NiSource Operating Income increased by 58.9% to $819.20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.9%, from $759.40M to $819.20M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 16.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Higher operating income indicates strong operational efficiency and pricing power, while a decline suggests rising costs or weakening demand.
Operating income is the profit realized from a company's core business operations after deducting all operating expenses...
A standard benchmark for operational performance; peers are compared based on operating margin percentages.
operating_income| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $142.20M | $147.10M | $284.40M | $600.30M | $143.30M | $156.70M | $365.50M | $531.00M | $168.90M | $233.00M | $362.60M | $583.40M | $237.00M | $218.30M | $416.80M | $759.40M | $262.90M | $297.50M | $515.50M | $819.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.4% | +93.3% | +111.1% | -76.1% | +9.4% | +133.2% | +45.3% | -68.2% | +38.0% | +55.6% | +60.9% | -59.4% | -7.9% | +90.9% | +82.2% | -65.4% | +13.2% | +73.3% | +58.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.8% | +6.5% | +28.5% | -11.5% | +17.9% | +48.7% | -0.8% | +9.9% | +40.3% | -6.3% | +14.9% | +30.2% | +10.9% | +36.3% | +23.7% | +7.9% |
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Operations | $96.60M | $41.20M | $228.90M | $445.80M | $122.20M | $52.10M | $275.00M | $472.30M |
| NIPSCO Operations | $142.30M | $171.30M | $189.80M | $311.90M | $134.00M | $232.60M | $259.60M | $348.50M |
| Corporate and Other | -$1.90M | $5.80M | — | — | — | $12.80M | — | — |
| Total | $237.00M | $218.30M | $416.80M | $759.40M | $262.90M | $297.50M | $515.50M | $819.20M |
Corporate and Other, Electric Operations, Gas Distribution Operations were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.