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Genie Energy Reports Weakness In Retail Margins For Most Of Q1, Rebound In March; Customer Count Increases
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In reporting first quarter 2026 earnings today, Genie Energy, Ltd. reported weakness in retail margins which impacted the company's bottom line despite record quarterly revenue.
As a result, Genie Energy, Ltd. is lowering full year 2026 guidance to $32.5 million to $40 million in Adjusted EBITDA, from $40 million to $50 million
In Genie's Energy's Genie Retail Energy (GRE) segment, "challenging commodity market conditions in the first two months of the quarter compressed margins before rebounding in March," Genie said
GRE also increased its customer acquisition spend this quarter, reflecting increases in the rate of new customer acquisition and in the cost of acquisition per customer
"Despite the tough first quarter, we expect to see significant improvement as we progress through the remainder of the year. GRE is a resilient business that, by its nature, will have episodes of margin compression like this one but also opportunities for exceptional profitability," said Michael Stein, Chief Executive Officer of Genie Energy
For Q1 2026, GRE Adjusted EBITDA decreased 59.1% to $7.0 million from $17.1 million a year ago, primarily reflecting increased commodity cost and increased customer acquisition expense compared to Q1 2025.
For Q1 2026, GRE gross profit was $29.1 million, versus $35.9 million a year ago.
For Q1 2026, GRE gross margin was 21.6%, versus 27.1% a year ago.
GRE meters served as of Q1 2026 were 364,000, up from 346,000 as of December 31, 2025, and versus 413,000 a year ago
Gross meter additions during Q1 2026 were 84,000, versus 61,000 a year ago
GRE RCEs served as of Q1 2026 were 354,000, up from 329,000 as of December 31, 2025, and versus 402,000 a year ago
Churn was 5.8 % for Q1 2026 versus 5.5% a year ago. The churn data excludes the impacts of aggregation deal expirations
For Genie Energy on a consolidated basis, Q1 2026 Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $2.8 million from $14.4 million a year ago
As of March 31, 2026, Genie Energy reported cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term restricted cash, and marketable equity securities of $199.8 million.
Total Genie Energy assets as of March 31, 2026 were $376.5 million. Liabilities totaled $131.2 million, and working capital (current assets less current liabilities) totaled $188.4 million.
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May 14, 2026
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