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Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 · Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 9% year over year to $196M · 11¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 24.8%

Chesapeake Utilities made $196M in Q3 2026 (+9% Y/Y): Energy distribution $151M, Energy transmission $45.1M. Operating margin 24.8%, net earnings $21.6M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026.

Revenue$196M
Year over year+9%
Operating margin24.8%
Net earnings$21.6M
Operating cash flow$88.1M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $195.8M in Q3 2026, up 9% year over year and down 3% from the previous quarter. Energy distribution was the largest line at 77% of revenue. Energy distribution added $17.5M year over year (up 13%), 108% of the total change.

Operating profit was $48.6M, a 24.8% margin (down 0.2 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 22% reached operating profit, below the 25% margin then. Total costs grew 9% against revenue growth of 9%. Net earnings were $21.6M, up 11% year over year. The effective tax rate was 28.0%.

Operating cash flow was $88.1M (up 49% year over year), 408% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $23.0M of depreciation and amortization and $2.3M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $41.2M. Capital expenditures of $152.4M exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$64.3M.

Quarterly history

Chesapeake Utilities revenue by quarterChesapeake Utilities revenue by quarter$299MQ1 2025$193MQ2 2025$180MQ3 2025$259MQ4 2025$353MQ1 2026$202MQ2 2026$196MQ3 2026
Chesapeake Utilities net earnings by quarterChesapeake Utilities net earnings by quarter$50.9MQ1 2025$23.9MQ2 2025$19.4MQ3 2025$46.1MQ4 2025$59.3MQ1 2026$25.4MQ2 2026$21.6MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 5, 2026$196M+9%24.8%$21.6M$88.1M
Q2 202610-QAug 6, 2026$202M+5%26.2%$25.4M$95.6M
Q1 202610-QMay 6, 2026$353M+18%28.2%$59.3M$118M
Q4 202510-KFeb 25, 2026$259M+20%28.5%$46.1M$35.4M
Q3 202510-QNov 6, 2025$180M+12%25.1%$19.4M$59.1M
Q2 202510-QAug 7, 2025$193M+16%26.1%$23.9M$54.2M
Q1 202510-QMay 7, 2025$299M+22%29.1%$50.9M$85.0M

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Chesapeake Utilities: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterChesapeake Utilities: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+22%Q1 2025+16%-35%Q2 2025+12%-7%Q3 2025+20%+44%Q4 2025+18%+36%Q1 2026+5%-43%Q2 2026+9%-3%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +9%, Q/Q -3%.
Chesapeake Utilities: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Chesapeake Utilities: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Capital spending−$546MOperating cash flow$337MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$191MShares issued$83.6MDividends−$65.8MAsset & business sales$12.2MOther investing−$7.2MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$6.8MOther financing$3.3MTaxes on employees’ shares−$2.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Chesapeake Utilities: profit against cash, quarter by quarterChesapeake Utilities: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$36.7M$21.7MQ4 2024$50.9M$85.0MQ1 2025$23.9M$54.2MQ2 2025$19.4M$59.1MQ3 2025$46.1M$35.4MQ4 2025$59.3M$118MQ1 2026$25.4M$95.6MQ2 2026$21.6M$88.1MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $21.6M, Operating cash flow $88.1M.
Chesapeake Utilities: diluted shares by fiscal yearChesapeake Utilities: diluted shares by fiscal year17MFY202018MFY202118MFY202218MFY202323MFY202423MFY2025
+40.1% since FY2020: more shares outstanding (issuance, stock pay).
Chesapeake Utilities in its industry: growth against margin (6 companies, SIC 4923)Chesapeake Utilities in its industry: growth against margin (6 companies, SIC 4923)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +9%median 25%OKECTRISWXSouthwest Gas CorpRGCOCPK (+9%, 25%)
Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Chesapeake Utilities

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation offers sustainable energy solutions through its natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions, and other businesses.

In its own words, from its 8-K, filed Aug 6, 2026.

Chesapeake Utilities against its Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +9% against the peers' median +9%. Operating margin: 24.8% against the peers' median 12.6%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
CPK Chesapeake UtilitiesQ3 2026$196M+9%24.8%
OKE ONEOKQ3 2026$12.5B+44%12.6%
CTRI Centuri HoldingsQ3 2026$1.2B+40%5.1%
SWX Southwest Gas HoldingsQ1 2026$585M-22%37.5%
RGCO RGC ResourcesQ3 FY26$17.1M-0.9%6.9%

Source: Chesapeake Utilities 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 19745 · Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution

Guidance and outlook

Chesapeake Utilities: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Chesapeake Utilities: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-05)Other13Margins8Financing4Demand3Capital spending3Costs1Products1Buybacks & dividends1
34 statements; tone +0.38 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 3 hedged.
Chesapeake Utilities: outlook statements against the filing beforeChesapeake Utilities: outlook statements against the filing beforeConfident14Cautious1

13F: who owns CPK and who is buying

Largest holders of CPK (13F)Largest holders of CPK (13F)BlackRock$459MT. Rowe Price Investment Manageme…$305MVanguard Group$252MState Street$165MNeuberger Berman Group LLC$135MVanguard Capital Management LLC$133MWellington Management Group LLP$115MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$104MAlliancebernstein L.P.$89.0MGeode Capital Management, LLC$76.4M
Funds' net buying of CPK by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of CPK by quarter (13F)$41.4M2024-09−$52.5M2024-12$28.1M2025-03$102M2025-06$93.9M2025-09$75.7M2025-12−$36.9M2026-03$95.4M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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