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Alliant Energy Corporation

LNT

Alliant Energy Corporation NASDAQ
$72.34 1.25% (+0.89)

Market Cap $18.60 B
52w High $72.40
52w Low $57.09
Dividend Yield 3.04%
Frequency Quarterly
P/E 23.04
Volume 4.66M
Outstanding Shares 257.14M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q4-2025 $1.06B $251M $142M 13.35% $0.55 $458M
Q3-2025 $1.21B $201M $281M 23.22% $1.09 $602M
Q2-2025 $961M $31M $174M 18.11% $0.68 $463M
Q1-2025 $1.13B $241M $213M 18.88% $0.83 $496M
Q4-2024 $976M $233M $150M 15.37% $0.58 $461M

What's going well?

The company remained profitable despite a tough quarter. Interest and tax adjustments helped soften the blow to net income. Share count is stable, so existing shareholders aren't being diluted.

What's concerning?

Revenue and profits both fell sharply, with margins under pressure and costs rising. Heavy interest expense and negative 'other' items are dragging down results. Efficiency is slipping, and the business looks less resilient to downturns.

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q4-2025 $556M $25.82B $18.48B $7.33B
Q3-2025 $753M $24.63B $17.32B $7.31B
Q2-2025 $329M $23.75B $16.61B $7.14B
Q1-2025 $25M $22.85B $15.76B $7.09B
Q4-2024 $81M $22.71B $15.71B $7B

What's financially strong about this company?

The company owns a huge amount of physical infrastructure and has no risky goodwill or intangibles. Shareholder equity is healthy and rising, and the business has a long track record of profits.

What are the financial risks or weaknesses?

Debt is climbing and now stands at almost twice the company's equity, while cash reserves are shrinking. Liquidity is tight, with current assets not enough to cover current liabilities.

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q4-2025 $142M $269M $-291M $75M $53M $-2.21B
Q3-2025 $281M $408M $-711M $477M $174M $1.47B
Q2-2025 $174M $243M $-490M $551M $304M $-240M
Q1-2025 $213M $249M $-404M $99M $-56M $-333M
Q4-2024 $150M $254M $-607M $-396M $-746M $-561M

What's strong about this company's cash flow?

LNT can generate solid cash from its core business, with operating cash flow still positive. Working capital changes gave a big short-term boost to cash this quarter.

What are the cash flow concerns?

Free cash flow turned deeply negative due to heavy capital spending, forcing the company to borrow and issue shares. Dividends are not covered by cash generation, and the current cash cushion is thin.

Revenue by Products

Product Q1-2025Q2-2025Q3-2025Q4-2025
Electric
Electric
$850.00M $850.00M $1.12Bn $870.00M
Gas
Gas
$240.00M $80.00M $50.00M $160.00M
Other Utility
Other Utility
$10.00M $10.00M $10.00M $10.00M

Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at Alliant Energy Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

The company combines the stability of a regulated utility with solid profitability and strong operating cash generation. Its asset base is large, tangible, and increasingly skewed toward renewables and modern grid infrastructure, supporting both environmental goals and long‑term cost competitiveness. A significant capital plan, coupled with established customer relationships and a growing focus on data centers and other large users, provides a clear avenue for future earnings growth if executed well.

! Risks

Financially, the main concerns are high leverage, thin short‑term liquidity by conventional metrics, and persistently negative free cash flow driven by heavy capital spending. Strategically, the company is exposed to regulatory outcomes, including decisions on allowed returns and cost recovery for its many projects, as well as to technological and market shifts that could change demand patterns. Execution risk around large, complex investments—especially in newer technologies and infrastructure to serve energy‑intensive customers—is also meaningful.

Outlook

The overall outlook is one of stable core operations combined with a sizable, ongoing transformation toward cleaner, more modern infrastructure. If regulatory support remains constructive and major projects are delivered efficiently, the expanded asset base and potential new load from data centers could translate into steady earnings growth over the rest of the decade. At the same time, the path involves sustained reliance on external financing and careful navigation of regulatory, technological, and cost pressures, making disciplined capital management and regulatory engagement critical factors to watch.