, and slower Illinois pipe-program execution, but management characterized the key projects and regulatory processes as progressing and maintained its positive outlook.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 9 | 0 | 3 |
