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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001031296-22-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FE"
cik: "0001031296"
company_name: "FIRSTENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T01:08:28.003171+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FirstEnergy Q3 GAAP EPS $0.58, operating EPS $0.79 at top of guidance; reaffirms FY2022 upper-half outlook

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP earnings $334M ($0.58/sh) vs $463M ($0.85) a year ago; revenue $3.5B vs $3.1B.
- Operating (non-GAAP) EPS $0.79, at top end of guidance; compares to $0.82 prior year and $0.68 pro forma.
- Full-year GAAP EPS guidance updated to $2.01-$2.21; operating EPS reaffirmed at $2.30-$2.50, expected in upper half.
- Special items include $0.16 regulatory charges, $0.03 investigation costs; year-to-date debt-related costs $0.22.
- Transmission investments driven by 'Energizing the Future' program; distribution deliveries flat YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031296-22-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FE
- cik: 0001031296
- company_name: FIRSTENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129622000067/0001031296-22-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129622000067/fe-20221025.htm

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