PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $12.60B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.4
- Dividend yield
- 3.57%
About Pinnacle West Capital
Electric Services, SIC 4911
Pinnacle West is an investor-owned electric utility holding company that operates primarily through its main subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company, alongside active units El Dorado and PNW Power. The company conducts business through a regulated electricity segment encompassing power generation, transmission, and distribution. It delivers traditional retail and wholesale electricity services to approximately 1.4 million customers, serving native load accounts that include individuals and businesses across its service area.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the company provides electricity across 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties. Its power infrastructure includes 6,257 megawatts of owned or leased generation capacity, supplemented by power purchase agreements, with utility facilities and contracted resources located across Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
Summary of the business section of Pinnacle West Capital's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP
- Founded
- 1886
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ
- Address
- 400 North Fifth Street, Ms 8695 85004
- Phone
- (602) 250-1000
- Website
- www.pinnaclewest.com
- Employees
- 400, Dec 31, 2009
- Industry
- Electric Services
- Incorporated in
- Arizona
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Tempe, Arizona
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PNW
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 121M, Jul 28, 2026
- Public float
- $10.67B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 764622
- CUSIP
- 723484101
- ISIN
- US7234841010
- LEI
- TWSEY0NEDUDCKS27AH81
- EIN
- 86-0512431
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore N. Geisler | Chairman, CEO and President, Director | 74,290 |
| Jeffrey B. Guldner | Chairman, President and CEO, Director | 137,462 |
| Elizabeth A. Blankenship | VP, Controller and CAO | 10,940 |
| Shirley A. Baum | SVP and GC | 5,846 |
| Andrew D. Cooper | SVP & CFO | 37,917 |
| Christopher R. Bauer | VP and Treasurer | 304 |
| Paul J. Mountain | VP, Finance and Planning | 7,086 |
| Robert Edgar Smith | EVP, CLO, and CDO | 18,328 |
| Paula J. Sims | Director | 11,032 |
| James E. Trevathan Jr | Director | 2,660 |
| William H. Spence | Director | 6,291 |
| la Melena Gonzalo A. de Jr | Director | 2,524 |
| Susan T. Flanagan | Director | 750 |
| Ronald Butler Jr | Director | 1,413 |
| Carol S. Eicher | Director | 100 |
| Kristine L. Svinicki | Director | 2,634 |
| Glynis Bryan | Director | 521 |
| Richard P. Fox | Director | 10,626 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr.Geisler | $8.41M | $8.81M | $3.08M | $138 | $144 |
| FY2025 Mr.Guldner | $2.83M | $5.85M | $3.08M | $138 | $144 |
| FY2024 Mr. Geisler | $10.97M | $17.20M | $3.59M | $127 | $129 |
| FY2023 Mr. Geisler | $9.32M | $10.89M | $2.94M | $103 | $108 |
| FY2022 Mr. Geisler | $8.36M | $9.45M | $2.54M | $104 | $118 |
| FY2021 Mr. Geisler | $8.10M | $5.53M | $2.84M | $92 | $117 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“Includes 6,800 APS employees and 400 people employed by Pinnacle West and its other subsidiaries.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2009 | Deregistration | Termination of SEC registration (Form 15) |
| Apr 17, 2009 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |