Entergy reports 2024 financial results, initiates 2025 guidance

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18, 2025

Business highlights included the following:

• Entergy updated its four-year capital plan and longer-term outlooks.
• E-MS broke ground on the 754-megawatt Delta Blues Advanced Power Station.
• MISO approved 2024 MTEP that includes $1.7 billion of capital projects for Entergy utilities.
• E-MS signed a new electric service agreement with a large customer.
• E-LA submitted a filing for an increase in the planned load for the data center in north Louisiana.
• The PUCT approved the first phase of E-TX's accelerated resilience and grid hardening plan.
• The APSC approved E-AR's annual FRP.
• FERC approved the settlement between SERI and the LPSC.
• FERC and the MPSC approved E-MS's receipt of E-LA's 16 percent share of Grand Gulf.
• The CCNO approved the sale of E-NO's gas LDC business.
• Entergy was named to a Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the 23^rd consecutive year.
• Newsweek named Entergy one of America's most responsible companies.
• Fortune magazine recognized Entergy among the top utilities on its World's Most Admired Companies list for 2025.

Consolidated results

For fourth quarter 2024, the company reported earnings of $286 million, or 65 cents per share, on an as-reported basis, and $291 million, or 66 cents per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to fourth quarter 2023 earnings of $988 million, or $2.32 per share, on an as-reported basis and $111 million, or 26 cents per share, on an adjusted basis.

For full year 2024, the company reported earnings of $1,056 million, or $2.45 per share, on an as-reported basis, and $1,577 million, or $3.65 per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to full year 2023 earnings of $2,357 million, or $5.55 per share, on an as-reported basis, and $1,438 million, or $3.39 per share, on an adjusted basis.

Entergy executed a two-for-one forward stock split that was effective with trading on December 13, 2024; all per-share information reflects the post-split share count.

Summary discussions of full year results by business follow. Additional details, including information on operating cash flow by business, are provided in Appendix A. A more detailed analysis of fourth quarter and full year variances by business is provided in Appendix B.

Business results

Utility

For full year 2024, the Utility business reported earnings attributable to Entergy Corporation of $1,827 million, or $4.23 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $2,115 million, or $4.90 per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to full year 2023 earnings of $2,507 million, or $5.90 per share, on an as-reported basis, and earnings of $1,896 million, or $4.46 per share, on an adjusted basis.

The full year change reflected:

• the net effect of regulatory actions across the operating companies;
• higher retail sales volume, including the impacts of weather;
• higher depreciation expense primarily due to higher plant in service;
• higher interest expense primarily due to higher interest rates and higher debt balances; and
• higher other income (deductions) primarily due to a decrease in non-service pension costs, higher allowance for equity funds used during construction, and higher intercompany dividend income from affiliate preferred investments (offset at P&O and largely earnings neutral at the consolidated level).

The full year variance also reflected several other items that were considered adjustments and excluded from adjusted earnings; additional details are provided in Appendix B:

• In fourth quarter 2023, as a result of the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution, the company recorded a $568 million income tax benefit as well as a $(98 million) ($(72 million) after tax) regulatory provision to share the benefits with customers.
• In second quarter 2024, Entergy Louisiana recorded expenses totaling $(151 million)
  ($(111 million) after tax) to reflect an agreement in principle to provide customer credits, including increasing customer sharing of tax benefits, to resolve several open matters.
• In fourth quarter 2023, the company recorded the reversal of a $106 million regulatory liability primarily associated with storm securitizations, initially recorded in 2017 as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• In first quarter 2024, Entergy Arkansas recorded a write off of a $(132 million) ($(97 million) after tax) regulatory asset related to the opportunity sales proceeding.
• In first quarter 2023, several items were recorded as a result of Entergy Louisiana receiving securitization proceeds for storm cost recovery: a $129 million reduction in income tax expense, $31 million ($31 million after tax) of carrying costs on storm expenditures not previously recorded, a $(15 million) ($(15 million) after tax) reduction in other income to account for LURC's 1 percent beneficial interest in a trust established as part of the securitization, and a $(103 million) ($(76 million) after tax) regulatory provision to share the benefits from securitization with customers.
• In first quarter 2024, Entergy New Orleans recorded a regulatory charge of $(79 million)
  ($(57 million) after tax) to reflect the company's agreement to share additional income tax benefits from the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution with customers.
• In fourth quarter 2024, as a result of a Louisiana state income tax rate change, the company recorded a $(29 million) increase in income tax expense and a $9 million ($7 million after tax) reduction to an Entergy Louisiana regulatory liability related to securitization.
• In third quarter 2023, Entergy Arkansas recorded a write-off totaling $(78 million) ($(59 million) after tax) as a result of an agreement to forgo its opportunity to seek recovery of costs resulting from the March 2013 ANO stator incident.

