What is Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — purchased power?

Ameren (AEE) reported ameren illinois natural gas — purchased power of $0 in Q1 2026.

What does ameren illinois natural gas — purchased power mean?

This represents the costs incurred by the natural gas segment to procure gas supply or related energy services for distribution to customers. In a regulated context, these costs are often passed through to customers via adjustment clauses, minimizing direct impact on segment margins.

Ameren AEE Ameren Illinois Natural Gas — Purchased Power

Other segment segments

Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution

$266M+25.5%

Ameren Illinois Transmission

$0—

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BKH

BKHGas Utilities — Fuel Purchased Power And Cost Of Gas Sold

$271.2M-7.3%

XELRegulated Natural Gas Segment — Electric fuel and purchased power

$0—

MDUElectric — Purchased natural gas sold

$0—

MTD

MTDRPurchased natural gas

$42.34M-21.8%

MDUNatural gas distribution — Purchased natural gas sold

$239.39M-24.5%

NFGUtility — Purchased Gas

$244.86M+42.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+3.8%

Gross profit$1.8B+19.9%

Operating income$532.0M+23.7%

Net income$358.0M+23.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.28+19.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$485.0M+29.0%

Total debt$20.2B+2.9%

Total equity$13.6B+10.9%

Total assets$49.8B+9.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$421.0M-2.3%

CapEx$1.6B+47.9%

Free cash flow-$1.2B-82.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$32.75B+25.3%

Enterprise value$52.44B+14.8%

P/E21.4×+0.2×

P/S3.7×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin82.2%+3.0pp

Operating margin24%+4.0pp

Net margin17.2%+1.9pp

FCF margin-18.1%-3.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.9%+1.6pp

Debt / equity1.5×-0.1×

Current ratio0.6×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ameren in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpensePurchasedPower.

The official record: Ameren’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — purchased power?: Ameren (AEE) reported ameren illinois natural gas — purchased power of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does ameren illinois natural gas — purchased power mean?: This represents the costs incurred by the natural gas segment to procure gas supply or related energy services for distribution to customers. In a regulated context, these costs are often passed through to customers via adjustment clauses, minimizing direct impact on segment margins.