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Talen Energy Corp

UtilitiesElectric, Gas & Water
Ticker TLNHOUSTON, TXFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $35.32Diluted shares 45.8M

Cornerstone Generation Holdings, LP operates as an independent power producer generating electricity through a diversified portfolio of natural gas and coal-fired generation facilities located in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The company's primary business involves the development,… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$2.58BFY2025
+22.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.44B
-3.49%FY2025
−14.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 2.56%
$-219.00MFY2025
−121.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $-185.00M
-20.04%FY2025
−92.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo -11.45%
Cash & financing
$704.00MFY2025
+175.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $796.00M
$498.00MFY2025
+191.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $444.00M
6.39FY2025
Was 2.17× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 6.37
45.7MFY2025
−19.1% year over year
Last 12 mo 45.8M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Talen Energy Corp does

In the company’s own words

Cornerstone Generation Holdings, LP operates as an independent power producer generating electricity through a diversified portfolio of natural gas and coal-fired generation facilities located in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The company's primary business involves the development, ownership, and operation of electric generating stations that supply power to regional markets and participate in wholesale electricity markets managed by PJM Interconnection.

The company's generation portfolio includes several key facilities: the Gavin Power Station, a coal-fired generation facility located near Cheshire, Ohio; the Darby Generating Station, a gas-fired power plant near Mt. Sterling, Ohio; and the Lawrenceburg Generating Station, a gas-fired facility in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. These projects represent the core operational assets through which Cornerstone Generation generates revenue by selling electric energy, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale markets.

Cornerstone Generation operates under market-based rate authority granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, allowing the company to sell electricity at competitive market rates rather than regulated rates. The company maintains participation in PJM's energy and capacity markets, with operations subject to oversight by regional regulatory bodies including the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

The company's business model centers on optimizing the operational and financial performance of its generation assets through professional asset management services provided by third-party operators. Cornerstone Generation maintains various regulatory approvals and environmental permits necessary for the operation of coal and natural gas generation facilities, including emissions credits and allowances required under applicable environmental laws.

The organizational structure includes Cornerstone Generation Holdings, LP as the parent entity, with Cornerstone Generation, LLC serving as the operating company. The company is structured to maintain exempt wholesale generator status under federal power regulations, enabling participation in competitive wholesale electricity markets. Cornerstone Generation's operations reflect the capital-intensive nature of power generation, requiring ongoing investment in facility maintenance, environmental compliance, and operational excellence to maintain competitive positioning in regional electricity markets.

Company details
Sector
Utilities
Industry (SIC)
Electric, Gas & Water
Headquarters
HOUSTON, TX
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1622536
SIC
4911

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2015–2025 · USD
$-823.20M$623.40M$2.07B$3.52B$4.96B201520242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Talen Energy Corp — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

493
funds hold it
1 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$6.68B
held by funds, at market
36.5%
of shares held by funds

Superinvestors in Talen Energy Corp · what they did last quarter

Polen CapitalINCREASED +116.0%
Polen Capital Management
<0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · Talen Energy Corp’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH · iShares Trust
0.48%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.02%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.21%of fund net assets
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND
VBK · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.49%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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