---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-210269"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EVRG"
cik: "0001711269"
company_name: "Evergy, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:52:31.530517+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Evergy Q1 adjusted EPS $0.69 beat $0.55 YoY; declares $0.695 quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP EPS $0.64 vs $0.54; adjusted EPS $0.69 vs $0.55; net income $151.5M.
- Dividend $0.6950/share declared, payable June 18, record May 22.
- Signed fifth large customer ESA in Kansas Central under LLPS tariff starting 2027.
- Reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance $4.14-$4.34; long-term growth 6%-8%+ through 2030.
- Repurchased $244.1M of convertible notes, incurring $10.3M pre-tax loss in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-210269
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EVRG
- cik: 0001711269
- company_name: Evergy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711269/000119312526210269/0001193125-26-210269-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/54476/000119312526210269/d947347d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-210269.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 80e9c5c09f3eb5adfd93981cfd4785042b6e5364
  claim: Evergy, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $151.5 million, EPS $0.64 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) today announced first quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $151.5 million, or $0.64 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711269/000119312526210269/0001193125-26-210269-index.htm

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