Portland General Electric announces acquisition of Washington state utility operations and select assets from PacifiCorp, 2025 financial results and initiates 2026 earnings guidance
Portland General Electric announces acquisition of Washington state utility operations and select assets from PacifiCorp, 2025 financial results and initiates 2026 earnings guidance |
| [17-February-2026] |
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) today announced an agreement to acquire select Washington state generation, transmission and electric utility operations from PacifiCorp for $1.9 billion, representing a purchase price multiple of 1.4x estimated 2026 rate base. The acquisition will enable PGE to extend its long-standing commitments to reliability, affordability, economic development and a customer centric approach to approximately 140,000 Washington customers. PGE expects accretion in the first full year upon closing and overall enhancement of PGE's long-term EPS and dividend growth from the transaction. "We are excited for the opportunity to continue to grow, expanding into Washington and building upon PGE's foundation of operational excellence and customer service," said Maria Pope, president and CEO. "We look forward to our partnership with Manulife Investment Management, who brings a track record of investment success across the utility sector and Pacific Northwest agriculture and timberland industries." Under the agreement, PGE will acquire three generation facilities: the Chehalis natural-gas plant (477 MW), the Goodnoe Hills wind facility (94 MW), and the Marengo I and II wind facilities (234 MW). The acquisition also includes 4,500 miles of transmission and distribution lines, and local utility operations across 2,700 square miles. Central to this acquisition is PGE's partnership with Manulife Infrastructure Fund III, L.P. and its affiliates including John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA), which will collectively be a minority owner of the Washington utility business. Manulife Investment Management is an experienced, long-term investor in infrastructure, agriculture, and timberland with roots in the region - having managed farms and forests in the Pacific Northwest for more than two decades. PGE will manage the Washington operations as a separate company through a newly formed subsidiary regulated by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. PGE expects the state and federal regulatory reviews of the acquisition to close 12 months after submission of regulatory filings. Lazard served as lead financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to Portland General Electric. Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Citi also served as financial advisors to Portland General Electric. Latham & Watkins served as legal advisor to Portland General Electric. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisor to Manulife Investment Management. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisor to Manulife Investment Management. Find more information on Manulife Investment Management, visit https://www.manulifeim.com/institutional/us/en 2025 Financial Results Today, PGE also reported net income based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $306 million, or $2.77 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2025. After adjusting for the impact of business transformation and optimization expenses, 2025 non-GAAP net income was $336 million, or $3.05 per diluted share. This compares with GAAP net income of $313 million, or $3.01 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. After adjusting for the impact of the January 2024 winter storms, 2024 non-GAAP net income was $327 million, or $3.14 per diluted share. GAAP net income was $41 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025. After adjusting for the impact of business transformation and optimization expenses, fourth quarter 2025 non-GAAP net income was $53 million, or $0.47 per diluted share. This compares with GAAP net income of $39 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. 2025 Earnings Compared to 2024 Earnings On a GAAP basis, total revenues increased, driven by continued demand growth from data center and high-tech customers and improved cost recovery. Purchased power and fuel expense declined slightly, reflecting stable market conditions and lower commodity prices. Operating and maintenance expenses remained largely flat. Depreciation and amortization expense and interest expense increased due to ongoing capital investment. Income tax expense increased primarily due to lower production tax credit benefits. Additional Company Updates High-tech and Data Center Growth In 2025 and the first part of 2026, PGE executed five contracts with data center customers for 430 MW. The contracts build on PGE's track record of strong industrial demand, which has grown at a 10% compounded annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025, and forecast to continue at this rate through 2030. Resource Procurement 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP) - After a robust and competitive bidding and negotiating process as part of the 2023 RFP, PGE has entered into agreements to construct two solar and battery hybrid projects for a total of 615 MWs. Agreements for the PGE-owned resources include:
Additional Procurement Activities - PGE has also entered into the following agreements:
2025 Request for Proposals - PGE plans to file a request for acknowledgement of the final shortlist of bidders for the 2025 All-source RFP to the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (OPUC) on February 17, 2026. The final shortlist, which totals approximately 5,000 MW, is made up of both renewables and non-emitting capacity projects. PGE is proceeding to commercial negotiations with projects on the final shortlist, prioritizing those that include renewable generation, have a viable pathway to achieve commercial operations earlier in the 2028 - 2030 eligibility period and to maximize tax credits to reduce project costs. The ultimate outcome of the RFP process may involve the selection of multiple projects for both renewable and non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources, which PGE expects will be approximately 2,500 MW in total. Quarterly Dividend As previously announced, on February 13, 2026, the board of directors of Portland General Electric Company approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.525 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on or before April 15, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2026. 2026 Earnings Guidance PGE is reaffirming 5% to 7% long-term earnings per share growth using a base of $3.08 per diluted share, the mid-point of original 2024 adjusted earnings guidance. PGE is also initiating full-year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.33 to $3.53 per diluted share based on the following assumptions:
Business Update, Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Earnings Call and Webcast — Feb. 17, 2026 PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 8 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the PGE website at investors.portlandgeneral.com. A webcast replay will also be available on PGE's investor website "Events & Presentations" page beginning at 2 p.m. ET on February 17, 2026. This conference call will replace the previously scheduled conference call on February 20, 2026. Maria Pope, President and CEO; Joe Trpik, Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO; and Nick White, Manager of Investor Relations, will participate in the call. Management will respond to questions following formal comments. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Items in the periods presented, which PGE believes impact the comparability of comparative earnings and do not represent ongoing operating financial performance, include the following:
Due to the forward-looking nature of PGE's non-GAAP adjusted earnings guidance, and the inherently unpredictable nature of items and events which could lead to the recognition of non-GAAP adjustments (such as, but not limited to, regulatory disallowances or extreme weather events), management is unable to estimate the occurrence or value of specific items requiring adjustment for future periods, which could potentially impact the Company's GAAP earnings. Therefore, management cannot provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share guidance to the most comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable effort. For the same reasons, management is unable to address the probable significance of unavailable information. PGE's reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and the quarter ended December 31, 2025, are below.
