---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-207533"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SR"
cik: "0001126956"
company_name: "SPIRE INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:31:54.942501+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spire Q2 net income $217.6M ($3.51/diluted); adj EPS $3.76; FY26 guidance trimmed to $3.90-$4.10

## Summary
- Q2 net income of $217.6M ($3.51 per diluted share) vs. $189.3M ($3.17) a year ago; adjusted EPS $3.76.
- Gas Utility segment adjusted earnings rose to $234.8M from $195.2M, driven by new Missouri and Alabama rates.
- Completed acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee on March 31; sold Spire Marketing post-quarter.
- Updated FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance from continuing ops to $3.90-$4.10; reaffirmed FY2027 range $5.40-$5.60.
- Long-term adjusted EPS growth target reaffirmed at 5-7% with $11.2B capex plan through 2035.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-207533
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SR
- cik: 0001126956
- company_name: SPIRE INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1126956/000119312526207533/0001193125-26-207533-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526207533/sr-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d32e2d175ee375c9982a4b1f9fa8891c7cf2c8c8
  claim: SPIRE INC reported fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31 results: net income $217.6 million, EPS $3.51 per diluted share. Guidance lowered.
  evidence_excerpt: Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) today reported results for its fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31. Highlights include: • Completed acquisition of the Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee business on March 31, 2026 • Following quarter-end, completed sale of Spire Marketing; announced agreements to sell Spire Storage and Spire Mississippi • Second quarter net income of $217.6 million ($3.51 per diluted share) compared to $189.3 million ($3.17 per share) a year ago • Second quarter adjusted earnings* from continuing operations of $223.7 million ($3.76 per share) compared to $189.3 million ($3.17 per share) a year ago • Second quarter net income and adjusted earnings reflect the classification of Spire Marketing and Spire Storage as discontinued operations, with prior-period results presented accordingly • Updated fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings guidance from continuing operations to $3.90–$4.10 • Reaffirmed fiscal 2027 adjusted earnings guidance range of $5.40–$5.60 • Reaffirmed long-term adjusted e
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526207533/0001193125-26-207533-index.htm

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