Entergy Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Entergy is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.93% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

2.9%

Dividend yield

-0.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.3%
Future Dividend Yield3.3%
Dividend Growth-2.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$2.400
Payout ratio55%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.20

Oct 31
Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.20

Recent updates

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jan 15
Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Entergy Is Well Positioned And Fully Valued

Jan 11

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Dec 28
Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Estimating The Fair Value Of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR)

Dec 08
Estimating The Fair Value Of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR)

There's Reason For Concern Over Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) Price

Nov 20
There's Reason For Concern Over Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) Price

Entergy Is An Overvalued Utility: Sell, Hold, Or A Third Option?

Nov 12

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.20

Oct 31
Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.20

Here's Why Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Sep 10
Here's Why Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 28% Above Its Share Price

Aug 23
Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 28% Above Its Share Price

Entergy Corporation: Attractive Valuation, Earnings Growth From Data Center Deployment

Aug 08

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jul 21
Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Benign Growth For Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Underpins Its Share Price

Jul 02
Benign Growth For Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Underpins Its Share Price

Here's Why Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

May 27
Here's Why Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Entergy Corporation: A Hold Despite Debt Burden

May 23

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Entergy's (NYSE:ETR) Returns On Capital

Apr 04
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Entergy's (NYSE:ETR) Returns On Capital

Benign Growth For Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Underpins Its Share Price

Mar 20
Benign Growth For Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) Underpins Its Share Price

Entergy: Big Yield, But Bearish Momentum Heading Into Q4 Earnings

Feb 20

Are Investors Undervaluing Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) By 25%?

Feb 20
Are Investors Undervaluing Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) By 25%?

Entergy: Undervalued Shares, But High Yield Preferreds May Be A Better Option

Dec 09

Entergy Corporation: Adjusted EPS Growth Expected

Nov 08

Entergy: Benefiting From Strong Texas Industrial Growth

Sep 14

Entergy Corporation: Stock Punished, But Not Underpriced Compared To Peers

Jul 10

Entergy: Bullish Early Confirmation Timing Ahead Of Earnings, Shares Consolidating

Feb 10

Entergy declares $1.07 dividend

Jan 27

Entergy Louisiana files phase 1 resilience plan with regulator

Dec 20

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: ETR's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: ETR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Entergy Dividend Yield vs Market
How does ETR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (ETR)2.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Electric Utilities)3.0%
Analyst forecast (ETR) (up to 3 years)3.3%

Notable Dividend: ETR's dividend (2.93%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: ETR's dividend (2.93%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.49%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (54.9%), ETR's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: ETR is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/19 18:06
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Entergy Corporation is covered by 38 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob KilsteinArgus Research Company
Nicholas CampanellaBarclays
James ThalackerBMO Capital Markets Equity Research