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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
423m 313m 177m 147m 543m 818m 465m 54m 125m 132m
423m 313m 177m 147m 543m 818m 465m 54m 125m 132m
1.2B 1.5B 1.7B 1.3B 1.5B 1.9B 2B 1.5B 2B 2.3B
1.2B 1.3B 1.4B 1.3B 1.4B 1.9B 1.9B 1.5B 1.6B 1.9B
78m 127m 242m 21m 63m 9m 79m 10m 394m 406m
887m 866m 902m 897m 878m 744m 960m 1B 1.1B 1.2B
705m 658m 751m 853m 736m 2.8B 855m 804m 995m 1B
3.3B 3.3B 3.5B 3.2B 3.6B 6.3B 4.3B 3.4B 4.2B 4.6B
29.3B 31.8B 34.4B 36.1B 37.8B 34.6B 36.1B 38.2B 40.2B 42.2B
29.3B 31.8B 34.4B 36.1B 37.8B 34.6B 36.1B 38.2B 40.2B 42.2B
(10.1B) (9.4B) (9.8B) (10.1B) (11B) (9.3B) (10B) (10.6B) (11.1B) (11.9B)
98m 114m 143m 149m 158m 20m 14m — — —
16m 16m 16m 0 — — — — — —
693m 686m 624m 963m 945m 875m 556m 632m 558m 520m
1.1B 932m 896m 812m 536m 541m 624m 295m 263m 372m
5.7B 5.9B 5.8B 6.4B 6.9B 6.7B 7.1B 8.2B 9.4B 9.9B
16m 16m 16m 0 — — — — — —
40.1B 42.7B 45.3B 47.7B 50.1B 49B 48.7B 50.7B 54.6B 57.6B
1.5B 1.7B 1.5B 1.4B 1.3B 1.3B 1.3B 1.2B 1.1B 1.5B
128m 151m 136m 190m 284m 221m 174m 220m 273m 402m
388m 542m 1B 1.1B 1.1B 3.5B 2.2B 949m 1.6B 1.5B
500m 1B 1.3B 1.4B 1.7B 700m 1.6B 1.5B 2.2B 875m
801m 781m 1B 1B 1.2B 1.3B 1.5B 1.2B 1.4B 1.4B
3.3B 4.2B 4.9B 5B 5.5B 7.1B 6.7B 5.1B 6.5B 5.7B
10.9B 12.1B 13.2B 13.7B 14.5B 15.2B 16.5B 17.8B 19B 21.7B
8.7B 5.2B 5.7B 6.3B 6.5B 5.8B 5.7B 6.7B 7.2B 7.9B
0 — — — — — — — — —
4.1B 7.4B 7.1B 7.6B 7.5B 6.5B 6.1B 5.8B 5.8B 5.3B
26.9B 28.9B 30.9B 32.6B 34.1B 34.6B 35B 35.3B 38.5B 40.6B
4.9B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5.1B 5B 5.1B 5.1B
9.2B 9.9B 10.6B 11.4B 12.3B 10.6B 10.6B 12B 12.6B 13.4B
— 177m (16m) 25m 50m 11m (121m) (80m) (93m) (59m)
(717m) (763m) (808m) (831m) (861m) (896m) (1.4B) (1.4B) (1.4B) (1.4B)
(263m) (406m) (361m) (514m) (554m) (361m) (429m) (99m) (40m) (32m)
13.1B 13.8B 14.4B 15.1B 16B 14.4B 13.7B 15.5B 16.1B 17B
40.1B 42.7B 45.3B 47.7B 50.1B 49B 48.7B 50.7B 54.6B 57.6B
505m 505m 504m 504m 504m 504m 497m 498m 498m 498m