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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-335259"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKH"
cik: "0001130464"
company_name: "BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:29:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:31:40.112837+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Black Hills Q2 GAAP EPS $0.50 vs $0.38 YoY; reaffirms FY2026 adjusted EPS $4.25-$4.45

## Summary
- Q2 net income $38.2M ($0.50 diluted EPS) vs $27.5M ($0.38) a year ago; adjusted EPS $0.54.
- Reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.25-$4.45, excluding merger-related costs.
- Progressing toward definitive agreements for a 1.8 GW data center project in Wyoming.
- On track to close merger with NorthWestern Energy; final condition is Montana approval.
- Completed regulatory requirements for new wildfire liability protections in SD and WY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-335259
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKH
- cik: 0001130464
- company_name: BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:29:38+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130464/000119312526335259/0001193125-26-335259-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130464/000119312526335259/bkh-20260805.htm

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