Avista (AVA) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.43
- Estimate
- $0.24
- Surprise
- +75.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $413.0M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.9 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Avista (AVA) beat the $0.24 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.43 — a large 75.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.9/10) to Sell at 5.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates AVA Hold at 5.8/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +75.9% surprise compares with a +24.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Utilities): +1.0
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: Snettisham hydroelectric project
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
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
- $37.67
- Price target
- $38.31
- Stop
- $36.37
- Upside to target
- +1.7%
At 13.4× trailing and 13.5× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
AVA 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 - Diversified
- Market cap
- $3.15B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.4
- 52-week range
- $35.50–$43.50
- Off 52-week high
- 13.4%
- RSI (14)
- 39
- Volume vs avg
- 0.04×
- Score today
- 5.8/10