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Ipalco Enterprises earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026

Q3 2026 Revenue up 10% year over year to $582M · 16¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 25.8%

Ipalco Enterprises made $582M in Q3 2026 (+10% Y/Y): Retail Revenue $543M, Wholesale Revenue $27.9M, Other revenues $7.2M. Operating margin 25.8%, net earnings $94.2M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026.

Revenue$582M
Year over year+10%
Operating margin25.8%
Net earnings$94.2M
Operating cash flow$265M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $582.1M in Q3 2026, up 10% year over year and up 32% from the previous quarter. Retail Revenue was the largest line at 93% of revenue. Retail Revenue added $63.7M year over year (up 13%), 121% of the total change. Wholesale Revenue declined 32%.

Operating profit was $149.9M, a 25.8% margin (up 3.4 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 60% reached operating profit, above the 22% margin then. Total costs grew 5% against revenue growth of 10%. Net earnings were $94.2M, up 48% year over year ($62.7M including minority interests, which bore $31.5M of losses). The effective tax rate was 39.0%.

Operating cash flow was $264.9M (down 24% year over year), 423% of net income including minority interests. Non-cash charges added back $95.5M of depreciation and amortization. Working capital and other items added $106.8M. Capital expenditures of $241.6M left free cash flow of $23.3M.

Quarterly history

Ipalco Enterprises revenue by quarterIpalco Enterprises revenue by quarter$478MQ1 2025$439MQ2 2025$529MQ3 2025$487MQ4 2025$522MQ1 2026$442MQ2 2026$582MQ3 2026
Ipalco Enterprises net earnings by quarterIpalco Enterprises net earnings by quarter$101MQ1 2025$28.7MQ2 2025$63.7MQ3 2025−$3.2MQ4 2025$110MQ1 2026$48.4MQ2 2026$94.2MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 3, 2026$582M+10%25.8%$94.2M$265M
Q2 202610-QAug 4, 2026$442M+0.7%16.6%$48.4M$263M
Q1 202610-QMay 5, 2026$522M+9%24.4%$110M$222M
Q4 202510-KMar 2, 2026$487M+25%16.5%−$3.2M$77.3M
Q3 202510-QNov 4, 2025$529M+18%22.3%$63.7M$349M
Q2 202510-QAug 1, 2025$439M+10%15.6%$28.7M$175M
Q1 202510-QMay 1, 2025$478M+17%20.6%$101M$122M

Charts

Ipalco Enterprises: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterIpalco Enterprises: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+17%Q1 2025+10%-8%Q2 2025+18%+21%Q3 2025+25%-8%Q4 2025+9%+7%Q1 2026+1%-15%Q2 2026+10%+32%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +10%, Q/Q +32%.
Ipalco Enterprises: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Ipalco Enterprises: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Capital spending−$931MOperating cash flow$828MOther financing$385MDividends−$360MOther investing−$204MAcquisitions$155MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$120MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$6.3M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Ipalco Enterprises: profit against cash, quarter by quarterIpalco Enterprises: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$15.5M$48.7MQ4 2024$18.5M$122MQ1 2025$15.8M$175MQ2 2025$56.0M$349MQ3 2025−$3.2M$77.3MQ4 2025$48.8M$222MQ1 2026$14.6M$263MQ2 2026$62.7M$265MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $62.7M, Operating cash flow $265M.
Ipalco Enterprises: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Ipalco Enterprises: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$90.0M2026$55.0M2029$475M2030$3.3BLater
Cash $69.8M, short-term investments —, long-term debt $3.9B at 2025-12-31.
Ipalco Enterprises in its industry: growth against margin (53 companies, SIC 4911)Ipalco Enterprises in its industry: growth against margin (53 companies, SIC 4911)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +10%median 24%Southern Power CoSONEEFlorida Power & Light CoCEGNRGAEP Texas Inc.VSTDAEPEIXFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoETI-PDTEFEEAITVEETRPublic Service Co of New HampshirePPLOncor Electric Delivery Co LLCCNPPNWWELPPTLNPuget Energy IncOGEHEPORHawaiian Electric Co IncTampa Electric CoBasin Electric Power CooperativeTXNMIDAOglethorpe Power CorpTucson Electric Power CoClearway Energy LLCCWENFirstEnergy Transmission, LLCTri-State Generation & Transmission Association, Inc.ITC Holdings Corp.BKHCleco Corporate Holdings LLCOld Dominion Electric CooperativeCleco Power LLCXIFROTTRORAHNRGGreenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLCSPRUOPTTIpalco Enterprises (+10%, 26%)
Electric Services; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Ipalco Enterprises

IPALCO is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana whose principal subsidiary is AES Indiana. AES Indiana is a regulated electric utility operating in the state of Indiana. Substantially all of our business consists of the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy conducted through AES Indiana. Our business segments are “utility” and “other.” All of our operations are conducted within the U.S. and principally within the state of Indiana. Please see Note 13, “Business Segments” to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Mar 2, 2026.

Ipalco Enterprises against its Electric Services peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +10% against the peers' median +13%. Operating margin: 25.8% against the peers' median 26.9%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
Ipalco EnterprisesQ3 2026$582M+10%25.8%
Southern PowerQ3 2026$8.8B+13%33.9%
NEE NextEra EnergyQ3 2026$8.1B+2%32.4%
Florida Power & LightQ2 2026$7.5B+12%29.7%
CEG Constellation EnergyQ2 2026$7.5B+23%7.7%
NRG NRG EnergyQ2 2026$7.5B+11%13.0%
AEP TexasQ3 2026$6.8B+14%26.5%
VST VistraQ3 2026$6.3B+28%26.9%
D Dominion EnergyQ3 2026$5.6B+24%32.8%

Source: Ipalco Enterprises 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 728391 · Electric Services