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Entergy Corporation

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 12% YoY at strong marginsRecent insider buyingQuiet on X (17 mentions/wk)
$ETR·$50B·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$105.75-0.7%YTD+17.6%1Y+20.0%
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$ETREntergy Corporation
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Entergy +20% TTM — Q1 rev +12%, $1.5B junior subordinated debentures fund datacenter capex, Fair Share Plus benefits customers.

Entergy Corporation is a $50B regulated electric utility (Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi/Texas). Real-business defensive with heavy datacenter-agreement capex funding.

How it reads:

  • Growth is real: Q1 revenue +12% YoY to $3.19B, Q4 was +12.7% — above-average utility growth reflects real load demand.
  • Margins are utility-standard: 22.6% operating margin, -5.9% FCF yield (heavy grid capex).
  • Valuation is reasonable: 28x PE, 3.8x sales, 13.7x EV/EBITDA — priced as an above-average regulated utility.
  • Position is neutral: 60th percentile 52w, 4.7% below 50-day, 0.5% above 200-day on 60% baseline volume — quiet consolidation.
  • The Aug 4 $1.5B junior subordinated debentures Underwriting Agreement funds grid capex — capital-structure tell.
  • Aug 27 Entergy customers begin seeing benefits from datacenter agreements + Fair Share Plus pledge — the specific commercial-defense tell against regulatory pushback.
  • Barrow Hanley new investment (Aug 24) — value-oriented institutional endorsement.
  • No X sentiment sample — chatter is quiet on this regulated utility.
  • Insider signal is a small bullish tell: $106K P-Purchase (Ropp Ralph Lewis director 1,000 shares) — small officer open-market buy.

The Nov 4 print is the test — reiterated FY26 EPS guide plus specific commentary on Louisiana/Arkansas datacenter-load ramp defends the multiple; another EPS miss plus continued grid-capex overrun narrows the premium to $100 support.

What to watch: Nov 4 earnings — reiterated FY26 EPS guide plus specific commentary on Louisiana/Arkansas datacenter-load ramp defends the multiple; another EPS miss plus continued grid-capex overrun narrows the premium to $100 support.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Regulated electric utility serving Gulf South states with nuclear and natural gas generation assets.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Electric sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ETR.

Regulated Electric · Utilities

No material change from last week — Dominion Virginia (D) is the primary data center utility, and nuclear power re-rating (CEG, Oklo's DOE clearance milestone this week) continues as the..

What this means for $ETR

Partial — Regulated electric utility serving Gulf South states with nuclear and natural gas generation assets; partial earnings exposure to regulated electric demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+5.2%YTD
-0.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
28.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
22.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-5.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
43.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$1.03$1.01+2.0%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.86$0.84+2.4%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.51$0.52-2.3%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$1.53$1.43+7.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $1.65

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.2B+12.0%68.7%18.0%$0.84$-1.4B
Q4 FY25$3.0B+7.9%22.5%16.2%$0.52$-996.5M
Q3 FY25$3.8B+12.5%35.2%29.1%$1.55$207.1M
Q2 FY25$3.3B+12.7%46.9%25.2%$1.07$-787.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.0B$13.4B – $15.0B$4.40$4.31 – $4.4212
FY27$15.3B$14.4B – $16.5B$5.10$4.87 – $5.2412
FY28$16.8B$15.7B – $17.8B$5.79$5.68 – $5.8514
FY29$18.3B$17.4B – $19.5B$6.50$6.07 – $7.049
FY30$19.9B$18.9B – $21.2B$7.26$6.78 – $7.8613

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.60%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-4.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 464.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.495-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyAug 6Ropp Ralph LewisDirector1.0K sh$106KSellJul 30Jason ChapmanSVP Chief Tech & Bus Servs Off9.4K sh$1.0MSellJun 25Kimberly Cook-nelsonCOO5.0K sh$575KSellJun 3Haley Fisackerly"Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules10.6K sh$1.2M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 298-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

ETR filed an 8-K (Item 2.02) reporting its financial results, filed 2026-07-29. The actual financial figures are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), not reproduced in the body excerpt. This is a material disclosure; investors should review the press release for beat/miss details and guidance.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 33
AI summary

Stack Patrick J Jr filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of ETR securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at ETR.

8-KShareholder voteMay 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

ETR held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-12 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 12 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

ETR disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-05-12). Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 78-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

ETR entered into a underwriting agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-05-07). Counterparty: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 298-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

ETR reported period ending 2026-04-29 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

8-KOfficer or director changeMar 308-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

ETR disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-03-30). Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

+ 13 other (3 11-Ks · 3 13Gs · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why Is Entergy (ETR) Down 1.4% Since Last Earnings Report?zacks.com·2d agoEntergy customers begin seeing benefits from data center agreements, Fair Share Plus pledge keeps money in customers' pocketsgurufocus.com·3d agoEntergy customers begin seeing benefits from data center agreements, Fair Share Plus pledge keeps money in customers' pocketsprnewswire.com·3d agoBarrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Makes New Investment in Entergy Corporation $ETRdefenseworld.net·7d agoAllworth Financial LP Takes Position in Entergy Corporation $ETRdefenseworld.net·9d ago

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