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New Jersey Resources Reports Fiscal 2026 First-Quarter Results; Increases Net Financial Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2026

WALL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE: NJR) today reported financial and operating results for its fiscal 2026 first quarter ended December 31, 2025.

Financial Highlights:

  • Fiscal 2026 first-quarter consolidated net income of $122.5 million, or $1.22 per share, compared with $131.3 million, or $1.32 per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025
  • Fiscal 2026 first-quarter consolidated net financial earnings (NFE), a non-GAAP financial measure, of $118.2 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with $128.9 million, or $1.29 per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The decrease was primarily due to a gain on sale of Clean Energy Ventures' (CEV) residential solar portfolio assets that was recognized in the prior-year period, partially offset by higher year-over-year NFE from New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), Storage and Transportation (S&T), and Energy Services (ES).

Fiscal 2026 Outlook

  • Increases fiscal 2026 net financial earnings per share (NFEPS) guidance to a range of $3.28 to $3.43, from $3.03 to $3.18, a $0.25 increase, as a result of the strong performance of Energy Services in January 2026
  • Maintains 7 to 9 percent long-term net financial earnings per share (NFEPS) growth target, starting from a fiscal 2025 base of $2.83 per share*
    * 7% - 9% growth would imply a NFEPS range of $3.03 - $3.08 in fiscal 2026

Management Commentary

Steve Westhoven, President and CEO of New Jersey Resources, stated, “NJR is off to a strong start in fiscal 2026. Our performance in the beginning of our fiscal second quarter has exceeded our original projections, as Energy Services benefited from natural gas price volatility. As a result, we are raising our fiscal 2026 NFEPS guidance range by $0.25 to $3.28 to $3.43. This represents the sixth consecutive year in which NJR has raised its guidance as a result of the benefits of our diversified energy platform."

Mr. Westhoven continued, "We are focused on delivering reliable, affordable energy to our New Jersey Natural Gas customers, pursuing growth opportunities across our Storage and Transportation business, and expanding capacity at Clean Energy Ventures. As we look ahead, we remain committed to disciplined execution and creating long-term value for our shareowners.”

Fiscal 2026 NFEPS Guidance

NJR is raising its fiscal 2026 NFEPS guidance range by $0.25 to a range of $3.28 to $3.43, subject to the risks and uncertainties identified below under "Forward-Looking Statements." The following chart represents NJR’s current expected NFE contributions from its business segments for fiscal 2026:

 

Segment

Expected fiscal 2026
net financial earnings
contribution

 
 

New Jersey Natural Gas

62 to 67 percent

 
 

Clean Energy Ventures

9 to 14 percent

 
 

Storage and Transportation

7 to 12 percent

 
 

Energy Services

12 to 17 percent

 
 

Home Services and Other

1 to 2 percent

 

In providing fiscal 2026 NFE guidance, management is aware that there could be differences between reported GAAP net income and NFE due to matters such as, but not limited to, the positions of our energy-related derivatives. Management is not able to reasonably estimate the aggregate impact or significance of these items on reported earnings and, therefore, is not able to provide a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP equivalent for its operating earnings guidance without unreasonable efforts.

Financial Metrics

 

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

($ in Thousands, except per share data)

2025

 

2024

Net income

$

122,490

 

$

131,319

Basic EPS

$

1.22

 

$

1.32

Net financial earnings*

$

118,173

 

$

128,894

Basic net financial earnings per share*

$

1.17

 

$

1.29

*A reconciliation of net income to NFE for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively is provided in the financial statements below.

Net Financial Earnings (Loss) by Business Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

December 31,

(Thousands)

2025

 

2024

New Jersey Natural Gas

$

83,829

 

$

66,908

 

Clean Energy Ventures

 

9,590

 

 

48,130

 

Storage and Transportation

 

7,363

 

 

5,664

 

Energy Services

 

16,280

 

 

7,833

 

Home Services and Other

 

479

 

 

615

 

Subtotal

 

117,541

 

 

129,150

 

Eliminations

 

632

 

 

(256

)

Total

$

118,173

 

$

128,894

 

New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG)

NJNG reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter NFE of $83.8 million, compared to NFE of $66.9 million during the same period in fiscal 2025. The improvement in NFE was primarily driven by NJNG's base rate case settlement fully impacting utility gross margin for the first-quarter of 2026 while only partially affecting it during the first-quarter of last year. This improvement was partially offset by higher depreciation expense.

