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Entergy Corp

NYSE: ETR Utilities - Regulated Electric
$106.75
▼ $0.27 (−0.25%) today
Markets closed · 11:22pm ET

Q3 2025 Earnings

Reported Oct 29, 2025, 8:32am ET · SEC source
$1.53
Beat +6.47%
EPS · est. $1.44
$3.8B
Beat +0.70%
Revenue · est. $3.8B
+0.1%
Beating market
ETR vs S&P since report
1 quarter
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
−2%0+2%Oct 29Oct 30report 8:32am ETearnings−1.0%+1.5%
−2%0+2%Oct 29Oct 30earnings−1.0%+1.5%
ETR +1.5%S&P 500 −1.0%
−2%0+2%Oct 29Oct 30report 8:32am ETearnings−1.1%+1.5%
−2%0+2%Oct 29Oct 30earnings−1.1%+1.5%
ETR +1.5%NASDAQ −1.1%
−2%0+2%Oct 28Nov 5report 8:32am ETearnings−1.6%+1.4%
−2%0+2%Oct 28Nov 5earnings−1.6%+1.4%
ETR +1.4%S&P 500 −1.6%
−2%0+2%Oct 28Nov 5report 8:32am ETearnings−2.0%+1.4%
−2%0+2%Oct 28Nov 5earnings−2.0%+1.4%
ETR +1.4%NASDAQ −2.0%
+0.46%
Day of report
+0.62%
Next session
+0.86%
One week
−0.91%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: −1.04%.

Did ETR Beat Earnings? Q3 2025 Results

Entergy posted a solid beat across the board in Q3 2025, with earnings per share of $1.53 coming in 6.47% ahead of the $1.44 consensus estimate while revenue of $3.81 billion edged past expectations and climbed 12.5% year over year. Consolidated net income attributable to Entergy rose to $694.00 million from $645.00 million a year earlier, with GAAP and adjusted figures aligning perfectly this quarter, a sign of clean underlying results free of the restructuring noise that complicated year-ago comparisons. The clearest driver of the outperformance was a surge in operating cash flow to $2.13 billion from $1.56 billion, fueled by stronger utility customer receipts and weather-adjusted retail sales growth of 4.4%, with industrial volumes particularly robust at 7.3%. Entergy also tightened its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $3.85 to $3.95, and with an expanding data center pipeline now encompassing an additional 4.5 GW of secured power island equipment agreements, management signaled that industrial and technology-driven load growth remains a durable tailwind heading into 2026.

Key Takeaways
  • Net effect of regulatory actions across operating companies
  • Higher retail sales volume with weather-adjusted retail sales up 4.4%
  • Industrial sales surged 7.3% driven by primary metals, chlor-alkali, and industrial gases
  • Higher AFUDC-equity from increased construction work in progress
  • Higher retail electric price contributing $0.18/share EPS variance
  • Completion of sale of natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025

“We had another successful quarter executing on initiatives for all our customers. Our pipeline of potential data center customers continues to expand, and we're ready for the opportunity including increasing our agreement for power island equipment by an additional 4.5 gigawatts and securing critical long lead time equipment.”

Entergy CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

Entergy narrowed its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance range to $3.85 to $3.95 and extended its financial outlooks. The company's data center customer pipeline continues to expand, with an additional 4.5 GW of power island equipment agreements secured and critical long lead time equipment obtained. Multiple regulatory approvals were received for new generation and transmission projects, positioning the company for continued industrial and data center load growth.

ETR YoY Financials

Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024 · SEC filings Q3 2024 Q3 2025
$0$2.0B$4.0B$3.4B$3.8BRevenue$1.1B$1.1BOperating Income$645.8M$693.8MNet Income
$0$2.0B$4.0BRevenueOperating IncomeNet Income

ETR Revenue by Segment

Utility$3.8B
Electric
Natural Gas
Parent & Other$14.7M

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.