Utilities
Alliant Energy Corporation(LNT)
Live Price
Offline$73.00
+0.25% today
1Y Change
+21.48%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $19.19B
- Revenue Growth
- +9.6%
- EPS Growth
- +17.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.8%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $19.19B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $73.00 and up 21.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.6%, EPS growth of +17.1%, a dividend yield of 2.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.6%, EPS +17.1%, free cash flow -21.4% with operating margin 23.0% and ROIC 214.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.8%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 25.2 and price/sales 4.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines LNT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+9.6% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+23.0% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
25.2 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +9.6% and EPS at +17.1%, with operating margin around 23.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | -2.1% | +1.1% | +0.9% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | +2.4% | +1.4% | +2.1% | +1.9% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | -5.1% | +0.9% | +1.0% | -1.9% |
Benchmark Edge
LNT vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
LNT
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
LNT Max Drawdown
-7.01%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for LNT and SPY.
Company Overview
Alliant Energy Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services. It operates through three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alliant Energy Corporation, through its other subsidiary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Wisconsin; and sells electricity to wholesale customers in Wisconsin. As of December 31, 2021, IPL supplied electric and natural gas service to approximately 500,000 and 225,000 retail customers respectively; and WPL supplied electric and natural gas service to approximately 485,000 and 200,000 retail customers, respectively. It serves retail customers in the farming, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, chemical, and packaging and food industries. In addition, the company owns and operates a short-line rail freight service in Iowa; a barge, rail, and truck freight terminal on the Mississippi River; and a rail-served warehouse in Iowa, as well as offers freight brokerage services. Further, it holds interests in a 347 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired electric generating unit near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; and a 225 MW wind farm located in Oklahoma. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Leadership
- Lisa Barton
- IPO Date
- Jan 5, 1988
- Employees
- 3.0k
- Street Address
- 4902 North Biltmore Lane
- Mailing
- Madison, WI, 53718
- Region
- Madison, WI, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 608 458 3311
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 25.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.6
- Price/Sales
- 4.3
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- +9.6%
- EPS
- +17.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- -21.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 51.0%
- Operating Margin
- 23.0%
- Net Margin
- 17.2%
- ROE
- 14.0%
- ROIC
- 214.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 1.17
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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