On a per share basis, full year 2024 results reflected higher diluted average number of common shares outstanding due to the settlement of equity forwards in fourth quarter 2023 under the company's ATM program, option exercises under the company's stock-based compensation plans, and the dilutive effect from unsettled equity forwards under the company's ATM program as a result of an increase in the stock price.

Appendix C contains additional details on Utility operating and financial measures.

Parent & Other

For full year 2024, Parent & Other reported a loss attributable to Entergy Corporation of $(771 million), or $(1.79) per share, on an as-reported basis, and a loss of $(538 million), or $(1.25) per share, on an adjusted basis. This compared to a full year 2023 loss of $(151 million), or (35) cents per share, on an as-reported basis, and a loss of $(458 million), or $(1.08) per share, on an adjusted basis.

Drivers for the full year decrease included:

• lower other income (deductions) due to: settlement charges totaling $(320 million) ($(253 million) after tax) recognized as a result of a group annuity contract purchased in May 2024 to settle certain pension liabilities (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings), lower non-service pension income, and higher dividends associated with affiliate preferred investments (offset at Utility and largely earnings neutral at the consolidated level);
• higher interest expense primarily due to the issuance of junior subordinated debentures and higher interest on commercial paper borrowings; and
• a reduction in income tax expense of $275 million in fourth quarter 2023 as a result of the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).

The decrease was partially offset by lower asset write-offs and impairments primarily due to the net effect of DOE spent fuel litigation settlements (considered adjustments and excluded from adjusted earnings).

On a per share basis, full year 2024 results reflected higher diluted average number of common shares outstanding (see details in Utility section).

Earnings per share guidance

Entergy initiated its 2025 adjusted earnings per share guidance range of $3.75 to $3.95. See webcast presentation for additional details.

The company has provided 2025 earnings guidance with regard to the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings per share. This measure excludes from the corresponding GAAP financial measure the effect of adjustments as described below under "Non-GAAP financial measures." The company has not provided a reconciliation of such non-GAAP guidance to guidance presented on a GAAP basis because it cannot predict and quantify with a reasonable degree of confidence all of the adjustments that may occur during the period. Potential adjustments include, among other things, the exclusion of significant income tax items, certain items recorded as a result of regulatory settlements or decisions, and certain unusual costs or expenses.

Earnings teleconference

A teleconference will be held at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, to discuss Entergy's quarterly earnings announcement and the company's financial performance. The teleconference may be accessed by visiting Entergy's website at investors.entergy.com/investors/events-and-presentations or by dialing 888-440-4149, conference ID 9024832, no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. The webcast presentation is also being posted to Entergy's website concurrent with this news release. A replay of the teleconference will be available on Entergy's website at investors.entergy.com/investors/events-and-presentations and by telephone. The telephone replay will be available through February 25, 2025, by dialing 800-770-2030, conference ID 9024832.

Entergy is a Fortune 500 company that powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We're investing in the reliability, resilience and growth of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergy.com and connect with @Entergy on social media.

Entergy Corporation's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Chicago under the symbol "ETR".

Details regarding Entergy's results of operations, regulatory proceedings, and other matters are available in this earnings release, a copy of which will be filed with the SEC, and the webcast presentation. Both documents are available on Entergy's Investor Relations website at investors.entergy.com/investors/events-and-presentations.

Entergy maintains a web page as part of its Investor Relations website entitled Regulatory and other information, which provides investors with key updates on certain regulatory proceedings and important milestones on the execution of its strategy. While some of this information may be considered material information, investors should not rely exclusively on this page for all relevant company information.

For definitions of certain operating measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and abbreviations and acronyms used in the earnings release materials, see Appendix E.

Non-GAAP financial measures

This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures, which are generally numerical measures of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Entergy has provided quantitative reconciliations within this news release of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Entergy reports earnings using the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings, which excludes the effect of certain "adjustments." Adjustments are unusual or non-recurring items or events or other items or events that management believes do not reflect the ongoing business of Entergy, such as significant income tax items, certain items recorded as a result of regulatory settlements or decisions, and certain unusual costs or expenses. In addition to reporting GAAP earnings on a per share basis, Entergy reports its adjusted earnings on a per share basis. These per share measures represent the applicable earnings amount divided by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share for, among other things, financial planning and analysis; reporting financial results to the board of directors, employees, stockholders, analysts, and investors; and internal evaluation of financial performance. Entergy believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating the ongoing results of Entergy's business, comparing period to period results, and comparing Entergy's financial performance to the financial performance of other companies in the utility sector.

