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StocksMedium•11 November 2026•
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E.ON Posts 7.1 Billion Euros in Adjusted Earnings and Reaffirms 2026 Outlook

Key Facts

1Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization totaled 7.1 billion euros in the first nine months of 2026, matching the same period in 2025.
2Adjusted net income rose 4% to 2.2 billion euros, from 2.1 billion euros in the same period of 2025.
3The company maintained its 2026 outlook: adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of between 9.4 and 9.6 billion euros, and adjusted net income of between 2.7 and 2.9 billion euros.
4E.ON invested 5.2 billion euros in the first nine months, up 2% from the same period a year earlier.

E.ON said on November 11 that adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization totaled 7.1 billion euros in the first nine months of 2026, matching the same period in 2025 and in line with expectations. Adjusted net income rose 4% to 2.2 billion euros from 2.1 billion euros a year earlier, according to the company statement published via EQS News. Chief Financial Officer Nadia Jacobi said the nine-month results "once again demonstrate the resilience of our business model." She added that the company was on track to meet its annual targets as the need for investment in energy infrastructure grows. E.ON reaffirmed its financial guidance for the current year, as well as its medium-term outlook through 2030.

At the segment level, adjusted earnings at Energy Networks exceeded 5.3 billion euros in the first nine months, remaining at the level of the same period a year earlier. The company attributed support for the business to growth in its regulated asset base and faster smart-meter deployment. By contrast, adjusted earnings in the Retail segment fell to 1.3 billion euros from 1.4 billion euros in the same period of 2025. E.ON said the decline was linked to the separation of the NEW Group in Germany and the gradual effect of legacy contracts with industrial and commercial customers in Britain coming to an end. It also cited temporary effects that weighed on the segment's earnings, while reiterating that Retail's result was below the year-earlier level, as expected.

The Energy Infrastructure Solutions segment grew, with adjusted earnings rising 15% to 460 million euros in the first nine months, compared with about 400 million euros in the same period of 2025. The company linked the improvement to the start of operations at new projects for industrial and commercial customers. The business's growth came alongside flat earnings at Energy Networks and a decline in Retail, reflecting differing performance across activities during the period. That divergence does not change the overall picture presented by E.ON: group adjusted earnings remained at 7.1 billion euros, unchanged from a year earlier. Adjusted group net income meanwhile rose to 2.2 billion euros.

E.ON's total investment reached about 5.2 billion euros in the first nine months of 2026, up 2% from the same period a year earlier, when it was 5.1 billion euros. The company said spending was in line with plan, and management linked continued investment to the growing need to develop energy infrastructure in Europe. For the year, E.ON maintained its guidance for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of between 9.4 and 9.6 billion euros. It also continues to expect adjusted net income of between 2.7 and 2.9 billion euros for fiscal 2026. The group also reaffirmed its medium-term outlook through 2030.