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Entergy (Entergy) Debt-to-Equity

: 1.79 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Entergy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,237 Mil. Entergy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23,009 Mil. Entergy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14,658 Mil. Entergy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.79.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Entergy's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ETR' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.39   Med: 1.99   Max: 2.33
Current: 1.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Entergy was 2.33. The lowest was 1.39. And the median was 1.99.

ETR's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
82.7% of 474 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs ETR: 1.79

Entergy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Entergy's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Entergy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.94 2.20 2.33 2.06 1.79

Entergy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.06 2.11 2.06 2.01 1.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Entergy's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Entergy Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Entergy's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Entergy's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Entergy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Entergy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Entergy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Entergy  (NYSE:ETR) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Entergy (Entergy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA, 70113
Entergy is a holding company with five regulated integrated utilities that generate and distribute electricity to about 3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It is one of the largest power producers in the country with approximately 23 gigawatts of rate-regulated utility-owned power generation capacity. Entergy was the second-largest nuclear owner in the U.S. before it began retiring and selling its plants in the Northeast in 2014.
Executives
Marcus V Brown officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FL., NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Deanna D. Rodriguez other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Alexis M Herman director 1501 M STREET N W SUITE 1175, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Gina F. Adams director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
John H. Black director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Anastasia Minor other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Haley Fisackerly other: "Officer" Under Sec 16 Rules
Jason Chapman other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Reginald T Jackson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Kimberly Cook-nelson officer: EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Paul D Hinnenkamp officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Norgeot Peter S Jr officer: SVP, Transformation C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Leo P Denault officer: Executive V.P. and CFO
May Phillip R Jr other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Andrew S Marsh officer: Executive Vice President & CFO C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113

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