Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
Pinnacle West is the parent company of Arizona Public Service, the primary electricity provider keeping the lights on for over a million homes and businesses.
Is Pinnacle West Capital Corporation a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Provides an essential service with predictable demand. Worth weighing: Heavy reliance on regulatory approval for pricing.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation do?
Think of Pinnacle West as the engine room for Arizona's power grid, generating and delivering electricity across a rapidly growing state. Customers pay for the power they use, with rates typically overseen by local regulators to ensure fairness, and that is the source of income. Much depends on how they fund the massive infrastructure upgrades needed to keep pace with Arizona's booming population.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on income and value, and weakest on growth.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 3.7% a year
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 7% over the year
- !Carries a lot of debt - roughly 2.3x its equity
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- Growth screens low
Does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes - Pinnacle West Capital Corporation currently pays a dividend of about 3.7% a year, which is £37 a year for every £1,000 invested (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it. An ISA doesn't shelter the US tax on this one →
What do the numbers say about Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
Most recent ex-dividend date: 3 Aug 2026. To receive a dividend you must already own the shares before the ex-dividend date; become a holder on or after it and the previous owner keeps that payment. Why the price usually falls that morning →
Does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $9.12M in cash against about $16.51B of debt - so it has net debt of about $16.50B. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Pinnacle West Capital Corporation actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation fell as much as −13% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £57 covers making the product or service, £31 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £12 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-03 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | $1.47 | $1.43 | Missed -3% |
| 2026-05-04 | — | $0.27 | Beat +15889% |
| 2026-02-25 | $0.02 | $0.13 | Beat +473% |
| 2025-11-03 | $3.09 | $3.39 | Beat +10% |
| 2025-08-06 | $1.59 | $1.58 | In line |
| 2025-05-01 | $0.02 | $-0.04 | Missed -340% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation came in ahead of what analysts expected 3 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
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Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Pinnacle West Capital Corporation?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Successful transition to renewable energy sources lowering long-term costs.
Significant regulatory pushback on rate hikes or major grid failures.
What are the pros and cons of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Provides an essential service with predictable demand
- Benefits from operating in a high-growth region
- Offers a steady income stream through dividends
- Heavy reliance on regulatory approval for pricing
- Requires constant, expensive investment in physical infrastructure
- Limited ability to grow revenue outside of its specific service area
- Extreme weather events damaging the power grid
- Changes in state energy policy or environmental regulations
- High debt levels often required to fund utility operations
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A major shift in Arizona's population growth trends
- A fundamental change in how utility companies are regulated by the state
Common questions about Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes - Pinnacle West Capital Corporation currently pays a dividend of about 3.7% a year. Dividends are a share of profit paid to holders; the yield moves with the price and payouts can be cut.
When does Pinnacle West Capital Corporation report earnings next?
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-03. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.