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Is Entergy Corporation a quality business?

Entergy Corporation (ETR) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 52 Utilities companies.

3.9/ 10
Low quality
as of October 17, 2026
Profitability
4.5 Average
Solvency
2.6 Weak
Growth
5.3 Average
Efficiency
3.1 Weak
Predictability
3.6 Weak
Strongest pillar: Growth · Weakest: Solvency

Entergy Corporation (ETR) scores 3.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on growth, and solvency is what holds it back.

Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.

Does Entergy Corporation have an economic moat?

Not enough data

We cannot judge Entergy Corporation yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.

Quantitative signs of a moat, read from the filed statements. This is not a judgement of where it comes from (brand, network effects, switching costs). How Lemma measures a moat →

How Entergy Corporation scores

The Quality Score for ETR stands at 3.9 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Entergy Corporation in the low quality band. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. It rolls Entergy Corporation’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.

Ranked with the 52 Utilities companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 45th percentile, in the weaker half of its peers. For reference, the middle of the group scores 3.9 and a company needs 4.4 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Entergy Corporation in line with the median.

Pillar by pillar

Profitability

On profitability, Entergy Corporation scores 4.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.8 across 49 Utilities companies, which places it in line with them, at the 35th percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.

Solvency

Solvency scores 2.6 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 49 Utilities companies is 2.9, so Entergy Corporation is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 41st percentile. A low reading here is a question about resilience: how long the company could keep paying its obligations if earnings dropped.

Growth

Entergy Corporation’s growth score is 5.3 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.9 among 47 Utilities companies, that is in line with the group and the 59th percentile. Average growth reflects a business expanding at roughly the pace of its sector, without a clear acceleration or decline.

Efficiency

Efficiency scores 3.1 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 51 Utilities companies is 3.0, so Entergy Corporation is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 52nd percentile. A low efficiency score is worth reading alongside profitability: earnings that do not convert into cash are worth less than they look.

Predictability

Predictability scores 3.6 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 51 Utilities companies is 3.5, so Entergy Corporation is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 54th percentile. A low predictability score often belongs to cyclical businesses, where good and bad years alternate with the economy or with commodity prices.

Strongest and weakest pillar

Growth at 5.3 is Entergy Corporation’s best pillar and solvency at 2.6 its weakest. The 2.7 point gap between them is worth keeping in mind when reading the overall. Leading with growth is attractive as long as the expansion is earning a decent return. When solvency is the soft spot, the question is how much of the cash flow is already spoken for by debt.

What would move the score

Entergy Corporation has no pillar below the median of Utilities companies, which leaves little room to rise. Its exposure is to slippage instead, and profitability carries the most weight: one point less there would mean an overall of roughly 3.6 rather than 3.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Entergy Corporation has a reading on every pillar.

Entergy Corporation and similar companies

For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Utilities companies below are nearest to Entergy Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.

What each pillar measures

Profitability

4.5 / 10

How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.

Solvency

2.6 / 10

The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.

Growth

5.3 / 10

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.

Efficiency

3.1 / 10

How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.

Predictability

3.6 / 10

How stable and consistent results have been over time.

How this score is calculated

Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.

Limitations

This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.

Educational only. Not investment advice.

FAQ

Is Entergy Corporation a quality business?

On this reading Entergy Corporation scores 3.9 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is growth, its weakest is solvency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.

How does Entergy Corporation compare with other Utilities companies?

Entergy Corporation ranks at the 45th percentile of the 52 Utilities companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 3.9 and the top quarter starts at 4.4, against Entergy Corporation’s 3.9.

What does the ETR quality score measure?

Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.

How current is this score?

This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for ETR are in the app.

Does a high score mean the stock is cheap?

No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.

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