---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-204659"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVA"
cik: "0000104918"
company_name: "AVISTA CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:09:11.350261+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avista Q1 GAAP EPS $1.11 vs $0.98 YoY; confirms FY26 utility guidance $2.52-$2.72

## Summary
- GAAP net income $92M ($1.11 diluted EPS) vs $79M ($0.98) in Q1 2025.
- Non-GAAP utility earnings $91M ($1.10 diluted EPS) vs $82M ($1.01) YoY.
- 2026 non-GAAP utility earnings guidance reaffirmed at $2.52-$2.72 per diluted share.
- CEO cites strong Q1 driven by general rate case effects and net investment gains.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-204659
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVA
- cik: 0000104918
- company_name: AVISTA CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000119312526204659/0001193125-26-204659-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000119312526204659/ava-20260505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-204659.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: a206e73f6d5fc6707fcb9a406e580817a5780261
  claim: AVISTA CORP reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $92 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, EPS $1.11 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: Financial Results, Confirms 2026 Utility Earnings Guidance SPOKANE, Wash. – May 5, 2026, 4:05 a.m. PDT : Avista Corp. ( NYSE: AVA ) today reported net income based on GAAP of $92 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $79 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in 2025. Non-GAAP utility earnings 1 were $91 million, or $1.10
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000119312526204659/0001193125-26-204659-index.htm

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