secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMEREN CORP (AEE)
CIK:        0001002910
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001002910-26-000013
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002910/000100291026000013/0001002910-26-000013-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002910/000100291026000013/aee-20260505.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001002910-26-000013

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