Customers:

  • At December 31, 2025, NJNG serviced approximately 592,000 customers in New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, Middlesex, Sussex and Burlington counties, compared to approximately 589,000 customers as of September 30, 2025.

Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS) Incentive Programs:

  • BGSS incentive programs contributed $5.6 million to utility gross margin during the first quarter of fiscal 2026, compared with $3.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. This increase was primarily driven by increased margins from off-system sales and capacity release due to market volatility as a result of colder weather.

For more information on utility gross margin, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Information" below.

Energy-Efficiency Programs:

  • SAVEGREEN® invested $26.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 in energy-efficiency upgrades for customers' homes and businesses. Investments in SAVEGREEN® are incremental to rate base and earn near-real time returns through a rider that is updated annually.

Clean Energy Ventures (CEV)

CEV reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter NFE of $9.6 million, compared with $48.1 million during the same period in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The decrease was primarily due to a one-time gain on sale of CEV's residential solar portfolio assets in November 2024.

Solar Investment Update:

  • During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, CEV placed two commercial projects into service, adding 9.7 megawatts (MW)* to installed capacity.
  • As of December 31, 2025, CEV had approximately 489MW of commercial solar capacity in service across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Indiana, and Michigan.

* All MWs noted in DC

Storage and Transportation (S&T)

S&T reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter NFE of $7.4 million, compared with NFE of $5.7 million during the same period in fiscal 2025. NFE increased during the period mainly due to higher operating income at Adelphia Gateway (Adelphia) due to the impact of its recent Section 4 rate case settlement.

  • Adelphia: On November 4, 2025, Adelphia completed its Section 4 rate case process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), receiving an order approving settlement. 
  • Leaf River Energy Center (Leaf River): On October 31, 2025 Leaf River submitted an application to FERC to increase its natural gas storage capacity by 17.6 BCF through expansion of existing caverns and the development of an additional fourth cavern.

Energy Services (ES)

ES reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter NFE of $16.3 million, compared with NFE of $7.8 million for the same period in fiscal 2025. The increase in NFE was primarily due to higher natural gas price volatility during the period that allowed ES to capture additional financial margin.

Home Services and Other Operations

Home Services and Other Operations reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter NFE of $0.5 million, compared with NFE of $0.6 million for the same period in fiscal 2025..

Capital Expenditures and Cash Flows:

  • During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, capital expenditures were $163.6 million, including accruals, compared with $149.6 million during the same period in fiscal 2025. The increase in capital expenditures was primarily due to higher expenditures at NJNG and CEV.
  • NJR expects to deploy between $4.8 billion and $5.2 billion in capital expenditures through 2030, with utility spending at NJNG representing over 60% of the investment, all planned CEV capital expenditures safe-harbored to preserve tax credit eligibility, and strategic growth opportunities at S&T supporting long-term value creation.
  • During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, cash flows from operations increased to $26.7 million, compared to cash flows used in operations of $9.0 million in the same period in fiscal 2025, due primarily to an increase in base rates at NJNG.

Conference Call to be Webcast on February 3, 2026

New Jersey Resources will host a live webcast of its fiscal 2026 first quarter financial results on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET. A few minutes prior to the webcast, visit www.njresources.com and select “Investor Relations.” Scroll down and click the webcast link under “Latest Events” on the right side of the page.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. NJR cautions readers that the assumptions forming the basis for forward-looking statements include many factors that are beyond NJR’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as expectations regarding future market conditions and the behavior of other market participants. Words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “should” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements and such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s current expectations, assumptions and beliefs as of this date concerning future developments and their potential effect upon NJR. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management’s expectations, assumptions and beliefs or that the effect of future developments on NJR will be those anticipated by management. Forward-looking statements in this earnings release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding NJR’s NFEPS guidance for fiscal 2026, projected NFEPS growth rates and our guidance range, forecasted contributions of business segments to NJR’s NFE for fiscal 2026, our capital plan through 2030, including our capital expenditure projections through 2030, infrastructure programs and investments, future decarbonization opportunities including IIP, Energy Efficiency programs; and other legal and regulatory expectations, and statements that include other projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact.

Additional information and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from NJR’s expectations are contained in NJR’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including NJR’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other SEC filings, which are available at the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov. Information included in this earnings release is representative as of today only and while NJR periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting NJR's results of operations and financial condition in connection with its preparation of management's discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition contained in its Quarterly and Annual Reports filed with the SEC, NJR does not, by including this statement, assume any obligation to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement referenced herein in light of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Information:

This earnings release includes the non-GAAP financial measures NFE/net financial loss, NFE per basic share, financial margin and utility gross margin. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP can be found below. As an indicator of NJR’s operating performance, these measures should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or operating revenues as determined in accordance with GAAP. This information has been provided pursuant to the requirements of SEC Regulation G.

NFE and financial margin exclude unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments related to NJR’s unregulated subsidiaries and certain realized gains and losses on derivative instruments related to natural gas that has been placed into storage at Energy Services, net of applicable tax adjustments as described below. Financial margin also differs from gross margin as defined on a GAAP basis as it excludes certain operations and maintenance expense and depreciation and amortization expenses as well as the effects of derivatives as discussed above. Volatility associated with the change in value of these financial instruments and physical commodity reported on the income statement in the current period. In order to manage its business, NJR views its results without the impacts of the unrealized gains and losses, and certain realized gains and losses, caused by changes in value of these financial instruments and physical commodity contracts prior to the completion of the planned transaction because it shows changes in value currently instead of when the planned transaction ultimately is settled. An annual estimated effective tax rate is calculated for NFE purposes and any necessary quarterly tax adjustment is applied to NJR Energy Services Company.

NJNG’s utility gross margin is defined as operating revenues less natural gas purchases, sales tax, and regulatory rider expenses. This measure differs from gross margin as presented on a GAAP basis as it excludes certain operations and maintenance expense and depreciation and amortization. Utility gross margin may also not be comparable to the definition of gross margin used by others in the natural gas distribution business and other industries. Management believes that utility gross margin provides a meaningful basis for evaluating utility operations since natural gas costs, sales tax and regulatory rider expenses are included in operating revenues and passed through to customers and, therefore, have no effect on utility gross margin.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures to other GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of NJR’s performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are more reflective of NJR’s business model, provide transparency to investors and enable period-to-period comparability of financial performance. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP can be found below. For a full discussion of NJR’s non-GAAP financial measures, please see NJR’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 7.

About New Jersey Resources

New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company that, through its subsidiaries, provides safe and reliable natural gas and clean energy services, including transportation, distribution, asset management and home services. NJR is composed of five primary businesses:

  • New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates and maintains natural gas transportation and distribution infrastructure to serve customers in New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, Middlesex, Sussex and Burlington counties.
  • Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar projects, providing customers with low-carbon solutions.
  • Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural gas transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural gas services and customized energy solutions to its customers across North America.
  • Storage and Transportation serves customers from local distributors and producers to electric generators and wholesale marketers through its ownership of Leaf River and the Adelphia Gateway pipeline, as well as our 50% equity ownership in the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage facility.
  • Home Services provides service contracts as well as heating, central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential homes throughout New Jersey.

NJR and its over 1,300 employees are committed to helping customers save energy and money by promoting conservation and encouraging efficiency through Conserve to Preserve® and initiatives such as SAVEGREEN®.

For more information about NJR:
www.njresources.com.

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NEW JERSEY RESOURCES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

OPERATING REVENUES

 

 

 

 

Utility

 

$

409,901

 

$

333,427

 

Nonutility

 

 

194,953

 

 

154,934

 

Total operating revenues

 

 

604,854

 

 

488,361

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Gas purchases

 

 

 

 

Utility

 

 

169,104

 

 

127,680

 

Nonutility

 

 

85,854

 

 

67,808

 

Related parties

 

 

1,277

 

 

1,718

 

Operation and maintenance

 

 

86,681

 

 

88,632

 

Regulatory rider expenses

 

 

33,154

 

 

22,476

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

49,576

 

 

45,329

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

(54,859

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

425,646

 

 

298,784

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

 

179,208

 

 

189,577

 

Other income, net

 

 

11,360

 

 

11,617

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

 

35,676

 

 

33,891

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES

 

 

154,892

 

 

167,303

 

