---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-004592"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPK"
cik: "0000019745"
company_name: "CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T05:31:37.585644+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chesapeake Utilities reports record FY2022 EPS $5.04, raises 2025 EPS guidance to $6.15-$6.35

## Summary
- Full year 2022 EPS $5.04, up 6.6% from $4.73; net income $89.8M, up 7.6%.
- Q4 2022 EPS $1.47, up 14.8% from $1.28; net income $26.2M vs $22.7M.
- ROE 11.1% marks 18th consecutive year at or above 11%.
- Updated 2025 EPS guidance to $6.15-$6.35 (from $6.05-$6.25); 2023 capex $200M-$230M.
- Florida natural gas rate case approved; final order expected March 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-004592
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPK
- cik: 0000019745
- company_name: CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828023004592/0001628280-23-004592-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828023004592/cpk-20230222.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-004592
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-004592.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-004592.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP reported the year and the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: net income Net income was $89.8 million, EPS EPS for 2022 was $5.04 per share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the year and the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Net income: Net income was $89.8 million
  - EPS: EPS for 2022 was $5.04 per share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Chesapeake Utilities Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19745/000162828023004592/0001628280-23-004592-index.htm

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