DTE Energy CompanyQ1 2026 operating EPS of $1.95 missed the $2.03 consensus on a $25 million Energy Trading loss.
DTE Energy is trading at $131.61 with a BUY rating and a $148.32 price target from 24/7 Wall St., backed by 2.4 gigawatts of signed hyperscaler agreements including a 1.4 GW Oracle deal already under construction and a 1 GW Google agreement in Van Buren Township that could unlock roughly $5 billion of incremental capex through 2032. CEO Joi Harris said on the Q2 call that momentum remains strong across the development pipeline, and management stated that three gigawatts of signed contracts unlocks 8%-plus EPS growth, with another two gigawatts in advanced discussions targeting a deal by year end. Q1 2026 operating EPS of $1.95 missed the $2.03 consensus, dragged by a $25 million Energy Trading loss, though core utility earnings rose on the February rate order, and management reaffirmed 2026 operating EPS guidance of $7.59 to $7.73 with confidence toward the high end. The bear case centers on regulatory scrutiny from back-to-back rate case filings before the Michigan Public Service Commission and a $36.5 billion five-year capex program requiring $500 to $600 million of annual equity issuance through 2028, while the company protects against stranded assets with minimum billing demand of 80% and contracts of 10 years or longer. DTE offers the same data center upside as Constellation Energy but wraps it in a 3.52% dividend yield and regulated-utility stability, and its 2.4 GW of signed contracts is currently more advanced than CMS Energy's disclosed signings.
DTE Energy CompanyQ1 2026 operating EPS of $1.95 missed the $2.03 consensus on a $25 million Energy Trading loss.
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Alphabet Inc Class CAlphabet's 1 GW Google agreement in Van Buren Township is a signed hyperscaler power deal for its data centers.
Oracle CorporationOracle's 1.4 GW deal with DTE is already under construction, reflecting its data center power demand.