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Entergy Corporation (ETR) reported second-quarter 2025 earnings of $1.05 per share, which improved 9.4% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 96 cents.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate was pegged at 91 cents per share.
The year-over-year bottom-line improvement can be attributed to higher operating revenues and operating income.
Entergy reported revenues of $3.33 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.22 billion by 3.4%. The top line also inched up 12.7% from the year-ago quarter’s level, primarily driven by higher revenues from its electric utility and natural gas segments.
Entergy Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Entergy Corporation Quote
Utility: The segment’s earnings were $1.34 per share, up from $1.03 reported in the second quarter of 2024.
Parent & Other: The segment posted a loss of 29 cents per share, reflecting an improvement from the loss of 91 cents per share reported in the second quarter of 2024.
Operating expenses totaled $2.49 billion, up 6.7% from $2.34 billion recorded in the prior-year quarter.
The operating income amounted to $837.4 million, up 35.6% from $617.6 million registered in the year-ago period.
Total interest expenses were $322.1 million, up 11.2% from $289.6 million reported in the comparable period of 2024.
As of June 30, 2025, the total retail customers served by the company increased 0.5% to 3.04 million.
As of June 30, 2025, Entergy had cash and cash equivalents of $1.18 billion compared with $0.86 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
Long-term debt totaled $28.11 billion compared with $26.61 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
In the first six months of 2025, ETR generated cash from operating activities of $1.26 billion compared with $1.03 billion in the first six months of 2024.
Entergy reaffirmed its financial guidance for 2025. The company still expects to generate adjusted earnings in the range of $3.75-$3.95 per share.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ETR’s earnings is currently pegged at $3.89 per share, which is above the midpoint of its guided range.
ETR currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of 29 cents per share, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents by 14.7%. The bottom line also declined 19.4% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 36 cents.
CNP generated revenues of $1.94 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a whisker. The top line also came in 2% higher than the year-ago quarter’s reported figure of $1.91 billion.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.05 per share, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02 by 2.9%. The bottom line was also up nearly 9.4% year over year.
In the second quarter, NextEra Energy’s operating revenues were $6.7 billion, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.22 billion by 7.28%. However, the top line improved 10.4% year over year.
DTE Energy Company (DTE) reported second-quarter 2025 operating earnings per share of $1.36, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 by 0.7%. The bottom line also declined 4.9% from the year-ago reported figure of $1.43.
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This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).
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