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Financial profile · Q3 FY2026

A regulated utility model where network investment absorbs much of operating cash

PSEG combines rate-regulated electric and gas operations with nuclear generation, producing a durable earnings base alongside exposure to generation-related and accounting volatility. Its multi-year results show a capital-intensive model in which investment often consumes most operating cash, leaving free cash flow around breakeven or negative.

What the latest results confirm

The latest trailing cash results remained consistent with that profile: operating cash flow was close to capital spending, leaving free cash flow slightly negative and similar to the prior-year trailing period. The quarter-to-quarter movement does not by itself indicate a change in the underlying model.

What matters next

Whether operating cash flow keeps pace with the regulated network investment program over subsequent reporting periods.

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Metric FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
9B 9.1B 9.7B 10.1B 9.6B 9.7B 9.8B 11.2B 10.3B 12.2B
(7.4B) (7.7B) (7.4B) (7.7B) (7.5B) (7.9B) (8.3B) (7.5B) (7.9B) (9.2B)
— — — — (35m) (28m) (29m) (18m) (40m) (43m)
(1.5B) (2B) (1.2B) (1.2B) (1.3B) (1.2B) (1.1B) (1.1B) (1.2B) (1.3B)
(3B) (2.9B) (3B) (3.1B) (3.1B) (3.2B) (3.1B) (3.1B) (3.3B) (3.7B)
(2.9B) (2.8B) (3.2B) (3.4B) (3.1B) (3.5B) (4B) (3.3B) (3.4B) (4.2B)
1.6B 1.4B 2.3B 2.3B 2.1B 1.8B 1.5B 3.7B 2.4B 3B
(315m) (177m) (534m) (222m) (266m) (289m) (807m) (483m) (641m) (694m)
385m 391m 476m 569m 600m 571m 628m 748m 882m 1B
— — — (402m) 123m (2.9B) (123m) (7m) (6m) —
15m 16m 91m 229m 297m 354m 428m (121m) 113m 88m
1.3B 1.3B 1.9B 2B 2.3B (1.1B) 1B 3.1B 1.8B 2.4B
(411m) (439m) (417m) (257m) (396m) 441m 29m (518m) (53m) (263m)
887m 829m 1.4B 1.7B 1.9B (648m) 1B 2.6B 1.8B 2.1B
887m 1.6B 1.4B 1.7B 1.9B (648m) 1B 2.6B 1.8B 2.1B
1.75 3.10 2.84 3.34 3.76 (1.29) 2.06 5.13 3.54 4.21