National Grid lifts earnings outlook. National Grid stock yields 4.40 percent

Published on 10/16/2026 at 09:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ventures adds GBP 130 million in first-half performance. National Grid stock costs EUR 14.10 on October 16, 2026, 0.88 percent below Xetra close.

Earnings outlook and key dates

On October 5, National Grid lifted its fiscal 2027 earnings growth outlook above the 13.00 to 15.00 percent range.
National Grid Ventures added GBP 130 million of first-half performance against expectations.
National Grid stock traded at EUR 14.10 at 9:06 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, 0.88 percent below the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
Half-year results are scheduled for November 5, 2026.

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National Grid (GB00BDR05C01) traded at EUR 14.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 9:06 a.m. CEST, 0.88 percent below the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 14.23. The utility had raised its fiscal 2027 earnings growth outlook above the previous 13.00 to 15.00 percent range in an October 5 pre-close update, according to FT.com.

Guidance rests on a GBP 130 million gain

The key change came from National Grid Ventures and Other, which was expected to deliver GBP 130 million of additional first-half performance against expectations for the six months ended September 30, 2026. The company attributed the uplift to one-off fair value gains from two NG Partners capital-market transactions and stronger interconnector performance, while its regulated UK and US businesses continued to perform in line with expectations.

The update also preserves an important qualification. Underlying earnings per share are weighted toward the second half, and National Grid said closing half-year net debt should remain broadly in line with full-year guidance. That makes the November report the test of how much of the uplift came from repeatable network performance rather than investment gains.

What does the yield say about valuation?

Hargreaves Lansdown reported a prospective dividend yield of 4.40 percent and a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20 on October 5, 2026. Its analysis also cited National Grid's planned GBP 70 billion infrastructure investment over five years and an asset-base growth target of 10.00 percent annually through 2031, figures that frame the earnings outlook as an investment-cycle story rather than a single-quarter event.

Two targets frame November 5

RBC kept a Sector Perform rating and a GBp 1,375.00 target in its October 5 note, according to FinanzNachrichten. JPMorgan later cut its target from GBp 1,440.00 to GBp 1,310.00 while retaining Overweight; the original study was dated October 9, 2026, and the report cited inflation, company comments and a stronger US dollar.

The next dated event is National Grid's half-year results on November 5, 2026, explicitly scheduled in the October 5 company announcement. For investors, the figures to watch are the split between regulated earnings and Ventures gains, together with net debt against guidance.

Stock remains below the latest target

The euro quotation stood below the Xetra close in early trading, while the analyst targets remained expressed in pence on the London Stock Exchange. National Grid's primary listing is the LSE, where the finance quote showed GBp 1,187.00 at 8:08 a.m. BST on October 16, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of National Grid stock.