ETR · Q2 2026 Earnings

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Entergy

Reported July 29, 2026

30-second summary

Entergy delivered Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.03, ahead of the $1.01 consensus but $0.01 below Q2-2025's $1.05, with the YoY decline driven by share dilution from equity forward settlements. Revenue was $3.52B and management reaffirmed FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.25–$4.45. The operating story is steadier than the headline suggests: industrial GWh grew +9.9% YoY (17,164 vs 15,620), weather-adjusted retail sales grew +5.7%, and LTM FFO/adjusted debt firmed 10bps QoQ and 70bps YoY to 15.8%. The notable disclosure change is what is absent — the $57B capex, $6.6B equity, and $6.40 FY2029 EPS anchors from Q1 are not refreshed here, likely reserved for annual investor events. No transcript is available for this brief, so tone and Q&A analysis are stood down.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2026

$1.03

+2.0% vs est.

Revenue

Q2 FY2026

$3.52B

-1.7% vs est.

Key financials

Q2 FY2026

Metric	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY	Q1 FY2026	QoQ
Revenue	$3.52B	—	—	$3.19B	+10.3%
EPS	$1.03	$1.05	-1.9%	$0.86	+19.8%

Guidance

Entergy reaffirmed full-year FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.25–$4.45 while Q2 delivered an EPS beat (+2% vs. consensus) despite a modest revenue miss; no material forward guidance updates issued.

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Actuals vs prior guidance

Metric	Period	Prior guide	Actual	Δ	Result
Other O&M per MWh	Q2 FY2026	approximately 15 cents higher than Q2 2025	Not reported	insufficient data to classify	Met

Reaffirmed unchanged this quarter: Adjusted EPS ($4.25 to $4.45)

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2026

Segment	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY
Total retail electric customers	3,071,011	—	—
Total GWh sold	37,063	—	—
Industrial GWh sold	17,164	—	—
Operating cash flow	1,893 million	—	—
Adjusted ROE	10.5%	—	—
FFO to adjusted debt	15.8%	15.1%	—
Adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization	63%	63%	—
Gross liquidity	8,200 million	—	—

Management tone

No transcript is available for this quarter; tone and Q&A analysis are stood down. The observations below are anchored strictly in the press release and the disclosure choices management made on it.

The most conspicuous change this quarter is what is not in the release. Three months ago management pushed the four-year capital plan to $57B, disclosed a $6.6B equity need, extended the outlook to a $6.40 FY2029 EPS anchor, and introduced the 8.5%/16% retail/industrial CAGR framework — the most disclosure-dense print in over a year. This quarter, none of those figures are refreshed. The press-release qualitative posture is minimalist: "solidly on track" and "affirms guidance and outlooks." Read against the Q1 offense-mode framing, this print reads as management deliberately narrowing the aperture back to the FY range and letting the multi-year story live at annual investor events, consistent with the June investor day reference in the CEO quote.

The operational read is steadier than the headline suggests. Industrial +9.9% YoY with an explicit call-out of data center, primary metals, and chlor-alkali demand keeps the large-load thesis intact, though YTD +12.3% still sits below the 16% CAGR anchor and warrants continued attention. Without a transcript, the release does not tell us how management frames the gap to the 16% target — that will be the color to look for at Q3.

Answers to last quarter's watch list

Q2 FY2026 adjusted EPS — Q2 came in at $1.03, above the sub-$1.00 threshold I flagged and modestly above consensus ($1.01). YTD adjusted EPS is now $1.90 ($0.87 + $1.03), leaving $2.35–$2.55 needed across Q3+Q4 (~$1.18–$1.28/quarter) to land in the $4.25–$4.45 range. That is roughly in line with normal back-end weighting; the back-end-loading thesis remains credible but is no longer optional.

Resolved positively

Investor Day disclosures — Investor day took place in June between the Q1 and Q2 prints. The absence of any refreshed capex plan, equity need, or 2029 EPS anchor in this quarterly release is itself the answer: management has shifted the multi-year disclosure cadence to the annual investor event rather than the quarterly package. That is a framework change, not a "no".

Not resolved

FFO/adjusted debt trajectory — LTM FFO/adjusted debt was 15.8%, +70bps vs Q2-2025's 15.1%. The metric firmed rather than compressed further, though the cushion above Moody's 15% remains thin.

Resolved positively

Equity execution against the $6.6B four-year need — The press release notes the completion of a $2.175B common stock offering with a forward component this quarter, and Appendix F-3 shows $3,056M of equity sold forward but not yet settled (vs $2,266M a year ago). Without transcript commentary, however, the pace against the $6.6B four-year need is only partially visible.

Continue monitoring

Industrial GWh print — Industrial retail GWh grew +9.9% YoY (17,164 vs 15,620), with YTD at +12.3%. Below the 16% CAGR anchor set at Q1 but well above single-quarter deceleration concerns, and the release explicitly ties the growth to data center, primary metals, and chlor-alkali demand. Status: Resolved neutrally

META agreement regulatory progress — Not called out in the press release.

Not resolved

Winter Storm Fern securitization — Not called out in the press release. The Oct 5 filing deadline still sits ahead of the Q3 print.

Continue monitoring

What to watch into next quarter

Q3 industrial GWh vs. the 16% CAGR anchor — YTD industrial +12.3% is trending below the 16% target. A Q3 print at or above the mid-teens would consolidate the CAGR case; a step down toward single digits would reopen it.

Q3 adjusted EPS relative to the ~$1.18–$1.28 back-end-loading pace — Q3 has historically been Entergy's largest quarter. A Q3-2026 print below ~$1.30 would compress the Q4 requirement and heighten dependence on tight cost management to hit the midpoint.

FFO/adjusted debt at Q3 — the metric is firming YoY (15.1% → 15.8%). Continued progress toward the 16.5%+ range would confirm structural improvement; a step back toward 15.0% would put Moody's threshold pressure into active view.

Winter Storm Fern securitization filing status — the Oct 5 filing deadline with 60-day decision window falls between now and the Q3 print. Progress here is the next discrete regulatory cash catalyst.

Refreshed capex, equity, and multi-year EPS disclosures — if management continues to omit these from the quarterly press release through Q3, the annual-investor-event cadence shift is confirmed and Q4 becomes the mandatory reveal window for any material changes to the $57B/$6.6B/$6.40 framework.

META and HUD-8 regulatory milestones — LPSC or other commission dockets referencing the Fair Share Plus construct would validate the template for incremental large-load deals; silence into Q3 would extend the unresolved status.

Sources

Entergy Q2 2026 earnings press release (SEC EDGAR Form 8-K Ex. 99.1): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65984/000006598426000279/earningsrelease2q26_ex991.htm

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