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Entergy ETR

Entergy scores weak on business quality (4.1 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$102.80Oct 9, 2026
Business qualityWeak
Next earningsNov 4, 2026, before the open
Insiders, 90 daysBuying

Why it matters

  1. What Entergy does

    Entergy generates and distributes electricity to millions of utility customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, collecting regulated rates from households and businesses. The company is leaning into heavy capital investments to capture data center demand and expand its grid.

  2. What it does best

    Entergy operates in a regulated monopoly footprint, yielding a gross margin of 90.4% that sits in the top decile of its sector. This infrastructure creates a massive barrier to entry where rivals cannot economically duplicate its transmission lines.

  3. The main risk

    Massive capital spending drives free cash flow down to negative $3.3 billion, leaving debt high and interest coverage thin at 2.1x. Any unexpected funding cost inflation directly threatens balance sheet stability.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityWeak

Operating margin stands at 23.1% and ROE is 10.3%, showing stable profitability that remains constrained by heavy ongoing infrastructure investments.

MoatFair

Its regulatory utility monopoly locks in regional enterprise and residential customers, reflected in a gross margin sector percentile of 84. Regulated franchises take decades to replicate.

GrowthSlow

Revenue growth is tracking at 9.0% with revenue reaching $13.5 billion, landing in the middle of the pack for its sector.

Financial healthWeak

Total debt sits at $31.1 billion with interest coverage at 2.1x, while free cash flow is deeply negative at -$3.3B due to heavy capex, making the balance sheet softer.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

1 insider bought $106K on the open market. 1 sold $1.0M outside pre-planned sales.

Our sealed record on ETR

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is ETR a good business?

Entergy scores weak on the Cluenex quality check (4.1 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat fair, growth slow and financial health weak.

Are insiders buying ETR?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 1 insider bought $106K on the open market. 1 sold $1.0M outside pre-planned sales.

When does ETR report earnings?

Nov 4, 2026, before the open.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Entergy (ETR)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/etr/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.