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Black Hills Corporation
BKH Utilities Utilities Regulated Gas
Black Hills Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.3 billion, up 8.57% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +3.14%
- EPS
- +33.8%
- Free cash flow
- +24.1%
- Total debt
- +3.56%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
82.63
0.62
+0.76%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Jun ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,539 | 1,680 | 1,754 | 1,735 | 1,697 | 1,949 | 2,552 | 2,331 | 2,128 | 2,310 | 2,299 | +4.6% | 2,455 | 4,329 | 4,658 | +26.3% | |
| Gross margin, % | 67.57 | 66.48 | 64.34 | 67.10 | 70.98 | 61.94 | 51.78 | 57.84 | 65.68 | 64.00 | 65.24 | (3.6) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 206 | 282 | 256 | 243 | 276 | 258 | 296 | 302 | 320 | 344 | 352 | +5.9% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 13.38 | 16.77 | 14.59 | 14.00 | 16.25 | 13.26 | 11.60 | 12.94 | 15.04 | 14.87 | 15.31 | +1.5 pt | ||||||
| Net income | 83 | 191 | 273 | 213 | 243 | 251 | 271 | 276 | 284 | 300 | 308 | +15.4% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 29.64 | 31.57 | 32.24 | 28.60 | 27.20 | 30.84 | 39.32 | 34.80 | 30.48 | 31.64 | 30.29 | +0.7% | |||||
| Earnings | 1.59 | 3.59 | 5.01 | 3.52 | 3.89 | 3.97 | 4.17 | 4.12 | 4.06 | 4.11 | 4.10 | +11.1% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 6.17 | 8.05 | 8.98 | 8.33 | 8.69 | (1.02) | 9.01 | 14.10 | 10.31 | 9.22 | 8.28 | +4.6% | ||||||
| Capex | (8.76) | (6.13) | (8.41) | (13.49) | (12.30) | (10.72) | (9.31) | (8.29) | (10.66) | (11.23) | (12.30) | +2.8% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | (2.59) | 1.92 | 0.57 | (5.16) | (3.62) | (11.74) | (0.30) | 5.80 | (0.36) | (2.01) | (4.02) | (2.8%) | ||||||
| Book value | 33.32 | 34.20 | 42.03 | 40.62 | 42.69 | 45.68 | 47.61 | 49.34 | 51.36 | 53.50 | 53.01 | +5.4% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 52 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 74 | +3.9% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 38.03 | 16.45 | 12.53 | 22.33 | 15.79 | 17.75 | 16.88 | 13.40 | 14.40 | 16.90 | 20.15 | 18.4 | |||||
| P/S | 2.04 | 1.87 | 1.95 | 2.75 | 2.26 | 2.29 | 1.79 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 2.19 | 2.73 | 2.1 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.82 | 1.73 | 1.49 | 1.93 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.30 | 1.56 | 1.5 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 4.12 | 3.72 | 3.62 | 4.55 | 4.34 | 4.61 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 4.19 | 4.28 | 4.61 | 4.0 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | (47.17) | 61.07 | 202.93 | (25.24) | (32.63) | (12.12) | (442.73) | 20.59 | (357.89) | (67.48) | (34.72) | (70.1) | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 320 | 428 | 489 | 506 | 542 | (65) | 585 | 944 | 719 | 673 | 628 | +8.6% | |||||
| Capex | (455) | (326) | (458) | (818) | (767) | (677) | (604) | (556) | (744) | (820) | (933) | +6.8% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | (134) | 102 | 31 | (313) | (226) | (742) | (20) | 389 | (25) | (146) | (305) | +0.9% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (61) | (78) | (144) | (338) | (203) | (94) | (595) | (358) | (21) | 256 | (680) | n/m | |||||
| Net debt | 3,201 | 3,097 | 2,932 | 3,132 | 3,526 | 4,533 | 4,105 | 4,308 | 4,227 | 4,511 | 4,324 | +3.9% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,730 | 1,820 | 2,287 | 2,464 | 2,663 | 2,887 | 3,090 | 3,306 | 3,585 | 3,906 | 4,024 | +9.5% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 1.31 | 2.68 | 3.79 | 2.74 | 2.91 | 2.75 | 2.76 | 2.73 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.83 | +1.5 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 4.26 | 5.30 | 4.75 | 4.53 | 4.33 | 3.45 | 3.95 | 3.88 | 4.03 | 3.99 | 4.11 | (0.3) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 4.57 | 9.97 | 12.58 | 8.39 | 8.88 | 8.53 | 8.65 | 8.20 | 7.93 | 7.79 | 7.72 | +3.2 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 2,834 | 2,744 | 2,863 | 2,944 | 3,011 | 2,884 | 2,982 | 2,874 | 2,841 | 2,795 | — | (0.2%) | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.83 | — | +4.8% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026
Business profile
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2022
| Gas Utilities | 1,665 | 65.26% |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | 895 | 35.06% |
| Gross margin | 51.78% | |
| Operating margin | 17.84% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 11.60% |
