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.
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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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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 2, 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 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 10, 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 |
| 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 $109.75. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $123.5 | $106.08 | +12.5% | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $106.16 | -8.0% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $103.99 | +7.5% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $119 | $102.8 | +8.4% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $105 | $107.02 | -4.3% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $107.84 | +16.6% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Richard Sunderland | $122 | $107.16 | +11.2% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $114.6 | -0.7% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $111.46 | +12.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $110.59 | +12.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $122 | $109.66 | +11.2% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $109.66 | +10.3% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| BTIG | Alex Kania | $126 | $109.66 | +14.8% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $127 | $109.36 | +15.7% | May 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $112.12 | -14.4% | May 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $117 | +4.8% | May 4, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $115.57 | +17.5% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $114.67 | +23.0% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $113.66 | +12.1% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $113.66 | +18.5% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Paul Zimbardo | $131 | $115.06 | +19.4% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $119 | $115.52 | +8.4% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $98 | $103.69 | -10.7% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $112 | $101.96 | +2.1% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $112 | $101.96 | +2.1% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $112 | $92.53 | +2.1% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $95.17 | -12.5% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $93.2 | -8.9% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $92.81 | -4.3% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $93.3 | -7.1% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $93.96 | -17.1% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Stephen D'Ambrisi | $115 | $97.36 | +4.8% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $97.36 | -4.3% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $104 | $96.42 | -5.2% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $96.12 | -15.3% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $95.66 | +1.1% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $106 | $96.66 | -3.4% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $95.72 | -5.2% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Nicholas Amicucci | $98 | $97.48 | -10.7% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $97.48 | -10.7% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $95.39 | -8.9% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel | $105 | $93.57 | -4.3% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $86 | $89.22 | -21.6% | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $89.29 | -11.6% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $89.29 | -12.5% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $93 | $83.17 | -15.3% | Apr 30, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $143 | $133.97 | +30.3% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $140 | $131.9 | +27.6% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $140 | $130.64 | +27.6% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $140 | $131.13 | +27.6% | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $138 | $128.14 | +25.7% | Sep 17, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $131 | $120.8 | +19.4% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Nicholas Campanella | $115 | $110.48 | +4.8% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $117 | $104.93 | +6.6% | Jul 8, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $120 | $110.88 | +9.3% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $125 | $111.59 | +13.9% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Paul Fremont | $114 | $107.78 | +3.9% | May 31, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $123 | $112.67 | +12.1% | May 20, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $118 | $106.7 | +7.5% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Neil Kalton | $122 | $106.46 | +11.2% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $112 | $103.75 | +2.1% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $109.68 | -6.2% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $106 | $107.64 | -3.4% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $112.1 | +12.1% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $117.44 | +1.1% | May 23, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $122.24 | +23.9% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $126.1 | +4.8% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Ryan Levine | $110 | $103.55 | +0.2% | 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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