Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Entergy offers an unusually strong regulated-utility growth profile, supported by a $57 billion four-year capital plan, data-center and industrial demand, and management's greater-than-8% adjusted EPS growth outlook through 2030. Second-quarter results left year-to-date adjusted EPS at $1.90 and management reaffirmed 2026 guidance of $4.25-$4.45. Data-center agreements have begun producing identifiable customer benefits, strengthening the regulatory compact. Against those merits, the capital program creates substantial financing and execution requirements, including equity issuance, while regulatory approvals, construction delivery and sustained large-load demand remain critical.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets20 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$91.00
Mean target$123.28
High · most bullish analyst$139.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$91.0020%

Large-load demand ramps more slowly than planned, regulatory or construction delays impede cost recovery, or the expanded capital program requires more dilutive financing while FFO-to-debt falls below management's 15% objective. Storm, nuclear or other operating costs add pressure.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$123.2855%
Matches the consensus mean

Entergy achieves 2026 adjusted EPS within the reaffirmed $4.25-$4.45 range and advances its generation, transmission and resilience investments with generally constructive regulatory treatment. Data-center demand supports growth, but financing needs and execution risk limit valuation expansion.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$139.0025%

Entergy executes the $57 billion capital program on schedule, sustains FFO-to-debt at or above 15%, converts its large-load pipeline into durable regulated investment, and delivers adjusted EPS growth above 8% through 2030. The approximately $7 billion of projected customer benefits from data-center agreements supports affordability and favorable regulatory outcomes.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Management reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.25-$4.45 and maintained a greater-than-8% adjusted EPS growth outlook through 2030.
  • Data-center agreements are expected to deliver approximately $7 billion of benefits over two decades to 2.3 million customers, with initial Mississippi bill benefits already appearing.
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Key Investment Risks
  • The $57 billion capital program requires sustained regulatory approvals, construction execution and access to capital while maintaining targeted credit metrics.
  • Entergy completed a $2.175 billion common-stock offering with a forward component in the second quarter, demonstrating the potential dilution associated with financing its growth plan.
  • Entergy identifies the possibility that contracted or expected large-load growth may not materialize or remain sustained, alongside storm, nuclear, cybersecurity and regulatory risks.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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