Stock Analysis
Entergy CorporationETR
P/E 26.01×· 5Y range 10.15–29.17×· top 9% of history
Sector: Utilities · Industry: Electric Services
AnalystsStrong Buy29 analystsP/E 26.0× sits at the 91st percentile of its 5.086926762491444-year history.
Cash covers 7% of debt · FY 2025.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, expensive valuation
Strengths
- Growth66
- Quality65
Risks
- Valuation32
- Financial Health17
Mixed fundamentals at a demanding price.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — high earnings quality
What's happening with ETR
Profile
financial health, valuation and moat lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation32/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (91th pct)0/25
- FCF yield (-6.0%)0/25
- P/S (3.7x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (24.7x)12/25
- Growth66/100 · Moderate
- Revenue CAGR (2.5%)6/25
- Net income CAGR (13.6%)20/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (10.5%)20/25
- Fwd implied growth (24.9%)20/25
- Profitability57/100 · Moderate
- ROIC (5.6%)5/25
- ROE (11.4%)12/25
- Net margin (14.3%)20/25
- Operating margin (22.9%)20/25
- Financial Health17/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (1.05)3/25
- Current ratio (0.74)6/25
- Interest coverage (1.7x)3/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 37%)5/25
- Quality65/100 · Moderate
- Piotroski F (8/9)25/25
- Beneish M (-2.45)20/25
- FCF conversion (-154%)0/25
- Margin stability (σ 5.6%)20/25
- Moat42/100 · Weak
- ROIC >12% years (1/10 yrs)0/25
- Median gross margin (19.5%)6/25
- FCF-positive years (8/10 yrs)18/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 7.7%)18/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠Altman Z 1.1 — distress-zone balance sheet
- ⚠Negative FCF margin (-0.2%) — burning cash
- ⚠Interest coverage 1.7× — thin debt cushion
- ⚠P/E 26.0× at top 9% of 5-year history
About Entergy Corporation
Entergy is a holding company with five regulated vertically integrated utilities that generate and distribute electricity to more than 3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Show more
It is one of the largest power producers in the country with 25 gigawatts of rate-regulated owned and leased power generation capacity. Entergy was the second-largest nuclear owner in the US before it began retiring and selling its plants in the Northeast in 2014. It sold its two small gas utilities in Louisiana in 2025.
Headquarters: NEW ORLEANS, LA · Employees: 12,233 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
32DP/E (TTM)25.7xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 10.1x–29.2x · 91st pct
P/FCF241.0xD
Grade D: ExpensivePrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
FCF Yield-6.0%D
Grade D: NegativeTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: -10.0%–21.1% · 9th pct · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
P/S (TTM)3.69xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 1.4x–4.1x · 92nd pct
EV/EBIT24.7xC
Grade C: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 13.3x–29.5x · 63rd pct
EV/Sales6.0xC
Grade C: ExpensiveEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E20.6xB
Grade B: FairPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio2.94xA
Grade A: FairPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio1.96B
Grade B: FairFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield2.33%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio63.9%C
Grade C: HighDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
CapEx exceeds OCF: CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Profitability
57CROIC5.6%D
Grade D: LowNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE11.4%C
Grade C: AverageReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA2.5%D
Grade D: WeakReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin14.3%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin22.9%C
Grade C: AverageTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin22.9%D
Grade D: LowGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin-22.0%D
Grade D: LowFCF / Revenue · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
True FCF Margin-22.0%D
Grade D: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Growth
66BRevenue CAGR2.5%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR13.6%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)10.5%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth24.9%C
Grade C: MedAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)+18.6%D
Grade D: DilutiveShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income—
Stock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue—
TTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
17EAltman Z-Score1.05D
Grade D: DistressBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio0.74xD
Grade D: LowCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.65xC
Grade C: Ok(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage1.7xD
Grade D: RiskyEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment—
Years to repay net debt via FCF · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Net Debt/EBIT8.6xD
Grade D: HighLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity1.69xC
Grade C: MedDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.07xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
65BPiotroski F-Score8/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.45A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion-154.0%D
Grade D: PoorFCF / Net Income · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (149% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Margin Stability5.6%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue67.1%D
Grade D: HeavyTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.18xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | Option exercise | -1488 | |
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | Option exercise | -2616 | |
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | Option exercise | -2824 | |
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | SellOpen market sale | -9068 | |
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | Option exercise | +1.5K |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | Option exercise | +2.8K | |
VIAMONTES ELIECER Filed | VIAMONTES ELIECER | Option exercise | +2.6K | |
Landreaux Laura R Filed | Landreaux Laura R | SellOpen market sale | -5600 |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
42D+ROIC >12% Years1/10 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)19.5%D
Grade D: WeakMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years8/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor7.7%A
Grade A: DurableWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$4.04
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$8.26
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$39.73
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$28.56B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$1.93B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$26.63B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$16.92B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability1.31xC
Grade C: AdequateTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$49.69B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.45B
Grade B: DefensivePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: Entergy Corporation (ETR)
ETR is up 1.11% at the last close. Entergy Corporation meets 8 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 1.05 is below the 1.81 distress threshold — an elevated financial-risk flag. Beneish M-Score of -2.45 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation. Free-cash-flow margin is negative (-22%) — the business currently burns cash.
- Company has negative FCF, making debt repayment from operations difficult.
- Interest coverage of 1.7× leaves little room for earnings shocks.
- Entergy Corporation posted a net loss in 1 of 10 available completed fiscal years (2016–2025).
- The stock currently yields 2.3% in dividends.
See how ETR ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all ETR moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | Regular | 102.74 | +1.91% | 2.41 |
| Oct 6 | After-hours | 103.25 | +2.41% | 2.93 |
| Sep 29 | Regular | 99.97 | +1.91% | 2.62 |
| Sep 29 | After-hours | 99.76 | +1.69% | 2.38 |
| Sep 23 | Regular | 98.96 | -2.17% | -2.29 |
Frequently Asked Questions about ETR
What is the current Entergy Corporation (ETR) stock price?
ETR is trading at $105.11 at the last market close, up 1.11% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks ETR pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is ETR stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Entergy Corporation's financial health at 17/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is ETR stock overvalued?
Entergy Corporation trades at a trailing P/E of 25.7 and our valuation score rates it 32/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Entergy Corporation report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for ETR. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Entergy Corporation operate in?
Entergy Corporation operates in the Utilities sector, within the Electric Services industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Entergy Corporation do?
Entergy is a holding company with five regulated vertically integrated utilities that generate and distribute electricity to more than 3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
About Entergy Corporation (ETR) Stock
Entergy Corporation (ETR) is a US-listed stock operating in the Utilities sector, specifically the Electric Services industry. As of the latest update, Entergy Corporation is trading at $105.11, up 1.11% on the day with a market capitalization of $49.7 billion. The financial health score for ETR is 17/100, which indicates poor financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for ETR stock.
ETR Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time ETR stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for ETR with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Entergy Corporation across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 17/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for ETR.
- Sector peers: Compare ETR against 6 other utilities stocks on key financial metrics.
Is ETR a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Entergy Corporation (ETR) as an investment. The financial health score of 17/100 suggests poor financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Entergy Corporation (ETR) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.