Southwest Gas (SWX) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) is expected to issue its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.02 per share and revenue of $695.52 million for the quarter. Southwest Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.170-4.320 EPS. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The utilities provider reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by ($0.04). Southwest Gas had a return on equity of 6.62% and a net margin of 14.77%.The company had revenue of $480.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.01 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Southwest Gas to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Southwest Gas Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of Southwest Gas stock opened at $93.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.18. Southwest Gas has a 1 year low of $66.93 and a 1 year high of $94.43. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $88.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.13. The stock has a market cap of $6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.18, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.62.

Southwest Gas Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a $0.645 dividend. This represents a $2.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This is an increase from Southwest Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. Southwest Gas’s payout ratio is 37.75%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on SWX shares. Citigroup raised shares of Southwest Gas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $82.00 to $99.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Southwest Gas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, Mizuho set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Southwest Gas in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $88.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Southwest Gas

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Southwest Gas by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,273 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $422,000 after purchasing an additional 1,472 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Southwest Gas by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 10,934 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $875,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its stake in shares of Southwest Gas by 33.5% during the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 32,577 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,698,000 after purchasing an additional 8,168 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Southwest Gas during the 4th quarter worth approximately $174,000. Finally, Zacks Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Southwest Gas during the 4th quarter worth approximately $298,000. 92.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Southwest Gas Company Profile

Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) is a publicly traded natural gas utility that provides regulated gas distribution services to residential, commercial, industrial and electric generation customers. The company’s core activities include the transportation, distribution and sale of natural gas through an extensive network of pipelines, service lines and metering facilities. Southwest Gas also offers related services such as system maintenance, pipeline safety inspections, emergency response and line extensions to support customer growth and ensure reliable gas delivery.

Founded in 1931 in southern Nevada, Southwest Gas has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become one of the nation’s larger natural gas utilities by customer count.