Income tax provision

 

 

34,225

 

 

37,384

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates

 

 

1,823

 

 

1,400

 

NET INCOME

 

$

122,490

 

$

131,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.22

 

$

1.32

 

Diluted

 

$

1.21

 

$

1.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

100,701

 

 

99,855

 

Diluted

 

 

101,229

 

 

100,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

(Thousands)

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES

 

A reconciliation of net income, the closest GAAP financial measure, to net financial earnings is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

122,490

 

 

$

131,319

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments and related transactions

 

 

2,996

 

 

 

6,368

 

Tax effect

 

 

(712

)

 

 

(1,513

)

Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory

 

 

(8,567

)

 

 

(9,527

)

Tax effect

 

 

2,036

 

 

 

2,264

 

NFE tax adjustment

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(17

)

Net financial earnings

 

$

118,173

 

 

$

128,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

100,701

 

 

 

99,855

 

Diluted

 

 

101,229

 

 

 

100,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of basic earnings per share, the closest GAAP financial measure, to basic net financial earnings per share is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.22

 

 

$

1.32

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments and related transactions

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.06

 

Tax effect

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.01

)

Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.10

)

Tax effect

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

0.02

 

Basic net financial earnings per share

 

$

1.17

 

 

$

1.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

NFE is a measure of earnings based on the elimination of timing differences to effectively match the earnings effects of the economic hedges with the physical sale of natural gas, SRECs and foreign currency contracts. Consequently, to reconcile net income and NFE, current-period unrealized gains and losses on the derivatives are excluded from NFE as a reconciling item. Realized derivative gains and losses are also included in current-period net income. However, NFE includes only realized gains and losses related to natural gas sold out of inventory, effectively matching the full earnings effects of the derivatives with realized margins on physical natural gas flows. NFE also excludes certain transactions associated with equity method investments, including impairment charges, which are non-cash charges, and return of capital in excess of the carrying value of our investment. These are not indicative of the Company's performance for its ongoing operations. Included in the tax effects are current and deferred income tax expense corresponding with the components of NFE.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

(Thousands)

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of gross margin, the closest GAAP financial measure, to utility gross margin is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

410,138

 

 

$

333,765

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Natural gas purchases

 

 

170,724

 

 

 

130,005

 

Operating and maintenance (1)

 

 

25,336

 

 

 

26,009

 

Regulatory rider expense

 

 

33,154

 

 

 

22,476

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36,960

 

 

 

32,084

 

Gross margin

 

 

143,964

 

 

 

123,191

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance (1)

 

 

25,336

 

 

 

26,009

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36,960

 

 

 

32,084

 

Utility gross margin

 

$

206,260

 

 

$

181,284

 

(1) Excludes selling, general and administrative expenses of $23.7 million and $26.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of gross margin, the closest GAAP financial measure, to Energy Services' financial margin is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

119,107

 

 

$

86,308

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas purchases

 

 

85,774

 

 

 

67,868

 

Operation and maintenance (1)

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

1,597

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

41

 

 

 

47

 

Gross margin

 

 

30,376

 

 

 

16,796

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance (1)

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

1,597

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

41

 

 

 

47

 

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments and related transactions

 

 

2,996

 

 

 

6,368

 

Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas inventory

 

 

(8,567

)

 

 

(9,527

)

Financial margin

 

$

27,762

 

 

$

15,281

 

(1) Excludes selling, general and administrative expenses of $0.3 million for both the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of net income, the closest GAAP financial measure, to net financial earnings is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

20,597

 

 

$

10,258

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments and related transactions

 

 

2,996

 

 

 

6,368

 

Tax effect

 

 

(712

)

 

 

(1,513

)

Effects of economic hedging related to natural gas

 

 

(8,567

)

 

 

(9,527

)

Tax effect

 

 

2,036

 

 

 

2,264

 

NFE tax adjustment

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(17

)

Net financial earnings

 

$

16,280

 

 

$

7,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATISTICS BY BUSINESS UNIT

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution

 

$

410,138

 

 

$

333,765

 

Clean Energy Ventures

 

 

31,760

 

 

 

26,406

 

Energy Services

 

 

119,107

 

 

 

86,308

 

Storage and Transportation

 

 

28,080

 

 

 

26,628

 

