Entergy Corporation · ETR · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Entergy lifts EPS outlook as data-center demand expands its investment plan

Management’s account pairs resilient electricity demand and new data-center commitments with a larger investment program and a higher lower bound for 2026 EPS guidance. This supports a growth narrative, but delivery depends on project execution, regulatory decisions, and capital discipline.

Reported Before market openNYSEUtilities $52.61B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $1.73
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $4.12B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -0.4% Event window
SPY move +0.1% Same window
Abnormal move -0.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 0.6× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management reported adjusted EPS of $1.98, raised the lower end of 2026 EPS guidance, and increased the capital plan by $1.5 billion. The call highlighted a Google battery-storage expansion, transmission and generation investments, and continued growth in data-center and industrial demand.

Guidance delta

Raised the lower end of 2026 EPS guidance. Management also increased the capital plan by $1.5 billion; the supplied analysis does not specify a revised full-year EPS range.

Key takeaways

  • Management attributed the quarter’s strength to hot-summer demand, higher sales, and data-center and industrial activity.
  • The expanded capital plan includes a Google battery-storage project and new transmission and generation assets.
  • Regulatory progress included an Arkansas settlement without a rate increase and approvals or settlements in Louisiana and New Orleans.

Management priorities

  • Increase generation capacity and standardize the OCAS plant design for future projects.
  • Build transmission upgrades and grid-resilience projects while supporting new customer load.
  • Advance battery storage and solar investments, including projects serving data-center customers.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
ETR REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $3B Q1 '24 actual $3B, miss Q2 '24 estimate $3B Q2 '24 actual $3B, miss Q3 '24 estimate $4B Q3 '24 actual $3B, miss Q2 '25 estimate $3B Q2 '25 actual $3B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $4B Q3 '25 actual $4B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $3B Q4 '25 actual $3B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $3B Q1 '26 actual $3B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3B Q2 '26 actual $4B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $4B Q4 '26 estimate $3B Q1 '27 estimate $3B
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Analyst Consensus ?

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

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$109.75Current
$93Low
$116.81Average
$140High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 21, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 19, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 13, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 13, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 12, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $109.75. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$123.5$106.08 +12.5%Oct 22, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$101$106.16 -8.0%Oct 21, 2026
KeyBancAnalyst unavailable$118$103.99 +7.5%Oct 13, 2026
Truist FinancialRichard Sunderland$119$102.8 +8.4%Oct 12, 2026
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$105$107.02 -4.3%Aug 21, 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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