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Entergy reports third quarter earnings

Company narrows guidance range and updates longer-term outlooks

NEW ORLEANS – Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported third quarter 2024 earnings per share of $2.99 on both an as-reported and an adjusted (non-GAAP) basis.

“We achieved outstanding results across operational, regulatory, resilience, and growth dimensions,” said Drew Marsh, Entergy Chair and Chief Executive Officer. “These outcomes are the result of strong execution and leveraging a stakeholder engagement model that starts with the customer and ensures value is created for all stakeholders.”

Business highlights included the following:

•Entergy narrowed its 2024 adjusted EPS guidance range to $7.15 to $7.35 (pre-split) and updated longer-term outlooks.

•E-LA filed for approval of significant new transmission and generation investment to support a new large customer.

•E-MS announced plans to build its first new natural gas power station in 50 years.

•E-AR’s 100-megawatt Walnut Bend Solar was placed in service.

•E-AR closed on West Memphis Solar and Driver Solar.

•E-LA issued an RFP using its new streamlined process to acquire 3 gigawatts of solar resources.

•The LPSC approved several items for E-LA including its FRP renewal, the gas LDC sale, the settlement with SERI to resolve all complaints against SERI (subject to FERC approval), and an agreement to divest E-LA’s share of Grand Gulf energy and capacity to E-MS.

•Filings submitted to the MPSC and FERC to divest E-LA’s share of Grand Gulf energy and capacity to E-MS.

•The CCNO approved $100 million of E-NO’s resilience plan for investment over the next two years.

•The PUCT approved an E-TX DCRF filing.

•Entergy’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share, a six percent increase.

•Entergy’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of Entergy’s common stock, effective with trading starting December 13, 2024.

•Entergy was named as one of the nation’s top utilities in economic development by Site Selection magazine for the 17th consecutive year.

Table of contents

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News release

Appendices

A: Consolidated results and adjustments

B: Earnings variance analysis

C: Utility operating and financial measures

D: Consolidated financial measures

E: Definitions and abbreviations and acronyms

F: Other GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations

Financial statements

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Consolidated earnings (GAAP and non-GAAP measures)

Third quarter and year-to-date 2024 vs. 2023 (See Appendix A for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures and description of adjustments)

Third quarter

Year-to-date

Change

Change

(After-tax, $ in millions)

As-reported earnings

Less adjustments

-

Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)

Estimated weather impact

(After-tax, per share in $)

As-reported earnings

Less adjustments

-

Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)

Estimated weather impact

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Consolidated results

For third quarter 2024, the company reported earnings of $645 million, or $2.99 per share, on an as-reported basis and an adjusted basis. This compared to third quarter 2023 earnings of $667 million, or $3.14 per share, on an as-reported basis and $694 million, or $3.27 per share, on an adjusted basis.

Summary discussions of results by business follow. Additional details, including information on OCF by business, are provided in Appendix A. A more detailed analysis of variances by business is provided in Appendix B.

Business results

Utility

For third quarter 2024, the Utility business reported earnings attributable to Entergy Corporation of $787 million, or $3.65 per share, on an as-reported basis and an adjusted basis. This compared to third quarter 2023 earnings of $752 million, or $3.54 per share, on an as-reported basis and $810 million, or $3.82 per share, on an adjusted basis. There were several drivers for the third quarter as-reported increase.

In third quarter 2023, as a result of Entergy Arkansas’ offer to forgo its opportunity to seek recovery of costs resulting from the March 2013 ANO stator incident, Entergy Arkansas recorded a write-off totaling $(78 million) ($(59 million) after tax). The write-off was considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings.

Other drivers for the increase included:

•the net effect of regulatory actions across the operating companies,

•higher other income (deductions) primarily due to a decrease in non-service pension costs, and

•lower other O&M.

These drivers were partially offset by:

•the effects of weather on retail volume,

•higher depreciation expense, and

•higher interest expense.

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On a per share basis, third quarter 2024 results reflected higher diluted average number of common shares outstanding due to the settlement of equity forwards in fourth quarter 2023 under the company’s ATM program, option exercises under the company’s stock-based compensation plans, and the dilutive effect from unsettled equity forwards under the company’s ATM program as a result of an increase in the stock price.

Appendix C contains additional details on Utility operating and financial measures.

