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Entergy Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 12 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter EPS was 51 cents: Fourth quarter 2025 earnings were $236 million, or 51 cents per share, on both bases. The year-earlier figures were 65 cents as reported and 66 cents adjusted. Source
  • Full-year EPS reached $3.91: Full-year 2025 earnings were $1,758 million, or $3.91 per share, on both bases. In 2024 the figures were $2.45 as reported and $3.65 adjusted. Source
  • Jefferson plant approved in Arkansas: The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Entergy Arkansas's Jefferson Power Station. The prior release described it as a 754-megawatt CCCT submitted for approval. Source
  • Industrial volume rose 6.7 percent: Full-year industrial volume rose 6.7 percent, led by sales to primary metals, petroleum refining, chlor-alkali and technology. Fourth-quarter industrial sales were up 1.8 percent. Source
  • Other O&M per MWh rose: Other O&M plus nuclear refueling expense was $26.67 per MWh in the fourth quarter, up 8.6 percent. For the year it was $22.02 per MWh, up 1.2 percent. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose to $5.15 billion: Operating cash flow was $5,151 million for 2025, against $4,489 million in 2024. Higher customer receipts, production tax credit sale proceeds and advance payments drove the increase. Source
  • Debt and common stock raised capital: Long-term debt issued totaled $5,750,445 thousand and common stock $1,136,103 thousand in 2025. Long-term debt issued in 2024 was $7,898,968 thousand. Source

“2025 was another important year in Entergy’s transformational growth story as we continued to secure significant electric service agreements with data centers and traditional industrial customers,”

Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted earnings per share Source2026$4.25 to $4.45New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: 2026 adjusted EPS guidance range started in this release. The prior release gave guidance only for 2025. Source
  • New: The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved a special rate contract for Entergy Arkansas with Google. The prior release did not mention it. Source
  • New: Entergy Louisiana filed applications to acquire the Cottonwood generating facility, build Westlake and Waterford 6 CCCT plants, build Votaw and Segno solar plants, and build the Babel to Webre 500 kV line. Source
  • New: Entergy New Orleans filed for approval of phase two of its resilience and grid hardening plan. Source
  • New: A $1,450 million build-to-suit lease arrangement appears at year-end 2025, against none at year-end 2024. The footnote points to a Form 8-K for the maximum counterparty commitment. Source

Full-year results and drivers

  • Fourth-quarter EPS was 51 cents: Fourth quarter 2025 earnings were $236 million, or 51 cents per share, on both bases. The year-earlier figures were 65 cents as reported and 66 cents adjusted. Source
  • Full-year EPS reached $3.91: Full-year 2025 earnings were $1,758 million, or $3.91 per share, on both bases. In 2024 the figures were $2.45 as reported and $3.65 adjusted. Source
  • Weather added to full-year earnings: Estimated weather impact was $91 million, or $0.20 per share, for 2025, against $66 million, or $0.15 per share, in 2024. The fourth-quarter weather impact was $3 million. Source
  • Regulatory actions drove Utility gains: Management listed the net effect of regulatory actions across the operating companies, higher retail sales volume, higher other income and lower nuclear refueling expenses as full-year Utility drivers. Source

Utility and Parent & Other

  • Utility full-year EPS was $5.06: Utility earned $2,280 million, or $5.06 per share, on both bases. The 2024 figures were $4.23 as reported and $4.90 adjusted. Higher interest and other O&M partly offset the gains. Source
  • Parent & Other loss was $1.16 per share: Parent & Other lost $521 million, or $1.16 per share, for 2025. The 2024 loss was $1.79 per share as reported and $1.25 adjusted. Source
  • 2024 pension charge absent in 2025: The 2024 comparison included a non-cash pension settlement charge excluded from adjusted earnings. It came from a May 2024 group annuity contract to settle certain pension liabilities. Source
  • Legacy purchased power agreement ended: Utility full-year earnings also benefited from lower purchased power expenses after a legacy EWC purchased power agreement concluded in December 2024. Source

“We delivered solid financial results, and we continued to show that our customer-first strategy creates significant value for all stakeholders.”

Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Rate actions and regulatory approvals

  • Jefferson plant approved in Arkansas: The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved Entergy Arkansas's Jefferson Power Station. The prior release described it as a 754-megawatt CCCT submitted for approval. Source
  • Cypress to Legend line approved in Texas: The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved Entergy Texas's Cypress to Legend 500 kV transmission project. Source
  • West Bank 500 kV line approved in Louisiana: The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Entergy Louisiana's West Bank 500 kV transmission project. Source
  • Texas DCRF rate updated: The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved updates to Entergy Texas's DCRF rate. The release also says the APSC approved Entergy Arkansas's formula rate plan. Source

Sales, customers and demand

  • Industrial volume rose 6.7 percent: Full-year industrial volume rose 6.7 percent, led by sales to primary metals, petroleum refining, chlor-alkali and technology. Fourth-quarter industrial sales were up 1.8 percent. Source
  • Residential and commercial sales grew: On a weather-adjusted basis, residential sales rose 2.1 percent and commercial sales 1.2 percent for the year. Wholesale sales fell 7.2 percent to 12,997 GWh. Source

Costs and margins

  • Other O&M per MWh rose: Other O&M plus nuclear refueling expense was $26.67 per MWh in the fourth quarter, up 8.6 percent. For the year it was $22.02 per MWh, up 1.2 percent. Source
  • Vegetation and loss costs rose: Fourth-quarter Utility other O&M rose on vegetation management, loss provisions and bad debt expense. Lower incentive-based accruals partly offset these increases. Source
  • Property and franchise taxes rose: Full-year taxes other than income taxes rose on ad valorem millage increases and higher franchise taxes on retail revenue. Expiration of Louisiana's state franchise tax partly offset the increase. Source
  • Depreciation rose with plant and rates: Full-year depreciation rose on higher plant in service and on nuclear depreciation rate increases at Entergy Louisiana effective September 2024 and September 2025. Source
  • Interest expense rose: Utility interest expense rose on higher debt balances, higher interest rates, higher carrying costs on customer advances and higher interest on nuclear production tax credits. Source

Per-share earnings drivers

  • Retail price and volume lifted EPS: The Utility variance analysis shows retail electric price adding $0.63 per share for 2025, and electric volume and weather adding $0.41. Source
  • Return on CWIP added $0.08: Return on construction work in progress for certain utility plant investments added $0.08 per share in both the fourth quarter and the full year. Source
  • Decommissioning items offset elsewhere: Regulatory provisions for decommissioning items reduced per-share results by $0.11 in the quarter and $0.01 for the year. Management says these are largely offset in other lines. Source

Cash flow and capital

  • Operating cash flow rose to $5.15 billion: Operating cash flow was $5,151 million for 2025, against $4,489 million in 2024. Higher customer receipts, production tax credit sale proceeds and advance payments drove the increase. Source
  • Debt and common stock raised capital: Long-term debt issued totaled $5,750,445 thousand and common stock $1,136,103 thousand in 2025. Long-term debt issued in 2024 was $7,898,968 thousand. Source
  • Junior subordinated debentures increased: Junior subordinated debentures rose to $2,500 million from $1,200 million. The increase includes $700 million and $600 million tranches due June 2056. Source
  • Credit ratios moved: FFO to adjusted debt was 17.2 percent, up from 14.7 percent. Adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization was 62 percent, down from 64 percent. Adjusted net debt to adjusted net capitalization was 60 percent, down from 63 percent. Source
  • Cash and liquidity rose: Cash and cash equivalents were $1,929 million at year-end, up from $860 million. Gross liquidity was $6,275 million and net liquidity $7,880 million. Source

Balance sheet and shareholder returns

  • Common dividends paid rose: Common stock dividends paid were $1,074,151 thousand in 2025, against $981,659 thousand in 2024. Preferred stock dividends were $18,319 thousand in both years. Source
  • Equity sold forward still unsettled: Equity sold forward and not yet settled stood at $1,934 million at year-end. The prior release showed $3,075 million at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Return on equity by measure: As-reported ROE was 11.0 percent for the twelve months, against 7.1 percent a year earlier. Adjusted ROE was 11.0 percent, against 10.6 percent. Source

Coming up, as management said on 12 February 2026

  • Regulatory updates posted on website: Management said its Investor Relations website carries a page with key updates on certain regulatory proceedings and milestones in executing its strategy. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Customer growth Source+0.7% to 3,058,614 electric retail customers
Load growth SourceFull-year retail GWh sold up 4.1%; weather-adjusted up 3.9%
Capital plan Source$7,684,922 thousand construction and capital expenditures in 2025

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Non-nuclear generation expenses rose because plant outages in 2025 had a larger scope of work than in 2024. Source
  • Financial: Parent & Other income taxes rose because certain tax carryforwards expired in the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • Financial: Per-share results were diluted by a higher average share count, reflecting equity forward settlements in May and October 2025. Source
  • External: Entergy Texas faced higher MISO capacity costs, and revenue from natural gas LDC businesses sold in July 2025 was no longer recorded. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management says 2025 results landed in the top half of the guidance range set in the third quarter. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.