Home Services and Other

 

 

16,005

 

 

 

15,794

 

Sub-total

 

 

605,090

 

 

 

488,901

 

Eliminations

 

 

(236

)

 

 

(540

)

Total

 

$

604,854

 

 

$

488,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution

 

$

120,312

 

 

$

97,106

 

Clean Energy Ventures

 

 

15,388

 

 

 

64,274

 

Energy Services

 

 

30,107

 

 

 

16,528

 

Storage and Transportation

 

 

11,975

 

 

 

9,769

 

Home Services and Other

 

 

787

 

 

 

995

 

Sub-total

 

 

178,569

 

 

 

188,672

 

Eliminations

 

 

639

 

 

 

905

 

Total

 

$

179,208

 

 

$

189,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates

 

 

 

 

Storage and Transportation

 

$

1,240

 

 

$

961

 

Eliminations

 

 

583

 

 

 

439

 

Total

 

$

1,823

 

 

$

1,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution

 

$

83,829

 

 

$

66,908

 

Clean Energy Ventures

 

 

9,590

 

 

 

48,130

 

Energy Services

 

 

20,597

 

 

 

10,258

 

Storage and Transportation

 

 

7,363

 

 

 

5,664

 

Home Services and Other

 

 

479

 

 

 

615

 

Sub-total

 

 

121,858

 

 

 

131,575

 

Eliminations

 

 

632

 

 

 

(256

)

Total

 

$

122,490

 

 

$

131,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial Earnings

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution

 

$

83,829

 

 

$

66,908

 

Clean Energy Ventures

 

 

9,590

 

 

 

48,130

 

Energy Services

 

 

16,280

 

 

 

7,833

 

Storage and Transportation

 

 

7,363

 

 

 

5,664

 

Home Services and Other

 

 

479

 

 

 

615

 

Sub-total

 

 

117,541

 

 

 

129,150

 

Eliminations

 

 

632

 

 

 

(256

)

Total

 

$

118,173

 

 

$

128,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throughput (Bcf)

 

 

 

 

NJNG, Core Customers

 

 

31.7

 

 

 

27.2

 

NJNG, Off System/Capacity Management

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

14.4

 

Energy Services Fuel Mgmt. and Wholesale Sales

 

 

28.4

 

 

 

28.3

 

Total

 

 

84.8

 

 

 

69.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Data

 

 

 

 

Yield at December 31,

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

3.9

%

Market Price at December 31,

 

$

46.12

 

 

$

46.65

 

Shares Out. at December 31,

 

 

100,750

 

 

 

100,191

 

Market Cap. at December 31,

 

$

4,646,595

 

 

$

4,673,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

(Unaudited)

 

December 31,

(Thousands, except customer and weather data)

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility Gross Margin

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

410,138

 

 

$

333,765

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

Natural gas purchases

 

 

170,724

 

 

 

130,005

 

Operating and maintenance (1)

 

 

25,336

 

 

 

26,009

 

Regulatory rider expense

 

 

33,154

 

 

 

22,476

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36,960

 

 

 

32,084

 

Gross margin

 

 

143,964

 

 

 

123,191

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance (1)

 

 

25,336

 

 

 

26,009

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36,960

 

 

 

32,084

 

Total Utility Gross Margin

 

$

206,260

 

 

$

181,284

 

(1) Excludes selling, general and administrative expenses of $23.7 million and $26.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Utility Gross Margin, Operating Income and Net Income

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

$

145,098

 

 

$

130,018

 

Commercial, Industrial & Other

 

 

27,192

 

 

 

23,869

 

Firm Transportation

 

 

27,365

 

 

 

23,176

 

Total Firm Margin

 

 

199,655

 

 

 

177,063

 

Interruptible

 

 

1,018

 

 

 

974

 

Total System Margin

 

 

200,673

 

 

 

178,037

 

Basic Gas Supply Service Incentive

 

 

5,587

 

 

 

3,247

 

Total Utility Gross Margin

 

 

206,260

 

 

 

181,284

 

Operation and maintenance expense

 

 

48,988

 

 

 

52,094

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

36,960

 

 

 

32,084

 

Operating Income

 

$

120,312

 

 

$

97,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

83,829

 

 

$

66,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial Earnings

 

$

83,829

 

 

$

66,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throughput (Bcf)

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

16.5

 

 

 

14.1

 

Commercial, Industrial & Other

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

2.6

 

Firm Transportation

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

3.4

 

Total Firm Throughput

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

20.1

 

Interruptible

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

7.1

 

Total System Throughput

 

 

31.7

 

 

 

27.2

 

Off System/Capacity Management

 

 

24.7

 

 

 

14.4

 

Total Throughput

 

 

56.4

 

 

 

41.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customers

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

537,850

 

 

 

530,760

 

Commercial, Industrial & Other

 

 

33,279

 

 

 

33,149

 

Firm Transportation

 

 

21,268

 

 

 

22,068

 

Total Firm Customers

 

 

592,397

 

 

 

585,977

 

Interruptible

 

 

30

 

 

 

88

 

Total System Customers

 

 

592,427

 

 

 

586,065

 

Off System/Capacity Management*

 

 

28

 

 

 

27

 

Total Customers

 

 

592,455

 

 

 

586,092

 

*The number of customers represents those active during the last month of the period.

Degree Days

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

1,399

 

Normal

 

 

1,511

 

 

 

1,523

 

Percent of Normal

 

 

109.7

%

 

 

91.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

(Unaudited)

 

December 31,

(Thousands, except customer, RECs and megawatt data)

 

2025

 

2024

CLEAN ENERGY VENTURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

SREC sales

 

$

22,408

 

$

17,684

TREC sales

 

 

3,222

 

 

2,505

SREC II sales

 

 

515

 

 

391

Merchant Power

 

 

2,785

 

 

1,736

PPA / Other

 

 

2,830

 

 

2,219

Residential solar portfolio

 

 

 

 

1,871

Total Operating Revenues

 

$

31,760

 

$

26,406

Depreciation and Amortization

 

$

7,032

 

$

6,425

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

$

15,388

 

$

64,274

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Provision

 

$

2,738

 

$

14,141

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

9,590

 

$

48,130

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial Earnings

 

$

9,590

 

$

48,130

 

 

 

 

 

Solar Renewable Energy Certificates Generated

 

 

72,373

 

 

88,707

 

 

 

 

 

Solar Renewable Energy Certificates Sold

 

 

115,520

 

 

85,693

 

 

 

 

 

Transition Renewable Energy Certificates Generated

 

 

21,487

 

 

17,444

 

 

 

 

 

Solar Renewable Energy Certificates II Generated

 

 

5,409

 

 

4,404

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

119,107

 

$

86,308

Less:

 

 

 

 

Gas purchases

 

 

85,774

 

 

67,868

Operation and maintenance expense

 

 

3,185

 

 

1,865

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

41

 

 

47

Operating Income

 

$

30,107

 

$

16,528

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

20,597

 

$

10,258

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Margin

 

$

27,762

 

$

15,281

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial Earnings

 

$

16,280

 

$

7,833

 

 

 

 

 

Gas Sold and Managed (Bcf)

 

 

28.4

 

 

28.3

 

 

 

 

 

STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

28,080

 

$

26,628

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates

 

$

1,240

 

$

961

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and Maintenance Expense

 

$

10,466

 

$

10,083

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income, Net

 

$

1,987

 

$

2,392

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

$

5,566

 

$

5,969

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Provision

 

$

2,273

 

$

1,489

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

7,363

 

$

5,664

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial Earnings

 

$

7,363

 

$

5,664

 

 

 

 

 

HOME SERVICES AND OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

16,005

 

$

15,794

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

$

787

 

$

995

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

479

 

$

615

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial Earnings

 

$

479

 

$

615

 

 

 

 

 

Total Service Contract Customers at December 31

 

 

97,793

 

 

99,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts

Media Contact:
Mike Kinney
732-938-1031
mkinney@njresources.com

Investor Contact:
Adam Prior
732-938-1145
aprior@njresources.com

New Jersey Resources Corporation

NYSE:NJR

Release Summary
New Jersey Resources Reports Fiscal 2026 First-Quarter Results; Increases Net Financial Earnings Guidance for Fiscal 2026
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Media Contact:
Mike Kinney
732-938-1031
mkinney@njresources.com

Investor Contact:
Adam Prior
732-938-1145
aprior@njresources.com

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