Parent & Other

For third quarter 2024, Parent & Other reported a loss attributable to Entergy Corporation of $(142 million), or (66) cents per share, on an as-reported basis and an adjusted basis. This compared to a third quarter 2023 loss of $(85 million), or (40) cents per share, on an as-reported basis, and a loss of $(117 million), or (55) cents per share, on an adjusted basis.

Drivers for the third quarter variances included:

•the effects of the third quarter 2023 DOE spent fuel litigation settlement related to IPEC on asset write-offs and impairments (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings),

•lower other income (deductions) due to lower non-service pension income and changes in legal provisions, and

•higher interest expense.

On a per share basis, third quarter 2024 results reflected higher diluted average number of common shares outstanding (see drivers in Utility section).

Earnings per share guidance

Entergy announced a two-for-one forward stock split of Entergy’s issued common stock. Each record holder of common stock as of the close of market on December 5, 2024, will receive one additional share of common stock for each then-held share, to be distributed after market close on

December 12, 2024. Trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis at market open on December 13, 2024.

G1Entergy narrowed its 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $7.15 to $7.35 (pre-split). See webcast presentation for additional details.

The company has provided 2024 earnings guidance with regard to the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings per share. This measure excludes from the corresponding GAAP financial measure the effect of adjustments as described below under “Non-GAAP financial measures.” The company has not provided a reconciliation of such non-GAAP guidance to guidance presented on a GAAP basis because it cannot predict and quantify with a reasonable degree of confidence all of the adjustments that may occur during the period. Potential adjustments include the exclusion of regulatory charges related to outstanding regulatory complaints and significant income tax items.

Earnings teleconference

A teleconference will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, October 31, 2024, to discuss Entergy’s quarterly earnings announcement and the company’s financial performance. The teleconference may be accessed by visiting Entergy’s website at investors.entergy.com/investors/events-and-presentations or by dialing 888-440-4149, conference ID 9024832, no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. The webcast presentation is also being posted to Entergy’s website concurrent with this news release. A replay of the teleconference will be available on Entergy’s website

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at investors.entergy.com/investors/events-and-presentations and by telephone. The telephone replay will be available through November 7, 2024, by dialing 800-770-2030, conference ID 9024832.

Entergy is a Fortune 500 company that powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. We’re investing in the reliability, resilience and growth of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism, and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees.

Entergy Corporation’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Chicago under the symbol “ETR”.

Details regarding Entergy’s results of operations, regulatory proceedings, and other matters are available in this earnings release, a copy of which will be filed with the SEC, and the webcast presentation. Both documents are available on Entergy’s Investor Relations website at investors.entergy.com/investors/events-and-presentations.

Entergy maintains a web page as part of its Investor Relations website entitled Regulatory and other information, which provides investors with key updates on certain regulatory proceedings and important milestones on the execution of its strategy. While some of this information may be considered material information, investors should not rely exclusively on this page for all relevant company information.

For definitions of certain operating measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and abbreviations and acronyms used in the earnings release materials, see Appendix E.

Non-GAAP financial measures

This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures, which are generally numerical measures of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Entergy has provided quantitative reconciliations within this news release of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Entergy reports earnings using the non-GAAP measure of Entergy adjusted earnings, which excludes the effect of certain “adjustments.” Adjustments are unusual or non-recurring items or events or other items or events that management believes do not reflect the ongoing business of Entergy, such as significant tax items, and other items such as certain costs, expenses, or other specified items. In addition to reporting GAAP earnings on a per share basis, Entergy reports its adjusted earnings on a per share basis. These per share measures represent the applicable earnings amount divided by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share for, among other things, financial planning and analysis; reporting financial results to the board of directors, employees, stockholders, analysts, and investors; and internal evaluation of financial performance. Entergy believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating the ongoing results of Entergy’s business, comparing period to period results, and comparing Entergy’s financial performance to the financial performance of other companies in the utility sector.

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Other non-GAAP measures, including adjusted ROE; adjusted ROE, excluding affiliate preferred; FFO to adjusted debt; gross liquidity; net liquidity; adjusted Parent debt to total adjusted debt; adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization; and adjusted net debt to adjusted net capitalization are measures Entergy uses internally for management and board discussions and to gauge the overall strength of its business. Entergy believes the above data provides useful information to investors in evaluating Entergy’s ongoing financial results and flexibility and assists investors in comparing Entergy’s credit and liquidity to the credit and liquidity of others in the utility sector. These metrics are defined in Appendix E.

