Entergy Corporation · ETR · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Entergy reaffirms guidance as data-center pipeline and resilience spending advance

The quarter supports a constructive but execution-dependent view: management pointed to resilient demand from hyperscale data centers and industrial customers, while grid modernization and nuclear initiatives extend the growth plan. The main counterweight is the scale of capital deployment and the associated regulatory, project, and balance-sheet risks.

Reported Before market openNYSEUtilities $47.40B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.03 Consensus $1.01
EPS surprise +2.0% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.52B Consensus $3.49B
Revenue surprise +0.9% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -4.0% Event window
SPY move -1.5% Same window
Abnormal move -2.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.6× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -0.5% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Entergy reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.03 and maintained its 2026 guidance. The discussion added emphasis on the 7–12 GW data-center pipeline, Phase 1A resilience work, a $200 million Texas Energy Fund grant, and continued nuclear and transmission execution.

Guidance delta

Management maintained 2026 guidance and the longer-term outlook; the quarter did not introduce a change in guidance direction.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS was $1.03, with management saying results remain on track with 2026 guidance and the 2030 outlook.
  • Management highlighted a 7–12 GW data-center demand pipeline and the Fair Share Plus pledge, which projects $7 billion in customer bill benefits.
  • Grid-resilience work, nuclear operating progress, and regulatory approvals remain central to the growth plan.

Management priorities

  • Advance resilience projects, including the Phase 1A filing and self-healing network rollout.
  • Expand data-center agreements while delivering Fair Share Plus customer benefits.
  • Build transmission capacity and pursue nuclear opportunities while managing balance-sheet risk.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
ETR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.55 Q4 '23 actual $0.52, miss Q1 '24 estimate $1.43 Q1 '24 actual $1.08, miss Q2 '24 estimate $1.76 Q2 '24 actual $1.92, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.97 Q3 '24 actual $2.99, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.91 Q2 '25 actual $1.05, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.43 Q3 '25 actual $1.53, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.52 Q4 '25 actual $0.51, miss Q1 '26 estimate $0.84 Q1 '26 actual $0.86, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.01 Q2 '26 actual $1.03, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.65 Q4 '26 estimate $0.84 Q1 '27 estimate $0.98
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy30 ratings
Bullish1963.3%
Neutral1136.7%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$101.58Current
$93Low
$116.39Average
$140High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 18, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 17, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainAug 13, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 22, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 16, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $101.58. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$105$107.02 +3.4%Aug 21, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$128$107.84 +26.0%Aug 17, 2026
Truist FinancialRichard Sunderland$122$107.16 +20.1%Aug 13, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$109$114.6 +7.3%Jul 22, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$123$111.46 +21.1%Jun 10, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Entergy Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a prominent American energy company primarily involved in generating and distributing electricity across the United States. Its operations are divided into two main divisions: Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The Utility division manages the end-to-end process of generating, transmitting, distributing, and selling electricity. This service covers specific regions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the metropolitan area of New Orleans, providing electricity to 3 million utility customers in these states. Additionally, this segment handles natural gas distribution.…

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