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Talen Energy Corp
(NASDAQ:TLN)
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Rating:56Neutral
Price Target:
$340.00
▼(-5.53% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/06/26
The score is driven primarily by mixed financial performance (strong recent cash flow but high leverage and earnings volatility) and a strong earnings-call outlook with reaffirmed guidance and financing improvements. These positives are partially offset by weak technical momentum and limited valuation support given negative earnings and no dividend data.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistently strong operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for debt service, maintenance capex, and strategic actions. Over 2–6 months this underpins financial resilience against merchant price swings and enables buybacks or opportunistic M&A without immediate equity raises.
Negative Factors
Very high leverage
Rapidly rising debt leaves the company with stretched leverage and limited balance‑sheet flexibility. High absolute and rising interest obligations increase refinancing and covenant risk, making results more sensitive to commodity spreads and potentially constraining investment or dividend policy over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistently strong operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for debt service, maintenance capex, and strategic actions. Over 2–6 months this underpins financial resilience against merchant price swings and enables buybacks or opportunistic M&A without immediate equity raises.
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Talen Energy Corp (TLN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$15.17B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)849.16K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.53
Revenue Growth45.59%
EPS Growth-104.50%
CountryUS
Employees1,880
SectorUtilities
Sector Strength65
IndustryIndependent Power Producers
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-4.04
Shares Outstanding45,395,008
10 Day Avg. Volume600,739
30 Day Avg. Volume849,165
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.62
Price to Book (P/B)15.67
Price to Sales (P/S)6.52
P/FCF Ratio41.88
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$452.22Price Target Upside25.65% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)22.25
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.51B
Talen Energy Corp Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Talen Energy Corporation functions as an independent power producer and infrastructure enterprise, providing electricity, capacity, and essential ancillary services to wholesale energy markets across the United States. The company's diverse genera...
How the Company Makes Money
Talen Energy primarily makes money by generating electricity at its power plants and selling that electricity into wholesale power markets. Key revenue streams generally include: (1) Energy sales: revenue from selling megawatt-hours (MWh) into day...
Talen Energy Corp Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 05, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 18, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated multiple strong positives: large year-over-year increases in adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, tightened leverage (3.1x vs 3.5x target), successful financing actions that reduce interest expense and improve liquidity, a constructive 2027–2028 outlook with meaningful per-share upside and an active share repurchase plan, and a sizable development pipeline with growing spark spreads and data-center demand supporting merchant and contracted revenue upside. Risks discussed include pending regulatory approvals for Cornerstone, zonal basis volatility (PPL vs West Hub), high new-build costs that require PPAs or RVP support, interconnection queue uncertainty, and expected project rationalization in 2026. Overall, the positives—financial strength, accretive M&A, improved financing, strong operational and safety results, and clear upside levers—outweigh the operational and market uncertainties noted.Positive Updates
Strong Quarterly Financial Performance
Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $473 million and adjusted free cash flow of $350 million; adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year-over-year and adjusted free cash flow quadrupled year-over-year following the Freedom and Guernsey acquisitions.
Negative Updates
Pending Regulatory Approvals for Cornerstone
Cornerstone acquisition still contingent on regulatory approvals (FERC filing pending approval expected by summer and Indiana unopposed final order anticipated); results and timing could affect 2026 updates until close.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Quarterly Financial Performance
Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $473 million and adjusted free cash flow of $350 million; adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year-over-year and adjusted free cash flow quadrupled year-over-year following the Freedom and Guernsey acquisitions.
