UNITIL (UTL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- -$0.08
- Estimate
- -$0.06
- Surprise
- -33.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $112.6M
- Score today
- 5.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
UNITIL (UTL) reported a wider loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$0.08 against the -$0.06 estimate (a 33.3% shortfall).
Coverage in the report window
- Unitil Q3 Adj. EPS $(0.04) Beats $(0.06) Estimate, Sales $109.500M Miss $113.107M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-11-02
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UTL Sell at 5.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -33.3% surprise compares with a -6.5% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-18.7% 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
- $56.44
- Stop
- $54.40
At 17.5× trailing and 16.1× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 72 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-03 — 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
- $1.03B
- P/E (fwd)
- 16.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 17.5
- 52-week range
- $46.91–$57.26
- Off 52-week high
- 1.4%
- RSI (14)
- 72
- Volume vs avg
- 1.15×
- Score today
- 5.0/10