Entergy Corp. (ETR)
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Entergy
(NYSE:ETR)
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
$109.00
â–¼(-5.13% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/14/26
The score is driven by constructive earnings-call fundamentals (multi-year >8% EPS growth target supported by industrial/data-center demand and a large capital plan) and strong technical uptrend signals. Offsetting these positives are weaker financial quality factors—persistently negative free cash flow and high leverage—and a valuation that looks relatively rich for a regulated utility, with momentum indicators also suggesting the stock is near-term overbought.
Positive Factors
Large customer-focused capital plan
A $43B multi-year capital program creates durable rate‑base growth and capacity to serve rising load. Over time this supports regulated returns and the company's >8% EPS CAGR target by converting investment into recoverable assets and multi-year earnings streams.
Negative Factors
High leverage
Sustained high leverage limits financial flexibility during a capital-intensive expansion. Elevated debt-to-equity raises interest burden sensitivity, constrains ability to absorb shocks, and increases reliance on external financing as capex ramps, pressuring long-term resilience.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Large customer-focused capital plan
A $43B multi-year capital program creates durable rate‑base growth and capacity to serve rising load. Over time this supports regulated returns and the company's >8% EPS CAGR target by converting investment into recoverable assets and multi-year earnings streams.
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Entergy (ETR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$52.05B
Dividend Yield2.64%
Average Volume (3M)2.87M
Price to Earnings (P/E)23.0
Beta (1Y)0.26
Revenue Growth6.71%
EPS Growth-0.12%
CountryUS
Employees12,000
SectorUtilities
Sector Strength65
IndustryRegulated Electric
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.51
Shares Outstanding452,989,840
10 Day Avg. Volume3,667,241
30 Day Avg. Volume2,865,918
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.38
Price to Book (P/B)2.38
Price to Sales (P/S)3.16
P/FCF Ratio-14.64
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.59
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.41
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit16.52
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.50
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$114.44Price Target Upside-0.40% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering17
EPS Forecast (FY)4.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)$13.96B
Entergy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The Utility segment genera...
How the Company Makes Money
Entergy generates revenue primarily through its utility operations by charging customers for electricity consumption. The company earns money from residential, commercial, and industrial customers based on regulated rates set by state public utili...
Entergy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Segment
Breaks down revenue across different business units, highlighting which segments are driving growth and profitability, and where there may be challenges or opportunities.
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The FlyEntergy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 12, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong growth momentum and execution: robust sales growth (4% retail, 7% industrial in 2025), a large and active data center pipeline (3.5 GW signed in 2025 and 7–12 GW in the pipeline), a $43B customer-centric capital plan with secured equipment to serve incremental load, solid credit metrics (Moody's >17%, S&P ~16%), and regulatory progress to support economic development. Notable challenges include significant Winter Storm Fern restoration costs (preliminary up to ~$560M), higher other O&M, share-count dilution pressures, elevated capital intensity with pending regulatory approvals (e.g., Cottonwood), and execution/timing risk tied to large customer ramps. Overall, positives (growth, pipeline, credit strength, regulatory momentum, reliability investments) outweigh the near-term headwinds (storm costs, O&M, dilution, approval/timing risks).Positive Updates
Adjusted EPS and Long-Term EPS Growth
Reported 2025 adjusted EPS of $3.91 (top half of guidance) and reiterated expectation of greater than 8% adjusted EPS annual growth through 2029.
Negative Updates
Significant Storm Restoration Costs from Winter Storm Fern
Preliminary restoration cost estimates related to Winter Storm Fern total up to ~$560 million (up to $300M Louisiana, up to $200M Mississippi, ≈$60M Arkansas), with the majority capital in nature; 170,000 customers impacted and cumulative outages restored exceeded 360,000; management expects cost recovery through normal mechanisms but this is a near-term cash and capex strain.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Adjusted EPS and Long-Term EPS Growth
Reported 2025 adjusted EPS of $3.91 (top half of guidance) and reiterated expectation of greater than 8% adjusted EPS annual growth through 2029.