Other non-GAAP measures, including adjusted ROE, adjusted ROE excluding affiliate preferred, FFO to adjusted debt, gross liquidity, net liquidity, adjusted Parent debt to total adjusted debt, adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization, and adjusted net debt to adjusted net capitalization are measures Entergy uses internally for management and board discussions and to gauge the overall strength of its business. Entergy believes the above data provides useful information to investors in evaluating Entergy's ongoing financial results and flexibility and assists investors in comparing Entergy's credit and liquidity to the credit and liquidity of others in the utility sector. These metrics are defined in Appendix E.

These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of Entergy's operations that, when viewed with Entergy's GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Entergy's business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be used to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Investors are strongly encouraged to review Entergy's consolidated financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Although certain of these measures are intended to assist investors in comparing Entergy's performance to other companies in the utility sector, non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized; therefore, it might not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

In this news release, and from time to time, Entergy Corporation makes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding Entergy's 2025 earnings guidance; financial and operational outlooks; industrial load growth outlooks; statements regarding its climate transition and resilience plans, goals, beliefs, or expectations; and other statements of Entergy's plans, beliefs, or expectations included in this news release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Entergy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed elsewhere in this news release and in Entergy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Entergy's other reports and filings made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) uncertainties associated with (1) rate proceedings, formula rate plans, and other cost recovery mechanisms, including the risk that costs may not be recoverable to the extent or on the timeline anticipated by the utilities and (2) implementation of the ratemaking effects of changes in law; (c) uncertainties associated with (1) realizing the benefits of its resilience plan, including impacts of the frequency and intensity of future storms and storm paths, as well as the pace of project completion and (2) efforts to remediate the effects of major storms and recover related restoration costs; (d) risks associated with operating nuclear facilities, including plant relicensing, operating, and regulatory costs and risks; (e) changes in decommissioning trust values or earnings or in the timing or cost of decommissioning Entergy's nuclear plant sites; (f) legislative and regulatory actions and risks and uncertainties associated with claims or litigation by or against Entergy and its subsidiaries; (g) risks and uncertainties associated with executing on business strategies, including (1) strategic transactions that Entergy or its subsidiaries may undertake and the risk that any such transaction may not be completed as and when expected and the risk that the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized, and (2) Entergy's ability to meet the rapidly growing demand for electricity, including from hyperscale data center and other large customers, and to manage the impacts of such growth on customers and Entergy's business, or the risk that contracted or expected load growth does not materialize or is not sustained; (h) direct and indirect impacts to Entergy or its customers from pandemics, terrorist attacks, geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity threats, data security breaches, or other attempts to disrupt Entergy's business or operations, and/or other catastrophic events; and (i) effects on Entergy or its customers of (1) changes in federal, state, or local laws and regulations and other governmental actions or policies, including changes in monetary, fiscal, tax, environmental, or energy policies; (2) changes in commodity markets, capital markets, or economic conditions; and (3) technological change, including the costs, pace of development, and commercialization of new and emerging technologies.

2024 earnings release appendices and financial statements

Appendices

A: Consolidated results and adjustments
B: Earnings variance analysis
C: Utility operating and financial measures
D: Consolidated financial measures
E: Definitions and abbreviations and acronyms
F: Other GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations

Financial statements

Consolidating balance sheets
Consolidating income statements
Consolidated cash flow statements

A: Consolidated results and adjustments
Appendix A-1 provides a comparative summary of consolidated earnings, including a reconciliation of as-reported earnings (GAAP) to adjusted earnings (non-GAAP).

See Appendix B for detailed earnings variance analysis.

Appendix A-2 and Appendix A-3 detail adjustments by business. Adjustments are included in as-reported earnings consistent with GAAP but are excluded from adjusted earnings. As a result, adjusted earnings is considered a non-GAAP measure.

Appendix A-4 provides a comparative summary of OCF by business. 

OCF increased year-over-year primarily due to lower fuel and purchased power payments and customer advances for construction, primarily for customer and generator interconnection agreements. The increase was partially offset by higher interest paid and lower receipts from Utility customers (primarily lower fuel revenue).

Intercompany income tax payments contributed to the Utility and Parent & Other full year variances but was not a material driver for the consolidated result.

B: Earnings variance analysis
Appendix B-1 and Appendix B-2 provide details of current quarter and full year 2024 versus 2023 as-reported and adjusted earnings per share variances for Utility and Parent & Other.