Sempra Energy
Sempra Energy headquarters in downtown San Diego. REUTERS/Mike Blake

San Diego-based Sempra reported Thursday it swung from loss to profit in the third quarter and raised its forecast for the full year’s earnings.

The utility holding company earned $485 million, or $1.53 per share, compared to a loss of $648 million, or $2.03 per share, in the third quarter of 2021, when the company booked the cost of its legal settlement following the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak.

Revenue rose to $3.62 billion from $3.01 billion in the previous year’s quarter.

“Disciplined execution across our three growth platforms drove strong third-quarter financial results, while also advancing our mission to be North America’s premier energy infrastructure company,” said Jeffrey W. Martin, chairman and chief executive officer.

The company increased its full-year guidance to the range of $7.07 to $7.37 per share

Sempra’s stock closed up 1.38% at $152.61 per share on Wall Street.

The Sempra family of companies, which include San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas, have 20,000 employees and deliver energy to nearly 40 million consumers, primarily in California, Texas and Mexico. 

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.