Entergy Gears Up to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Entergy Corporation ETR is scheduled to release its second-quarter 2025 earnings on July 30, before market open. The company delivered an earnings surprise of 32.26% in the last reported quarter. Entergy holds a four-quarter average earnings surprise of 12.06%.Let’s discuss the factors that are likely to be reflected in the upcoming quarterly results.Factors to Consider Ahead of ETR’s Q2 ResultsIn the second quarter, Entergy’s service territories experienced warmer-than-normal temperature patterns. Such a weather pattern is likely to have boosted electricity demand from its customers for cooling purposes this spring. This might have improved Entergy’s top-line performance.Higher industrial sales, driven by industrial customer growth, along with increasing data center demand in its service areas, are also likely to have bolstered ETR’s second-quarter revenues.However, adverse weather patterns, including severe rainfall, along with floods and several tornadoes, affected Entergy’s service territories during the second quarter, which may have disrupted the company’s services in those areas. This is likely to have resulted in outages for some of its customers, partially impacting ETR’s overall revenues.The adverse weather conditions mentioned above might have also caused some structural damage to the company’s infrastructure, pushing up operating expenses for the restoration of its damaged infrastructure. This, along with higher interest expenses, is likely to have hurt ETR’s second-quarter earnings.Also, higher year-over-year operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses projected by the company owing to planned power generation spending, including the timing of outages and vegetation management expenses, must have adversely impacted ETR’s bottom-line growth in the soon-to-be-reported quarter. Nevertheless, strong sales expectations and favorable returns from its prior capital investment plans in infrastructural upgrades must have favorably contributed to the company’s overall quarterly bottom-line performance.Entergy Corporation Price and EPS Surprise Entergy Corporation price-eps-surprise | Entergy Corporation QuoteQ2 Expectations for EntergyThe Zacks Consensus Estimate for ETR’s sales is pegged at $3.13 billion, which indicates year-over-year growth of 6%.The consensus estimate for earnings per share is pegged at 85 cents, which implies a year-over-year decline of 11.5%.What the Zacks Model Unveils for EntergyOur proven model predicts an earnings beat for ETR this time. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat, which is the case here, as you will see below.Earnings ESP: ETR has an Earnings ESP of +7.06%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.Zacks Rank: Currently, ETR carries a Zacks Rank #3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Other Stocks to ConsiderBelow we have mentioned players from the same industry that also have the right combination of elements to beat earnings in the upcoming releases.IDACORP Inc. IDA is expected to report its second-quarter 2025 results on July 31, before market open. It has an Earnings ESP of +2.34% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for sales is pegged at $453.4 million, which indicates a 0.5% improvement from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.71 per share.American Electric Power AEP is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2025 results on July 30, before market open. It has an Earnings ESP of +10.63% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for sales is pegged at $4.78 billion, which indicates a 4.4% improvement from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $1.16 per share.Xcel Energy Inc. XEL is slated to report its second-quarter 2025 results on July 31, before market open. It has an Earnings ESP of +1.76% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter sales is pegged at $3.31 billion, which calls for a 9.3% improvement from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The consensus estimate for earnings stands at 62 cents per share.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 DaysJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."Since 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +23.5% per year. So be sure to give these hand picked 7 your immediate attention. See them now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL): Free Stock Analysis Report Entergy Corporation (ETR): Free Stock Analysis Report American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP): Free Stock Analysis Report IDACORP, Inc. (IDA): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks