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Entergy Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 29 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarterly EPS $1.03, down one cent: Earnings were $483 million, or $1.03 per share, against $468 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier. As-reported and adjusted figures match for the quarter. Source
  • Year-to-date adjusted EPS $1.90: Year-to-date adjusted EPS was $1.90 against $1.87. As-reported EPS was $1.87, after a $(0.03) per share first-quarter impairment excluded from adjusted results. Source
  • Utility EPS flat at $1.34: Utility earned $626 million, or $1.34 per share, the same per-share amount as a year earlier, when earnings were $599 million. Source
  • Industrial volume rose 9.9 percent: Industrial sales grew 9.9 percent, driven by higher sales to data center, primary metals and chlor-alkali customers. Source
  • Interest expense rose on debt and rates: Utility interest expense rose on higher debt balances, a higher average interest rate, and higher carrying costs on customer advances. Source
  • Retail electric price added $0.15: Retail electric price added $0.15 per share in the quarter, from rate actions including Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Louisiana formula rate plans. Source
  • Operating cash flow near $1.9 billion: Consolidated operating cash flow was $1,893 million, up from $1,262 million, on higher customer advance receipts, higher customer collections and lower fuel and purchased power payments. Source
  • Arkansas and Texas rate updates approved: The APSC approved Entergy Arkansas’s Generating Arkansas Jobs Act rider update, and the PUCT approved Entergy Texas’s DCRF rate update. Source

“At our investor day in June, we provided a comprehensive update on our differentiated growth story that starts with our customers,”

Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted earnings per share Sourcefull year 2026$4.25 to $4.45Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Entergy Corporation completed a $2.175 billion common stock offering that includes a forward component. Source
  • New: Entergy Texas was awarded a grant of about $200 million from the Texas Energy Fund for electric reliability. Source

Second quarter earnings results

  • Quarterly EPS $1.03, down one cent: Earnings were $483 million, or $1.03 per share, against $468 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier. As-reported and adjusted figures match for the quarter. Source
  • Year-to-date adjusted EPS $1.90: Year-to-date adjusted EPS was $1.90 against $1.87. As-reported EPS was $1.87, after a $(0.03) per share first-quarter impairment excluded from adjusted results. Source
  • Year-to-date earnings up $39 million: As-reported year-to-date earnings were $868 million, against $829 million a year earlier. Adjusted year-to-date earnings were $881 million. Source

Utility and Parent earnings

  • Utility EPS flat at $1.34: Utility earned $626 million, or $1.34 per share, the same per-share amount as a year earlier, when earnings were $599 million. Source
  • Parent and Other loss widened: Parent and Other lost $(143 million), or (31) cents per share, against $(131 million), or (29) cents, a year earlier. The company cites higher interest expense as the main driver. Source
  • Regulatory actions led Utility gains: Management named the net effect of regulatory actions across several operating companies, return on construction work in progress, higher retail volume and higher other income as the main drivers. Source

“In the second quarter, we made steady progress across key customer, operational, regulatory, and financial areas.”

Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Sales volume and customers

  • Industrial volume rose 9.9 percent: Industrial sales grew 9.9 percent, driven by higher sales to data center, primary metals and chlor-alkali customers. Source
  • Weather-adjusted retail sales up 5.7%: Weather-adjusted retail sales rose 5.7 percent in the quarter, compared with 4.1 percent growth in reported retail sales. Source
  • Industrial GWh sales compared: Industrial sales were 17,164 GWh against 15,620 GWh a year earlier. Year-to-date industrial sales rose 12.3 percent. Source

Costs and operating expenses

  • Other O&M rose on vegetation work: Other O&M rose on power delivery expense, mainly vegetation maintenance, and on higher compensation tied to healthcare claims. Lower bad debt expense partly offset the increase. Source
  • Interest expense rose on debt and rates: Utility interest expense rose on higher debt balances, a higher average interest rate, and higher carrying costs on customer advances. Source
  • Depreciation rose with plant in service: Depreciation and amortization rose on higher plant in service, plus higher FERC depreciation rates at E-AR and E-LA effective January 2026. Source
  • Decommissioning provisions reduced quarter: Changes in regulatory provisions for decommissioning items reduced the quarter by $0.07 per share. The offset in other line items is largely earnings neutral. Source

Pricing, rates and margin drivers

  • Retail electric price added $0.15: Retail electric price added $0.15 per share in the quarter, from rate actions including Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Louisiana formula rate plans. Source
  • CWIP return added $0.07 per share: Return on construction work in progress added $0.07 per share in the quarter, from customer advances recognized as related costs are incurred. Source
  • MISO capacity cost comparison added $0.03: Second quarter 2025 MISO capacity costs at Entergy Texas, which preceded a new capacity cost rider effective June 2026, added $0.03 per share to the comparison. Source
  • Sold gas LDCs reduced revenue $0.04: The absence of revenue and gas purchases from natural gas LDC businesses sold in July 2025 reduced the quarter by $0.04 per share. Source

Cash flow and liquidity

  • Operating cash flow near $1.9 billion: Consolidated operating cash flow was $1,893 million, up from $1,262 million, on higher customer advance receipts, higher customer collections and lower fuel and purchased power payments. Source
  • Liquidity higher than a year earlier: Gross liquidity was $8,200 million and net liquidity $10,026 million at June 30, 2026, against $5,521 million and $7,631 million a year earlier. Source
  • Build-to-suit lease commitment noted: A build-to-suit lease arrangement carries a $1,450 million maximum counterparty commitment. The release points to the 2025 Form 10-K for details. Source

Equity, shares and credit metrics

  • Equity forwards lifted diluted shares: Diluted average shares rose to 466 million from 446 million, mainly from equity forward settlements in October 2025, February 2026 and June 2026. Source
  • Twelve-month ROE lower than last year: Twelve-month as-reported ROE was 10.4 percent against 11.4 percent a year earlier. Adjusted ROE was 10.5 percent against 11.5 percent. Source
  • FFO to adjusted debt higher: FFO to adjusted debt was 15.8 percent on a twelve-month basis, up from 15.1 percent a year earlier. Source

Regulatory filings and approvals

  • Arkansas and Texas rate updates approved: The APSC approved Entergy Arkansas’s Generating Arkansas Jobs Act rider update, and the PUCT approved Entergy Texas’s DCRF rate update. Source
  • Annual formula rate plans filed: Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana each filed annual formula rate plans. Entergy Arkansas filed its 2025 historical year netting adjustment. Source
  • Formula rate plan extensions requested: Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans each requested an extension of their formula rate plans. Source

Operations and recognition

  • River Bend marks 40 years: River Bend Station celebrated 40 years of producing clean, reliable electricity during the quarter. Source
  • Nuclear team wins industry awards: Entergy’s nuclear team received four Top Innovative Practice awards from the Nuclear Energy Institute. Source
  • Named to The Civic 50: Entergy was named to The Civic 50, a Points of Light list of the 50 most community-minded companies in the U.S. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Rate cases SourceEntergy Arkansas rider update approved; Entergy Texas DCRF update approved; formula rate plans filed
Load growth SourceWeather-adjusted retail sales up 5.7% in the quarter
EPS growth target Source2026 adjusted EPS $4.25 to $4.45, affirmed

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: A true-up of Entergy Louisiana’s MISO cost recovery mechanism partly offset higher other income in the quarter. Source
  • Financial: Management said the cash inflow was partly offset by the timing of vendor payments and higher interest payments. Source
  • Financial: Unsettled equity forwards add dilution when the stock price rises, which raised the diluted share count in the quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management says it remains on track to achieve its objectives for 2026 and beyond. 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.