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Avista Corporation

AVA

Utilities · 36.77 -0.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Avista Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 14 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Operating margin improved 3.2 percentage points.
  • Revenue decreased 7.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 14 activeRegulated Electric Utilities · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Lower natural-gas purchase volumes reduced payables and contributed to a $37 million year-over-year reduction in operating cash flow from current liabilities and accounts payable.
  • Company discloses expected annual base capital expenditures for Avista Utilities for 2026–2030 with specific dollar amounts.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if AVA's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Utilities · Utilities - Diversified

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 14 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Operating margin improved 3.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 16.5% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 7.6% versus the comparable filing period.
What would clarify the read
  • Lower natural-gas purchase volumes reduced payables and contributed to a $37 million year-over-year reduction in operating cash flow from current liabilities and accounts payable.
  • Company discloses expected annual base capital expenditures for Avista Utilities for 2026–2030 with specific dollar amounts.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements200
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +2.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 2.8% in the latest annual period.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 33% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 101% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

36.77
6m-6.4%12m+1.5%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.4B+8.9%$2.10+2.9%
2022-12-31$1.7B+18.8%$2.12+4.3%
2023-12-31$1.8B+2.5%$2.24+4.7%
2024-12-31$1.9B+10.6%$2.29+3.0%
2025-12-31$2.0B+1.3%$2.38+2.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 5 filings
The following table summarizes the balances outstanding and available liquidity as of June 30, 2026 (dollars in millions): Amount of Facility Borrowings Outstanding (1) Letters of Credit Outstanding (2) Available Liquidity Line of Credit expiring June 2029 $…
10-Q · Aug 3, 2026
Energy and commodity pricesmixed · 5 filings
Total natural gas resource costs decreased $40 million for the first half of 2026 as compared to the first half of 2025 due to the following: • A $12 million decrease in natural gas purchased due to a decrease in the volumes purchased.
10-Q · Aug 3, 2026
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 3 filings
Capital Expenditures and Other Investments We are making capital investments to enhance service and system reliability for our customers and replace aging infrastructure, and expect base Avista Utilities' capital expenditures of the following (dollars in mill…
10-Q · Aug 3, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 2 filings
This was partially offset by increased costs related to our customer assistance payment programs (low-income rate assistance and demand side management).
10-Q · Nov 5, 2025

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.5× · EV/sales 1.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

36.77-0.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for AVA. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-07.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score 0
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Operating margin improved 3.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 16.5% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 7.6% versus the comparable filing period.

Filing receipts

Utility Margin The following table reconciles Avista Utilities' operating revenues, as presented in "Note 14 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements", to the Non-GAAP financial measure utility margin for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in millions): Electric Natural Gas Intracompany Total 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025 Operating revenues $ 346 $ 363 $ 210 $ 244 $ (1 ) $ (4 ) $ 555 $ 603 Resource costs 112 126 95 134 (1 ) (4 ) 206 256 Utility margin $ 234 $ 237 $ 115 $ 110 $ — $ — $ 349 $ 347 Electric utility margin decreased $3 million primarily due to the removal of revenues related to the recovery of Colstrip capital and operating costs...

Changes in other current liabilities and accounts payable decreased operating cash flows by $37 million compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to the timing of a litigation settlement accrual during the first quarter of 2025, as well as decreased payables for natural gas purchases as volumes purchased in 2026 decreased.

Capital Resources Our consolidated capital structure, including the current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings consisted of the following as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (dollars in millions): March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Amount Percent of total Amount Percent of total Current portion of long-term debt and leases $ 9 0.2 % $ 9 0.1 % Short-term borrowings 385 6.3 388 6.5 Long-term debt to affiliated trusts 52 0.9 52 0.9 Long-term debt and leases 2,846 46.9 2,846 47.4 Total debt 3,292 54.3 3,295 54.9 Total shareholders’ equity 2,776 45.7 2,709 45.1 Total $ 6,068 100.0 % $ 6,004 100.0 % Our shareholders’ equity increased $67 million during the first quarter of 2...

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind AVA

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

NWENorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.partnerOct 30, 2025

Colstrip Acquisitions and Requests for Cost Recovery As previously disclosed, we entered into definitive agreements with Avista and Puget to acquire their respective interests in Colstrip Units 3 and 4 for $0 and expect to complete these acquisitions on Janua…

Filing peers

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What is moving around it

Live connections

AVA is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Regulated Electric Utilities. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.