What is FirstEnergy's capex?

FirstEnergy (FE) reported capex of $1.26B in Q1 2026.

How has FirstEnergy's capex changed year-over-year?

FirstEnergy's capex increased by 24.9% year-over-year, from $1.01B to $1.26B.

What is the long-term trend for FirstEnergy's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), FirstEnergy's capex has grown at a 17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.49B to $4.71B.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

FirstEnergy FE CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.2B+11.6%

Operating income$828.0M+9.8%

Net income$405.0M+12.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.70+12.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$52.0M-60.6%

Total debt$27.6B+20.9%

Total equity$12.7B+0.7%

Total assets$56.9B+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$148.0M-76.8%

Free cash flow-$1.1B-201%

Valuation

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Market cap$27.5B+21.8%

Enterprise value$55.08B+19.4%

P/E24.7×+7.4×

P/S1.8×+0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin14.8%-3.2pp

Net margin7.2%-0.6pp

FCF margin-11.2%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.8%+0.1pp

Debt / equity2.2×+0.4×

Current ratio0.5×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by FirstEnergy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

The official record: FirstEnergy’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is FirstEnergy's capex?: FirstEnergy (FE) reported capex of $1.26B in Q1 2026.
How has FirstEnergy's capex changed year-over-year?: FirstEnergy's capex increased by 24.9% year-over-year, from $1.01B to $1.26B.
What is the long-term trend for FirstEnergy's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), FirstEnergy's capex has grown at a 17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.49B to $4.71B.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.