UNITIL (UTL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.26
- Estimate
- $0.26
- Surprise
- -1.3%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.6/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
UNITIL (UTL) reported diluted EPS of $0.26, in line with the $0.26 estimate. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UTL Sell at 5.1/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -1.3% surprise compares with a +51.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-02.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-11.5% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0)
- Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside
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
- $53.17
- Price target
- $55.62
- Stop
- $50.75
- Upside to target
- +4.6%
At 16.9× trailing and 15.1× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.7× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
UTL 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
- $969.6M
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.9
- 52-week range
- $44.61–$57.26
- Off 52-week high
- 7.1%
- RSI (14)
- 52
- Volume vs avg
- 1.70×
- Score today
- 5.1/10