WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Business
WEC Energy Group, Inc. is a diversified energy holding company that provides regulated electric and natural gas utility services and owns non-utility renewable and energy infrastructure assets. It offers electric generation and distribution, natural gas distribution and storage, leased generation, renewable generation investments, and wholesale energy and hub services. Its operations are organized into reportable segments including Wisconsin (electric and gas), Illinois (gas), Other States (gas), Electric Transmission (ATC), Non‑Utility Energy Infrastructure (We Power, Bluewater, WECI), and Corporate and Other. The company serves retail and wholesale customers primarily across Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and through MISO markets and interstate pipeline and storage channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 9,800 | 8,600 | 8,893 | 9,597 | 8,316 | |
| Cost of sales | 3,266 | 2,656 | 3,191 | 4,359 | 3,311 | |
| Other operation and maintenance | 2,401 | 2,158 | 2,101 | 1,938 | 2,006 | |
| Impairments related to Illinois segment | 130 | 12 | 179 | — | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,479 | 1,355 | 1,264 | 1,123 | 1,074 | |
| Property and revenue taxes | 280 | 267 | 250 | 254 | 210 | |
| Total operating expenses | 7,555 | 6,447 | 6,985 | 7,673 | 6,601 | |
| Operating income | 2,245 | 2,153 | 1,908 | 1,924 | 1,715 | |
| Equity in earnings of transmission affiliates | 216 | 208 | 178 | 195 | 158 | |
| Other income, net | 108 | 178 | 178 | 129 | 133 | |
| Interest expense | 895 | 815 | 727 | 515 | — | |
| Gain on debt extinguishments | 0 | −23 | −500,000 | 0 | 36 | |
| Other expense | −571 | −407 | −372 | −192 | −216 | |
| Income before income taxes | 1,674 | 1,746 | 1,536 | 1,733 | 1,499 | |
| Income tax expense | 118 | 222 | 205 | 323 | 200 | |
| Net income | 1,556 | 1,524 | 1,332 | 1,410 | 1,299 | |
| Preferred stock dividends of subsidiary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Net loss attributed to noncontrolling interests | 3 | 4 | 1 | −400,000 | 3 | |
| Net income attributed to common shareholders | 1,558 | 1,527 | 1,332 | 1,408 | 1,300 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 4.84 | 4.83 | 4.22 | 4.46 | 4.12 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 4.81 | 4.83 | 4.22 | 4.45 | 4.11 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 322 | 316 | 315 | 315 | 315 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 324 | 317 | 316 | 316 | 316 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 28 | 10 | 43 | 29 | 16 | |
| Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net of reserves of $148.7 and $162.8, respectively | 2,063 | 1,669 | 1,503 | 1,818 | 1,506 | |
| Materials, supplies, and inventories | 803 | 813 | 775 | 807 | 636 | |
| Prepaid taxes | 179 | 215 | 174 | 202 | 182 | |
| Other prepayments | 92 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 63 | |
| Other | 120 | 122 | 224 | 262 | 253 | |
| Current assets | 3,285 | 2,912 | 2,796 | 3,188 | 2,657 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $12,411.5 and $11,611.9, respectively | 38,278 | 34,645 | 31,582 | 29,114 | 26,982 | |
| Regulatory assets (December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include $67.5 and $76.5, respectively, related to WEPCo Environmental Trust) | 3,156 | 3,340 | 3,250 | 3,265 | 3,265 | |
| Equity investment in transmission affiliates | 2,280 | 2,109 | 2,006 | 1,909 | 1,789 | |
| Goodwill | 3,053 | 3,053 | 3,053 | 3,053 | 3,053 | |
| Pension and OPEB assets | 1,082 | 969 | 871 | 917 | 881 | |
| Other | 384 | 336 | 383 | 427 | 361 | |
| Long-term assets | 48,234 | 44,452 | 41,144 | 38,684 | 36,332 | |
| Total assets | 51,518 | 47,363 | 43,940 | 41,872 | 38,989 | |
| Short-term debt | 1,925 | 1,117 | 2,021 | 1,647 | 1,897 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt (December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include $9.3 and $9.2, respectively, related to WEPCo Environmental Trust) | 1,519 | 1,729 | 1,264 | 881 | 169 | |
| Accounts payable | 1,140 | 1,137 | 897 | 1,198 | 1,006 | |
| Other | 1,009 | 859 | 933 | 885 | 681 | |
| Current liabilities | 5,593 | 4,842 | 5,115 | 4,611 | 3,753 | |
| Long-term debt (December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include $67.4 and $76.4, respectively, related to WEPCo Environmental Trust) | 18,498 | 17,178 | 15,367 | 14,656 | 13,472 | |
| Finance lease obligations | 372 | 303 | 146 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 5,892 | 5,515 | 4,919 | 4,626 | 4,309 | |
| Deferred revenue, net | 314 | 335 | 356 | 371 | 389 | |
| Regulatory liabilities | 4,121 | 3,958 | 3,698 | 3,736 | 3,946 | |
| Intangible liabilities | 580 | 567 | 595 | 335 | — | |
| Environmental remediation liabilities | 484 | 446 | 464 | 500 | 533 | |
| AROs | 647 | 580 | 374 | 479 | 462 | |
| Other | 963 | 838 | 835 | 661 | 1,203 | |
| Long-term liabilities | 31,872 | 29,719 | 26,753 | 25,645 | 24,122 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 24) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock $0.01 par value; 650,000,000 shares authorized; 325,461,519 and 317,680,855 shares outstanding, respectively | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 5,124 | 4,316 | 4,116 | 4,115 | 4,138 | |
| Retained earnings | 8,494 | 8,084 | 7,613 | 7,265 | 6,775 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −3 | |
| Common shareholders' equity | 13,614 | 12,395 | 11,724 | 11,377 | 10,913 | |
| Preferred stock of subsidiary | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 409 | 377 | 317 | 209 | 170 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 51,518 | 47,363 | 43,940 | 41,872 | 38,989 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred income taxes and ITCs, net | 369 | 529 | 219 | 280 | 151 | |
| Contributions and payments related to pension and OPEB plans | −14 | −15 | −17 | −15 | −66 | |
| Equity income in transmission affiliates, net of distributions | −29 | −57 | −33 | −74 | −25 | |
| Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net | −412 | −162 | 341 | −342 | −249 | |
| Materials, supplies, and inventories | 10 | −38 | 42 | −171 | −107 | |
| Prepaid taxes | 36 | −41 | 28 | — | — | |
| Collateral on deposit | −25 | 84 | 22 | −108 | 5 | |
| Other current assets | 11 | −34 | 8 | 32 | 18 | |
| Accounts payable | 46 | 100 | −254 | 122 | 127 | |
| Amounts refundable to customers | 44 | −2 | −9 | — | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 87 | 14 | 57 | 127 | −17 | |
| Other, net | 93 | −57 | −161 | −170 | −93 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,379 | 3,212 | 3,018 | 2,061 | 2,033 | |
| Capital expenditures | −4,398 | −2,781 | −2,493 | −2,315 | −2,253 | |
| Acquisition of Hardin III, net of cash acquired of $0.2 | −406 | 0 | 0 | −382 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of Delilah I, net of cash acquired of $0.6 | 0 | −463 | 0 | 0 | −120 | |
| Acquisition of Maple Flats, net of cash acquired of $0.5 | 0 | −431 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Acquisition of West Riverside | 0 | −98 | −95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of Red Barn | 0 | −2 | −144 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of Whitewater | 0 | 0 | −76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of Sapphire Sky, net of cash acquired of $0.3 | 0 | 0 | −443 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of Samson I, net of cash acquired of $5.2 | 0 | 0 | −257 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital contributions to transmission affiliates | −142 | −46 | −64 | −46 | 0 | |
| Reimbursement for ATC's transmission infrastructure upgrades | 40 | 8 | 100,000 | — | — | |
| Other, net | 32 | 10 | 13 | −11 | 27 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −4,875 | −3,803 | −3,558 | −2,642 | −2,312 | |
| Exercise of stock options | 39 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 16 | |
| Issuance of common stock, net | 762 | 163 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of common stock | −1 | −3 | −17 | −69 | −33 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −1,148 | −1,056 | −984 | −918 | −855 | |
| Issuance of long-term debt | 2,845 | 4,461 | 2,170 | 1,999 | 2,384 | |
| Retirement of long-term debt | −1,729 | −2,138 | −1,005 | −92 | −1,260 | |
| Change in commercial paper | 807 | −903 | 374 | −253 | 459 | |
| Purchase of additional ownership interest in Samson I from noncontrolling interest | 0 | −28 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments for debt extinguishment and issuance costs | −40 | −46 | −14 | −16 | −67 | |
| Other, net | −11 | −6 | −7 | −9 | −9 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,524 | 468 | 523 | 676 | 294 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 29 | −123 | −17 | 95 | 15 |