Iberdrola FY2026 EPS Forecast Decreased by Erste Group Bank

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank lowered Iberdrola’s FY2026 EPS forecast to $4.70 from $4.71, while projecting FY2027 EPS of $5.02. The bank maintains a “Buy” rating.
• Iberdrola’s latest quarterly results fell short of expectations, with EPS of $1.14 versus $1.16 expected and revenue of $11.93 billion versus $12.08 billion estimated.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Iberdrola has an overall “Hold” rating, with two Buy ratings, six Holds and one Sell. The stock opened at $93.76 and has traded between $72.48 and $100.64 over the past year.

Iberdrola S.A. (OTCMKTS:IBDRY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank cut their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Iberdrola in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the utilities provider will earn $4.70 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.71. Erste Group Bank currently has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Iberdrola's current full-year earnings is $4.71 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Iberdrola's FY2027 earnings at $5.02 EPS.

Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by ($0.02). Iberdrola had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 15.59%.The company had revenue of $11.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.08 billion.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on IBDRY. Citigroup raised shares of Iberdrola to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Barclays raised shares of Iberdrola from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Oddo Bhf downgraded shares of Iberdrola from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Iberdrola presently has an average rating of "Hold".

Iberdrola Price Performance

IBDRY stock opened at $93.76 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Iberdrola has a 12 month low of $72.48 and a 12 month high of $100.64. The firm has a market cap of $156.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.63. The company's 50-day moving average price is $94.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.51.

Iberdrola Company Profile

Iberdrola, SA is a Spanish multinational energy company headquartered in Bilbao. Its principal activities include electricity generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy development, and the sale of electricity and related energy services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The company operates a diversified generation portfolio that includes onshore and offshore wind, solar power, hydroelectric facilities and nuclear energy. Iberdrola also develops and manages electricity networks and invests in grid modernization, digital infrastructure and other technologies that support the transition to lower-carbon energy systems.

Iberdrola serves customers and operates energy infrastructure across several markets, including Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia, as well as other European countries.

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