For the quarter ended March 2025, Entergy (ETR) reported revenue of $2.85 billion, up 1.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.82, compared to $0.54 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -5.97% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.03 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.62, the EPS surprise was +32.26%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Entergy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating Revenue- Electric: $2.76 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.96 billion.
- Operating Revenue- Other: $17.28 million compared to the $20.15 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating Revenue- Natural Gas: $71.73 million versus $65.39 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Entergy have returned -0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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