Why PCG lags the market
Down 19% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
- Its Oct 21 results:
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PCG's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 5. It closed near its high of the day (2 chart checks started).
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Down 19% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
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| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since August |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 22 |
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.5% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
PCG is #13 of 16 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Open for its score | ||
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| Open for its score | ||
| 13 |
Share count against a year before: PCG +0.2%, XEL +6.2%, AVA +3.1%, NI +1.6%.
Expected to report Thu Feb 11, before the open (in 93 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $6.2B, 1% less than a year ago; a profit of $0.34 a share, from $0.37.
PCG gives its mix in its presentation's charts, not in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Non-GAAP core EPS | $1.64 to $1.66 |
Sales grew 6.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | -1.9% | -1.3% | 0.0% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | -1.7% | -3.1% | -2.2% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +0.3% | -0.3% | -3.0% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $25B in 2025. It made a profit in four of the eight years.
RSI 51.2, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Its free cash flow over the last four quarters was -$4.3B, while it paid dividends.
| Dividend | $0.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $536M a year |
| Free cash flow | -$4.3B |
One insider bought $92K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
3 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: PCG is under 0.1% of IVV, under 0.1% of SPY, and under 0.1% of VOO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 (SPY's as filed by IVV).
PG&E is a holding company whose main subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric, a regulated utility operating in Central and Northern California that serves 5.7 million electricity customers and 4.6 million gas customers in 47 of the state's 58 counties. PG&E operated under bankruptcy court supervision in 2001-04 during California's energy crisis and in 2019-20 due to wildfire losses. In 2004, PG&E sold its unregulated assets as part of its first postbankruptcy reorganization.
PCG scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #13 of 16 in Electric & Other Services Combined by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 19% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
PCG scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #13 of 16 in Electric & Other Services Combined by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind PCG's 5.
One insider bought $92K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is John O. Larsen, Director, who bought $92K on Sep 30.
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