Entergy reported third quarter 2026 earnings of $940 million, or $1.98 per share, up from $694 million, or $1.53 per share, a year earlier, on both as-reported and adjusted bases. The Utility business earned $1,079 million ($2.28 per share), driven mainly by higher retail sales volume, including weather effects, and regulatory actions, while Parent & Other posted a $(139 million) loss, or (29 cents) per share, due mainly to higher interest expense. Entergy narrowed its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.35 to $4.45 and declared a quarterly dividend of 68 cents per share, a six percent increase. Highlights included the Orange County Advanced Power Station delivering power to Entergy Texas customers and LPSC approval of a $1.2 billion Babel to Webre transmission project.
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