---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001002910-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEE"
cik: "0001002910"
company_name: "AMEREN CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:07:12.569288+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ameren Q1 2026 diluted EPS $1.28 vs $1.07, reaffirms $5.25–$5.45 guidance

## Summary
- Q1 net income $357M ($1.28 diluted EPS) vs $289M ($1.07) YoY; revenue $2.18B, up 4%.
- Electric revenue $1.66B, natural gas $515M; operating income $532M vs $430M.
- Reaffirmed 2026 EPS guidance $5.25–$5.45 assuming normal weather for remainder of year.
- Earnings driven by infrastructure investments, partly offset by warmer weather lowering retail sales and higher interest expense.
- Interest charges $204M vs $175M; capital expenditures $1.57B, up from $1.06B in Q1 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001002910-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEE
- cik: 0001002910
- company_name: AMEREN CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002910/000100291026000013/0001002910-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002910/000100291026000013/aee-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 27483a7aa8d58dae00ddccc2e30597d64b257183
  claim: AMEREN CORP reported the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $357 million, EPS $1.28 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: ST. LOUIS (May 5, 2026) — Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced first quarter 2026 net income attributable to common shareholders of $357 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2025 net income of $289 million, or $1.07 per diluted share. First quarter 2026 results reflected earnings on infrastructure investments to improve system reliability, resilience, and service quality for our Ameren Missouri and Illinois electric and natural gas customers. These positive contributions were partially offset by lower Ameren Missouri electric retail sales, primarily driven by warmer-than-normal winter temperatures in the current period compared to colder-than-normal temperatures in the prior-year period, along with higher interest expense at Ameren Missouri. Finally, the earnings per diluted share comparison reflected higher weighted-average basic common shares outstanding in the first quarter of 2026. "Customers depend on us every day for safe, reliable, and afforda
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002910/000100291026000013/0001002910-26-000013-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.