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Company Guidance
Talen reaffirmed 2026 guidance of adjusted EBITDA $1.75–$2.05 billion and adjusted free cash flow $980 million–$1.18 billion (ex-Cornerstone) after reporting Q1 adj. EBITDA $473 million and adj. free cash flow $350 million; forecasted 2026 net leverage is 3.1x (target <3.5x) and Cornerstone close expected this summer once approvals are received. The company pre-funded Cornerstone with $4.0 billion of senior unsecured notes at a blended rate just above 6.25%, retired $1.2 billion of 8.625% secured notes (saving >$40 million/year and ~+$1 free cash flow per share), and cut secured debt mix from ~60% to ~30%. Preliminary 2027/2028 outlook (including Cornerstone) targets roughly $34/share FCF in 2027 and $36/share in 2028 (+15% vs. January), or ~ $41/share in 2028 assuming 70% FCF is used to repurchase shares (30% improvement vs. January) implying ~11% FCF yield; liquidity facilities to be upsized to $1.35B revolver and $1.5B LOC (LCF maturity extended to Dec 2029).Talen Energy Corp Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
44
Neutral
Balance Sheet
28
Negative
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.53B | 2.63B | 2.07B | 2.44B | 2.41B | 1.77B |
| Gross Profit | 1.57B | 1.00B | 664.00M | 1.05B | 770.00M | 241.00M |
| EBITDA | 794.00M | 512.00M | 1.76B | 977.00M | -326.00M | -309.00M |
| Net Income | -185.00M | -219.00M | 998.00M | 613.00M | -1.29B | -989.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 15.07B | 10.90B | 6.11B | 7.12B | 10.72B | 10.05B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 231.00M | 752.00M | 329.00M | 400.00M | 988.00M | 276.00M |
| Total Debt | 9.57B | 6.82B | 3.00B | 2.82B | 4.35B | 4.74B |
| Total Liabilities | 13.43B | 9.81B | 4.72B | 4.59B | 11.20B | 9.32B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.62B | 1.09B | 1.39B | 2.46B | -573.00M | 733.00M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 902.00M | 409.00M | 54.00M | 516.00M | -125.00M | -518.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.26B | 615.00M | 243.00M | 864.00M | 187.00M | -294.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.79B | -4.00B | 1.05B | -347.00M | -368.00M | -280.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 5.91B | 3.77B | -1.82B | -604.00M | 426.00M | 956.00M |
Talen Energy Corp Risk Analysis
Talen Energy Corp disclosed 41 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Talen Energy Corp reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Talen Energy Corp Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (66)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | $49.97B | 24.45 | 43.22% | 0.56% | -24.36% | -6.91% | |
66 Neutral | $17.65B | 18.10 | 5.60% | 3.62% | 6.62% | 11.55% | |
63 Neutral | $26.49B | 28.65 | 8.32% | 3.08% | 7.52% | 21.81% | |
61 Neutral | $5.71B | 21.54 | 6.30% | 4.09% | 3.78% | -17.06% | |
56 Neutral | $15.17B | -726.30 | -1.72% | ― | 45.59% | -104.50% | |
56 Neutral | $12.24B | 18.50 | 9.04% | 3.44% | 4.84% | 5.77% | |
50 Neutral | $28.33B | 156.15 | 25.38% | 1.30% | 10.82% | -86.75% |
* Utilities Sector Average
TLN
Talen Energy Corp
329.84
-48.83
-12.90%
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34.95
-0.09
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Talen Energy Corp Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Talen Energy Highlights Strong PJM Capacity Auction Results
Positive
Jul 15, 2026
On July 14, 2026, Talen Energy reported the results of PJM Interconnection’s Base Residual Auction for the 2028/2029 planning year, covering June 1, 2028 through May 31, 2029. The company cleared 10,180 megawatts at a clearing price of $325 ...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and FinancingRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Talen Energy Expands PJM Platform with Gas Asset Acquisition
Positive
Jun 15, 2026
On June 15, 2026, Talen Energy completed the acquisition of three Western PJM natural gas-fired generation assets — the Lawrenceburg Power Plant in Indiana and the Waterford Energy Center and Darby Generating Station in Ohio — from Ene...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Talen Energy Reprices and Extends Key Credit Facilities
Positive
May 22, 2026
On May 20, 2026, Talen Energy Supply amended its credit agreement to reprice its $846 million senior secured term loan B due 2030, extend its maturity to November 2032, reprice its $839 million term loan B due 2031, and reprice its $900 million re...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Talen Energy Shareholders Affirm Board, Executive Pay, Auditor
Positive
May 7, 2026
At its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 5, 2026, Talen Energy shareholders elected seven directors, including Stephen Schaefer and Mark “Mac” McFarland, to serve until the 2027 annual meeting, reinforcing continuity in t...
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