Black Hills Corporation vs peers in Utilities Regulated Gas (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGI UGI Corporation | $8.3B | 12.4× | 13.7× | −4.52% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −56.52% (below 0%: shrinking) | 43.05% | (3.31%) | Compare |
| SWX Southwest Gas Corporation | $6.7B | 12.2× | 21.4× | −9.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −157.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 89.27% | 23.54% | Compare |
| BKH Black Hills Corporation | $6.3B | 20.1× | 19.0× | +3.14% (above 0%: growing) | +33.81% (above 0%: growing) | +24.09% (above 0%: growing) | 74.93% | 21.42% | |
| NJR NewJersey Resources Corporation | $5.4B | 14.8× | 15.0× | +16.80% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −3.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | 57.69% | 9.13% | Compare |
| SR Spire Inc. | $5.2B | 9.9× | 21.9× | −0.40% (below 0%: shrinking) | +1,131.03% (above 0%: growing) | +0.22% (above 0%: growing) | 75.92% | 5.57% | Compare |
| OGS ONE Gas, Inc. | $4.9B | 17.1× | 16.2× | −2.86% (below 0%: shrinking) | +39.62% (above 0%: growing) | +511.45% (above 0%: growing) | 78.07% | 20.08% | Compare |
| MDU MDU Resources Group, Inc. | $4.2B | 20.9× | 20.1× | +6.87% (above 0%: growing) | +42.86% (above 0%: growing) | −58.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 64.77% | 12.78% | Compare |
| CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corporation | $3.3B | 22.1× | 21.2× | +4.72% (above 0%: growing) | +2.91% (above 0%: growing) | +38.63% (above 0%: growing) | 74.39% | 26.20% | Compare |
| CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc. | $2.2B | 69.2× | 69.5× | +32.86% (above 0%: growing) | −33.33% (below 0%: shrinking) | +85.38% (above 0%: growing) | 7.19% | 2.51% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $5.1B | 16.0× | 20.7× | +2.16% | +39.62% | −1.46% | 69.58% | 10.96% |
From the latest earnings call
- CEO Linden R. Evans said Black Hills was actively negotiating more than 2.5 gigawatts of additional demand, including a 1.8-gigawatt data center project.
- Evans said Black Hills was awaiting a Montana decision as the final approval needed for its merger with Northwestern Energy, which it expected to close in the second half of 2026.
Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026
Held by institutions
102.73%
Held by the ten largest
52.47%
| Holder | Shares | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 12.48m | 16.37% | +352.53k |
| Vanguard | 9.25m | 12.13% | +181.56k |
| State Street | 3.82m | 5.01% | +198.95k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 2.50m | 3.27% | −182.22k |
| AQR Capital Management | 2.22m | 2.91% | +637.06k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 2.16m | 2.83% | +217.98k |
| Geode Capital Management | 2.13m | 2.80% | +136.57k |
| Franklin Templeton | 1.96m | 2.57% | +386.82k |
| Capital Group | 1.83m | 2.39% | −449.96k |
| Two Sigma | 1.66m | 2.18% | −552.82k |
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 18 March 2026
Chief executive’s pay
| Year | Total pay | Actually paid | $100 invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.99m | 8.35m | 137.97 |
| 2024 | 5.79m | 5.23m | 111.34 |
| 2023 | 5.64m | 1.95m | 98.10 |
| 2022 | 4.49m | 4.51m | 122.53 |
| 2021 | 4.44m | 5.15m | 118.88 |
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
less than 1%
50 Hudson Yards
14.60%
100 Vanguard Blvd.
12.00%
State Street Financial Center
5.40%
Total pay is as the Summary Compensation Table states it; actually paid revalues the year’s share awards
at its end, as the SEC’s pay-versus-performance rule asks. $100 invested is what $100 in the company’s
shares at the start of the earliest year shown was worth at each year’s end.
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
Read the proxy statement
Black Hills Corporation is a U.S. utility company that supplies electricity and natural gas to homes, businesses and other customers. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota, it is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Linden R. Evans. Its utility operations generally use the Black Hills Energy name.
The company has two operating segments. Electric Utilities generates electricity and moves it over transmission and distribution lines to customers. It also buys power from other providers and sells excess electricity to utilities and marketing companies. Gas Utilities obtains natural gas and transports and distributes it through pipelines to customers. It also sells available pipeline capacity and gas to other utilities and marketers.