TransAlta Corporation Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights

  • Full Year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA: $1.1 billion (at lower end of guidance range; impacted by lower Alberta power prices, subdued volatility, and lower wind resources vs. 2024).
  • Full Year 2025 Free Cash Flow: $415 million or $1.73 per share (above midpoint of guidance; Q4 FCF was $93 million, up $47 million YoY due to lower sustaining capex).
  • Average fleet availability: 92.3% for 2025.
  • Record safety performance: Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF) rate of 0.12 in 2025 vs. 0.56 in 2024 and target of 0.37.
  • Alberta spot power price: Averaged $44/MWh in 2025 (down from $63/MWh in 2024); Q4 averaged $43/MWh (down from $52/MWh in prior year).
  • Dividend: Board approved 8% increase to $0.28 per share annualized (seventh consecutive annual increase).

Segment Performance (Full Year 2025 vs. 2024)

  • Hydro: $285 million Adjusted EBITDA (decline YoY due to lower spot/ancillary prices in Alberta; mitigated by hedging and higher production).
  • Wind & Solar: $338 million Adjusted EBITDA (up 7% YoY due to full-year Oklahoma assets, higher environmental/tax attributes, and improved wind resource in Eastern Canada/U.S.).
  • Gas: $438 million Adjusted EBITDA (decline YoY from lower Alberta power prices and higher fuel/carbon costs; offset by Heartland addition and favorable hedges).
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Operator: Good morning. My name is Josh, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to TransAlta Corporation Fourth Quarter 2025 and Full Year Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. Ms. Paris, you may begin your conference. Stephanie Paris: Thank you, Josh. Good morning, everyone. My name is Stephanie Paris, and I am the Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy of TransAlta. Welcome to TransAlta's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Conference Call. With me today are John Kousinioris, President and Chief Executive Officer; Joel Hunter, EVP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Nancy Brennan, EVP, Legal and External Affairs. Today's call is being webcast, and I invite those listening on the phone lines to view the supporting slides that are posted on our website. A replay of the call will be available later today, and the transcript will be posted to our website shortly thereafter. All information provided during this conference call is subject to the forward-looking statement qualification set out here on Slide 2, detailed further in our MD&A and incorporated in full for the purposes of today's call. All amounts referenced are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted. The non-IFRS terminology used, including adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are reconciled in the MD&A for your reference. On today's call, John and Joel will provide an overview of TransAlta's quarterly results. After
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