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Company Guidance
Entergy provided a growth-focused outlook with 2025 adjusted EPS of $3.91 and a target of greater-than-8% adjusted EPS CAGR through 2029; a $43 billion customer-centric capital plan through 2029 (2026 capex $11.6 billion, ~$3.6 billion higher than 2025), equity need of $4.4 billion (at the low end of a 10–15% target) with ~45% of 2026–2029 equity already contracted and ~$1 billion of hybrids planned; 2025 investments were ~$8 billion (about half in generation) and ~$3.5 billion in energy delivery. Operational and demand metrics include 2025 retail sales up ~4% (weather‑adjusted) with industrial sales ~7%, a 2025–2029 retail sales outlook of ~8% CAGR driven by 15% industrial growth, a data center pipeline of 7–12 GW (plus 3–5 GW other industrial), clear equipment line-of-sight for ~8 GW incremental load, nearly 9 GW approved/under construction toward 13 GW of new capacity (including 5 solar projects totaling 740 MW), and a 90% nuclear unit capability factor in 2025. Credit and cash metrics remain strong (Moody’s CFO FWC/debt >17% in 2025 and S&P FFO/debt ≈16%, with planned monetization of nuclear PTCs of ~ $215 million in 2026), and resilience plans include $800 million of approved accelerated work (17 substation upgrades, 59 line-hardening projects, >15,800 structures upgraded) and $1.4 billion to harden >45,000 assets within a $17 billion four‑year energy delivery plan (including >570 miles of 500 kV and 175 miles of other transmission); preliminary Winter Storm Fern restoration costs were estimated up to $300M (LA), $200M (MS) and ~$60M (AR), expected to be recovered through normal mechanisms.Entergy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
61
Positive
Cash Flow
44
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 12.95B | 11.88B | 12.15B | 13.76B | 11.74B |
| Gross Profit | 3.87B | 5.74B | 5.33B | 5.28B | 4.87B |
| EBITDA | 6.15B | 5.04B | 4.92B | 4.24B | 4.39B |
| Net Income | 1.77B | 1.06B | 2.36B | 1.10B | 1.12B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 71.89B | 64.79B | 59.70B | 58.60B | 59.45B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.93B | 859.70M | 132.55M | 224.16M | 442.56M |
| Total Debt | 30.93B | 29.31B | 26.54B | 27.02B | 27.37B |
| Total Liabilities | 54.62B | 49.39B | 44.74B | 45.31B | 47.53B |
| Stockholders Equity | 17.14B | 15.30B | 14.84B | 13.19B | 11.86B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -2.79B | -1.48B | -417.30M | -2.70B | -4.12B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.15B | 4.49B | 4.29B | 2.59B | 2.30B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -7.11B | -5.85B | -4.63B | -5.71B | -6.18B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 3.03B | 2.09B | 243.03M | 2.91B | 2.56B |
Entergy Technical Analysis
Positive
114.90
Price Trends
102.72
Positive
98.04
Positive
93.11
Positive
Market Momentum
2.53
Negative
75.38
Negative
97.52
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ETR, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 114.9 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 105.98, above the 50-day MA of 102.72, and above the 200-day MA of 93.11, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.53 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 75.38 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 97.52 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for ETR.
Entergy Risk Analysis
Entergy disclosed 41 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Entergy reported the most risks in the "Production" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Entergy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (66)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $40.81B | 18.98 | 12.60% | 3.13% | 18.29% | 2.40% | |
69 Neutral | $37.52B | 22.02 | 11.65% | 3.38% | 11.88% | 29.76% | |
67 Neutral | $41.71B | 17.55 | 8.43% | 3.44% | 10.35% | 7.64% | |
66 Neutral | $17.65B | 18.10 | 5.60% | 3.62% | 6.62% | 11.55% | |
65 Neutral | $50.46B | 15.92 | 9.87% | 3.68% | 6.07% | 15.20% | |
65 Neutral | $50.37B | 21.48 | 9.43% | 3.09% | 3.32% | -2.30% | |
64 Neutral | $52.05B | 23.04 | 10.76% | 2.64% | 6.71% | -0.12% |
* Utilities Sector Average
ETR
Entergy
114.90
37.68
48.79%
ED
Consolidated Edison
115.43
13.44
13.17%
EXC
Exelon
49.33
6.18
14.31%
PEG
Public Service Enterprise
81.82
7.10
9.50%
WEC
WEC Energy Group
117.58
17.74
17.77%
XEL
Xcel Energy
80.74
15.74
24.21%
Entergy Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Entergy Reports Strong 2025 Results, Advances Grid Projects
Positive
Feb 12, 2026
Entergy reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 12, 2026, posting earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter and $3.91 per share for the year on both a reported and adjusted basis, with full-year earnings rising sharply fro...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Entergy Signs Agreement for New Power Plant Construction
Neutral
Dec 11, 2025
On December 9, 2025, Entergy Texas, Inc. entered into agreements for the construction and leasing of a 754-megawatt combined cycle gas power plant, Legend Power Station, in Jefferson County, Texas. The construction cost is expected not to exceed $...
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