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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
ETRSPY benchmark
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Why did ETR fall 4.0% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in ETR's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for ETR after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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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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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
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 6, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 1, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 4, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 11, 2019 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 3, 2016 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 11, 2013 |
| Tudor Pickering | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 14, 2013 |
| BGC Financial | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 17, 2013 |
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.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $105 | $107.02 | +3.4% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $107.84 | +26.0% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $122 | $107.16 | +20.1% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $114.6 | +7.3% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $111.46 | +21.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $110.59 | +21.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $122 | $109.66 | +20.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $109.66 | +19.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| BTIG | Alex Kania | $126 | $109.66 | +24.0% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $127 | $109.36 | +25.0% | May 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $112.12 | -7.5% | May 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $117 | +13.2% | May 4, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $115.57 | +27.0% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $114.67 | +32.9% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $113.66 | +21.1% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $113.66 | +28.0% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo | $131 | $115.06 | +29.0% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $119 | $115.52 | +17.1% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $98 | $103.69 | -3.5% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $112 | $101.96 | +10.3% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $112 | $101.96 | +10.3% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $112 | $92.53 | +10.3% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $95.17 | -5.5% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $93.2 | -1.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $92.81 | +3.4% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $93.3 | +0.4% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $93.96 | -10.4% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $115 | $97.36 | +13.2% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $97.36 | +3.4% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $104 | $96.42 | +2.4% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $96.12 | -8.4% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $95.66 | +9.3% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $106 | $96.66 | +4.4% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $95.72 | +2.4% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Nicholas Amicucci | $98 | $97.48 | -3.5% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $97.48 | -3.5% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $95.39 | -1.6% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel | $105 | $93.57 | +3.4% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $86 | $89.22 | -15.3% | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $89.29 | -4.5% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $89.29 | -5.5% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $93 | $83.17 | -8.4% | Apr 30, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $143 | $133.97 | +40.8% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $140 | $131.9 | +37.8% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $140 | $130.64 | +37.8% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $140 | $131.13 | +37.8% | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $138 | $128.14 | +35.9% | Sep 17, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $131 | $120.8 | +29.0% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $115 | $110.48 | +13.2% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $117 | $104.93 | +15.2% | Jul 8, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $120 | $110.88 | +18.1% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $125 | $111.59 | +23.1% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $114 | $107.78 | +12.2% | May 31, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $123 | $112.67 | +21.1% | May 20, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $118 | $106.7 | +16.2% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $122 | $106.46 | +20.1% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $112 | $103.75 | +10.3% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $109.68 | +1.4% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $106 | $107.64 | +4.4% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $112.1 | +21.1% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $117.44 | +9.3% | May 23, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $122.24 | +33.9% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $126.1 | +13.2% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Ryan Levine | $110 | $103.55 | +8.3% | Aug 5, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationEntergy 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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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-13T20:15:03.053744+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-03T01:23:14.877038+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T03:30:50.084056+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T03:30:50.081556+00:00
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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