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Talen Energy Corp

TLNNASDAQ

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Independent Power Producers

Beta (adjusted)1.42

Intrinsic Value $368.80median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $323.09Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 14% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $15.3B

Enterprise Value $24.6B

Shares Outstanding 45.8M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date9 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

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

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Thesis Summary

Talen entered the second half of 2026 with improved operating momentum, a larger dispatchable fleet following the Cornerstone Acquisition, raised full-year guidance, substantial PJM capacity-auction exposure at attractive clearing prices, and an approximately 4 GW powered-land and data-center pipeline. The offset is materially higher acquisition-related debt, a stated requirement to keep net leverage below 3.5x, concentrated nuclear operating exposure, and declining hedge coverage beyond 2027.

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 targets16 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$307.00

Mean target$467.69

High · most bullish analyst$595.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$307.0017%

Integration costs, outages, weaker realized power margins, or higher financing costs cause performance to fall below raised guidance or push net leverage to at least 3.5x. Failure to preserve the approximately 4 GW development pipeline or clearing less than 10 GW in a future comparable PJM auction would weaken the expected growth and capacity-revenue support.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$467.6958%

Matches the consensus mean

Talen delivers within raised 2026 guidance, integrates the 2.6 GW Cornerstone portfolio, maintains net leverage below 3.5x, and advances—but does not immediately monetize all—of its approximately 4 GW data-center and land-development pipeline. Strong PJM capacity economics and near-term hedging provide visibility, while acquisition debt and lower 2028 hedge coverage constrain conviction.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$595.0025%

Cornerstone integration proceeds without material disruption, operating results reach the upper part of raised 2026 guidance, the more-than-10-GW PJM capacity position converts into stronger future cash generation, and Talen signs additional long-duration data-center arrangements from its approximately 4 GW pipeline. Continued deleveraging and disciplined repurchases would improve per-share outcomes.

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

Key Investment Merits

Talen raised 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $2.025-$2.225 billion and Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance to $1.200-$1.350 billion after reporting $374 million and $212 million, respectively, for the second quarter.
The completed Cornerstone Acquisition added approximately 2.6 GW of efficient baseload and peaking generation, while Talen cleared more than 10 GW in PJM's 2028/2029 auction at $325 per MW-day.
The approximately 4 GW land-development and data-center contracting pipeline provides additional long-duration growth optionality alongside Talen's existing nuclear-powered digital-infrastructure position.

Key Investment Risks

Acquisition financing increased long-term debt, making adherence to management's below-3.5x net-leverage target important to equity value and capital-return capacity.
Susquehanna is a major contributor to annual generation, creating exposure to nuclear outages, refueling execution, regulatory requirements, and single-site operating concentration.
Reported hedge coverage declines from approximately 85% for 2026 to 70% for 2027 and 30% for 2028, increasing medium-term exposure to wholesale power prices and operating variability.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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