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# Entergy Third-Quarter Earnings Climb To $940 Million As Data Centers And Heat Lift Sales
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/entergy-third-quarter-earnings-climb-to-940-million-as-data-centers-and-heat-lift-sales-930e3152/
- Published: 2026-11-02T13:23:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T13:23:42.000Z
- Description: The utility narrowed its 2026 adjusted earnings outlook to $4.35 to $4.45 a share and raised its quarterly dividend 6% to 68 cents.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: Earnings, ETR, Industry: Utilities

Entergy, the New Orleans utility that serves customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, [earned $940 million](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000065984/000006598426000322/earningsrelease3q26%5Fex991.htm?ref=bullished.co), or $1.98 a share, in the third quarter, up from $694 million, or $1.53, a year earlier. The company reported Monday that the figure was the same on an as-reported and adjusted basis, and it narrowed its 2026 adjusted earnings guidance to $4.35 to $4.45 a share.

## Hot weather and heavier industrial use

Weather added an estimated [$116 million](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202611020630PR%5FNEWS%5FUSPRX%5F%5F%5F%5FDA86332-1&ref=bullished.co) after tax, or $0.24 a share, to the quarter, against $28 million, or $0.06, in the prior-year period, the company said.

Weather-adjusted retail sales rose 4.5%. Industrial sales grew 4.9%, driven by higher sales to data center and primary metals customers, according to the release. Residential sales grew 6.1% on a weather-adjusted basis and commercial sales 1.9%.

The Utility segment earned [$1,079 million](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202611020630PR%5FNEWS%5FUSPRX%5F%5F%5F%5FDA86332-1&ref=bullished.co), or $2.28 a share, compared with $810 million, or $1.79, a year earlier. Higher retail volume, regulatory actions, returns on construction projects and higher other income were partly offset by higher interest expense, other operating and maintenance costs, and depreciation. Parent & Other lost $139 million, or 29 cents a share, versus a $117 million loss, with higher interest expense the driver.

## What Entergy does and how the year looks

Entergy generates, transmits and distributes electricity, serving more than 3 million customers through its operating companies in four states, and has [about 12,000 employees](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/entergy-increases-quarterly-dividend-payment-to-shareholders-302925348.html?ref=bullished.co). Nearly all of its business is the regulated Utility segment.

For the first nine months, adjusted earnings were $1,821 million, or $3.89 a share, compared with $1,522 million, or $3.40, a year earlier. Per-share results reflect a larger share count, from equity forwards settled in 2025 and 2026.

## Cash, debt and the dividend

Cash and cash equivalents stood at $4.2 billion on Sept. 30, compared with $1.5 billion a year earlier. Total debt was $34,936 million, up from $30,563 million, and junior subordinated debentures reached $4,000 million from $1,200 million.

Chair and CEO Drew Marsh said the company has "clear line of sight to deliver on our near- and long-term objectives." The board declared a quarterly dividend of [68 cents a share](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/entergy-increases-quarterly-dividend-payment-to-shareholders-302925348.html?ref=bullished.co), a six percent increase.

Management holds an earnings call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Monday.

Business highlights in the release included the Louisiana regulator's approval of a $1.2 billion Babel to Webre transmission project and an expanded service agreement between Entergy Arkansas and Google.

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### Sources

- [8-K Filing — ENTERGY CORP /DE/ (ETR)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000065984/000006598426000322/etr-20261102.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Exhibit earningsrelease3q26\_ex991.htm — ENTERGY CORP /DE/ 8-K exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000065984/000006598426000322/earningsrelease3q26%5Fex991.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Entergy Reports Higher 3Q Profit on Increased Consumption](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/entergy-reports-higher-3q-profit-on-increased-consumption-bfb99d87?ref=bullished.co) — MarketWatch
- [Entergy reports third quarter 2026 financial results – Company Announcement - FT.com](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202611020630PR%5FNEWS%5FUSPRX%5F%5F%5F%5FDA86332-1&ref=bullished.co) — Financial Times
- [Entergy Non-GAAP EPS of $1.98 beats by $0.28; narrows FY2026 outlook](https://seekingalpha.com/news/4662032-entergy-non-gaap-eps-of-198-beats-by-028-narrows-fy2026-outlook?ref=bullished.co) — seekingalpha.com
- [How Earnings Beat Expectations At Entergy (ETR) Have Changed Its Investment Story](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/earnings-beat-expectations-entergy-etr-131208321.html?ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance
- [Entergy increases quarterly dividend payment to shareholders](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/entergy-increases-quarterly-dividend-payment-to-shareholders-302925348.html?ref=bullished.co) — prnewswire.com