Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

Fundamental analysis of Entergy Corp

ETR · NYSE · Utilities

Fundamental quality

DEMANDING

46

out of 100

Entergy Corp earns a fundamental-quality score of 46 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its profitability (net margin 13.6%). Its weakest area is its financial strength (net debt 5.38× EBITDA). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Entergy is the utility of the American Gulf Coast: Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas, a region living an industrial boom of LNG plants, chemicals and now giant AI data centers. From sleepy utility to one of the sector's fastest growers.

What will shape its future

  • Mega data centers (Meta in Louisiana) and Gulf industry, its demand gone vertical.
  • Generation and grid investment to serve it, approved by friendly regulators.
  • Hurricanes, its geography's recurring physical risk.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
45

EPS growth: 5.1% · Revenue growth: 5.3%

II.Profitability
67

Net margin: 13.6% · ROE: 10.4% · ROIC: 5.2%

III.Financial health
26

Net debt/EBITDA: 5.38x · FCF: -21.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its profitability weighs in its favor, while its financial strength drags it down the most.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 24 Utilities companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 54%
ROEbeats 42%
Growthbeats 21%
Cash generationbeats 10%
Less debtbeats 38%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Entergy Corp strengths

  • Solid net margin (13.6%): the business is clearly profitable.

Entergy Corp risks and weaknesses

  • Very high leverage (net debt of 5.38× EBITDA): more exposed to rates and to a rough patch.
  • Negative free cash flow: the business burns cash.
  • Its net debt has grown over the period.
  • Erratic free cash flow, with several years in the red.

Entergy Corp historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
202010,1141,3882,44320,611
202111,7431,1182,13225,438
202213,7641,103-2,48025,708
202312,1472,357-14624,975
202411,8801,061-35027,132
202512,9471,773-2,53428,348

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $10,114M to $12,947M (+28%) and net income went from $1,388M to $1,773M (+28%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+12%
  • Net income+7.8%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$2.44

per share, yearly

60.6% of earnings

Payout

at least 3 straight years raising it

Growth

That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Entergy Corp a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Entergy Corp scores 46 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Entergy Corp a profitable company?

Yes. Entergy Corp shows a net margin of 13.6% and an ROE of 10.4%, a sign of a profitable business.

Does Entergy Corp have a lot of debt?

Yes, its leverage is high: net debt is 5.38 times its EBITDA, and it has been rising.

Is Entergy Corp growing?

Its revenue has grown 5.3% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 5.1%.

Does Entergy Corp generate cash?

Over the last twelve months its free cash flow was negative.

The thresholds are general and the system doesn't judge qualitative factors. See the full methodology and use this analysis as a first filter, never as a final decision.

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