About Portland General Electric Company Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is an integrated energy company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to nearly 960,000 customers serving an area of approximately 2 million Oregonians. Since 1889, Portland General Electric (PGE) has been powering economies, delivering safe, affordable and reliable electricity while working to transform energy systems to meet evolving customer needs. PGE continues to make progress towards emissions reduction targets, and customers have set the standard for prioritizing clean energy with the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the country. PGE is ranked a top ten utility in the 2025 Forrester U.S. Customer Experience Index. In 2025, PGE employees and retirees volunteered over 18,300 hours to more than 400 nonprofits organizations. Through the PGE Foundation, along with corporate contributions and the employee matching gift program, more than $5 million was directed to charitable organizations supporting economic growth and community resilience across our service area. For information: portlandgeneral.com/news. Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, regarding the Company's earnings guidance (including all the assumptions and expectations upon which such guidance is based), the Company's proposed purchase of electric utility operations and certain assets in Washington state from PacifiCorp (the "Acquisition"), the Company's financing plans for the Acquisition, the timing of the closing of the Acquisition, and the realization of anticipated benefits of the Acquisition, as well as other statements containing words such as "anticipates," "assumptions," "believes," "continue," "could," "estimates," "expects," "expected," "forecast," "goals," "guidance," "intends," "may," "plans," "predicts," "proposed," "seeks," "should," well-positioned to execute," "will," "working to," or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: the timing or outcome of various legal and regulatory actions; closing of the Acquisition being delayed or not occurring at all due to regulatory approvals not being obtained or other closing conditions not being fulfilled; opposition of the Acquisition from special interest groups; the Acquisition may encounter unanticipated delays or be postponed or canceled due to the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the delay or termination of the Acquisition; the ability of the Company and Manulife Investment Management to obtain financing and remain invested in the acquired business; successful integration of the acquired business and the Company's ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition within the expected timeframe; the acquired assets not performing as expected; the Company assuming unexpected risks, liabilities and obligations of the acquired assets; significant transaction costs associated with the Acquisition; the risk that disruptions from the Acquisition will harm the businesses, including current plans and operations; the ability to retain and/or hire key personnel to successfully operate and integrate the acquired assets; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the Acquisition; new or revised governmental policies, executive orders, legislative actions, and regulatory audits, investigations and actions; uncertainties associated with increased energy demand or significant accelerated growth in demand due to new data centers; general economic conditions; trade tariffs; rising inflation; volatility in interest rates; changes in the tax code and treatment of tax credits; risks and uncertainties related to current or future All-Source Request for Proposals; changing customer expectations and choices that may reduce customer demand; natural or human-caused disasters and other risks or events that disrupt PGE operations, damage PGE facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires, and subject the Company to liability; ignitions caused by PGE assets or PGE's ability to effectively implement a Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and de-energize its system in the event of heightened wildfire risk or implement effective system hardening programs; impacts from legislative action on wildfire-related liability; operational factors affecting the Company's power generating and battery storage facilities; default or nonperformance on the part of any parties from whom PGE purchases fuel, capacity or energy; complications arising from PGE's jointly-owned plant; delays in the supply chain and increased supply costs; failure to complete capital projects on schedule or within budget; failure to obtain permits necessary to operate the business; PGE's ability to complete negotiations on contracts for capital projects; failure of counterparties to perform under agreements for capital projects; abandonment of capital projects; volatility in wholesale power and natural gas prices; changes in the availability and price of wholesale power and fuels; changes in capital market conditions; future laws, regulations and proceedings that could increase the Company's costs of operating its thermal generating plants; changes in, and compliance with, and general uncertainty surrounding environmental laws and policies; the effects of climate change, whether global or local in nature; changes in customer growth or demographic patterns; changes in the Company's or Manulife Investment Management credit ratings, any of which could impact cost of capital and access to capital markets to support requirements for funding the Acquisition, working capital, construction of capital projects, repayments of maturing debt, and stock-based compensation plans; the effectiveness of PGE's risk management policies and procedures; cybersecurity attacks, data security breaches, physical attacks and security breaches, or other malicious acts internally or to third parties; reputational damage from negative publicity, protests, fines, penalties and other negative consequences; employee workforce factors, including potential strikes, work stoppages, transitions in senior management, and the ability to recruit and retain key employees and other talent and turnover; failure to achieve the Company's greenhouse gas emission goals or being perceived to have either failed to act responsibly with respect to the environment or effectively responded to legislative requirements concerning greenhouse gas emission reductions; acts of war, terrorism or civil disruption; and those risks, uncertainties, and other factors identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)and available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov and on the Company's website, investors.portlandgeneral.com. 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