Spire (SR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- -$0.26
- Estimate
- -$0.30
- Surprise
- +12.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.7/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Spire (SR) reported a narrower loss than forecast — diluted EPS of -$0.26 against the -$0.30 estimate (a 12.9% beat on a still-unprofitable quarter). TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SR Sell at 5.6/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +12.9% surprise compares with a -0.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-13.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Utilities): +1.0
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.1)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.0): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $80.20
- Price target
- $80.62
- Stop
- $76.78
- Upside to target
- +0.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.1:1
The stock trades at 17.7× trailing but 14.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Utility earnings are regulatory outcomes on a lag — allowed-return and rate-case posture frame any quarter's print.
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Gas
- Market cap
- $4.74B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 17.7
- 52-week range
- $74.81–$95.31
- Off 52-week high
- 15.9%
- RSI (14)
- 51
- Volume vs avg
- 1.04×
- Score today
- 5.6/10