Black Hills Corp. reported stable first-quarter 2025 earnings per share compared to the prior year, benefiting from new rates, rider recovery, and favorable weather, which offset higher operating and financing costs. The company reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance and highlighted progress on regulatory and growth initiatives, including a significant electric transmission expansion in Wyoming and efforts to secure new revenues in Nebraska and Kansas.
Diluted EPS for Q1 2025 was $1.87, flat compared to Q1 2024.
Revenue for Q1 2025 was $805.2 million, an increase from $726.4 million in Q1 2024.
Operating income for Q1 2025 was $205.0 million, up from $193.3 million in Q1 2024.
Net income available for common stock was $134.3 million in Q1 2025, an increase from $127.9 million in Q1 2024.
Black Hills reaffirms its 2025 earnings per share guidance range of $4.00 to $4.20, based on assumptions including normal weather, constructive regulatory outcomes, no unplanned outages, controlled O&M expense growth, and planned equity issuance.