These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of Entergy’s operations that, when viewed with Entergy’s GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Entergy’s business. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be used to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Investors are strongly encouraged to review Entergy’s consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Although certain of these measures are intended to assist investors in comparing Entergy’s performance to other companies in the utility sector, non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized; therefore, it might not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

In this news release, and from time to time, Entergy Corporation makes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding Entergy’s 2024 earnings guidance; financial and operational outlooks; industrial load growth outlooks; statements regarding its climate transition and resilience plans, goals, beliefs, or expectations; and other statements of Entergy’s plans, beliefs, or expectations included in this news release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Entergy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed elsewhere in this news release and in Entergy’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Entergy’s other reports and filings made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) uncertainties associated with (1) rate proceedings, formula rate plans, and other cost recovery mechanisms, including the risk that costs may not be recoverable to the extent or on the timeline anticipated by the utilities and (2) implementation of the ratemaking effects of changes in law; (c) uncertainties associated with (1) realizing the benefits of its resilience plan, including impacts of the frequency and intensity of future storms and storm paths, as well as the pace of project completion and (2) efforts to remediate the effects of major storms and recover related restoration costs; (d) risks associated with operating nuclear facilities, including plant relicensing, operating, and regulatory costs and risks; (e) changes in decommissioning trust values or earnings or in the timing or cost of decommissioning Entergy’s nuclear plant sites; (f) legislative and regulatory actions and risks and uncertainties associated with claims or litigation by or against Entergy and its subsidiaries; (g) risks and uncertainties associated with executing on business strategies, including (1) strategic transactions that Entergy or its subsidiaries may undertake and the risk that any such transaction may not be completed as and when expected and the risk that the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized, and (2) Entergy’s ability to meet

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the rapidly growing demand for electricity, including from hyperscale data center and other large customers, and to manage the impacts of such growth on customers and Entergy’s business; (h) direct and indirect impacts to Entergy or its customers from pandemics, terrorist attacks, geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity threats, data security breaches, or other attempts to disrupt Entergy’s business or operations, and/or other catastrophic events; and (i) effects on Entergy or its customers of (1) changes in federal, state, or local laws and regulations and other governmental actions or policies, including changes in monetary, fiscal, tax, environmental, or energy policies; (2) changes in commodity markets, capital markets, or economic conditions; and (3) technological change, including the costs, pace of development, and commercialization of new and emerging technologies.

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Third quarter 2024 earnings release appendices and financial statements

Appendices

A: Consolidated results and adjustments

B: Earnings variance analysis

C: Utility operating and financial measures

D: Consolidated financial measures

E: Definitions and abbreviations and acronyms

F: Other GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations

Financial statements

Consolidating balance sheets

Consolidating income statements

Consolidated cash flow statements

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A: Consolidated results and adjustments

Appendix A-1 provides a comparative summary of consolidated earnings, including a reconciliation of as-reported earnings (GAAP) to adjusted earnings (non-GAAP).

Appendix A-1: Consolidated earnings - reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures

Third quarter and year-to-date 2024 vs. 2023 (See Appendix A-2 and Appendix A-3 for details on adjustments)

Third quarter

Year-to-date

Change

Change

(After-tax, $ in millions)

As-reported earnings (loss)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

Less adjustments

Utility

-

Parent & Other

-

Consolidated

-

Adjusted earnings (loss) (non-GAAP)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

Estimated weather impact

Diluted average number of common shares outstanding (in millions)

3

3

(After-tax, per share in $) (a)

As-reported earnings (loss)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

Less adjustments

Utility

-

Parent & Other

-

Consolidated

-

Adjusted earnings (loss) (non-GAAP)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

Estimated weather impact

Calculations may differ due to rounding

(a)Per share amounts are calculated by dividing the corresponding earnings (loss) by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

See Appendix B for detailed earnings variance analysis.

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Appendix A-2 and Appendix A-3 detail adjustments by business. Adjustments are included in as-reported earnings consistent with GAAP but are excluded from adjusted earnings. As a result, adjusted earnings is considered a non-GAAP measure.

Appendix A-2: Adjustments by driver (shown as positive/(negative) impact on earnings or EPS)

Third quarter

Year-to-date

Change

Change

(Pre-tax except for income taxes and totals; $ in millions)

Utility

2Q24 E-LA global agreement to resolve its FRP extension filing and other retail matters

-

-

-

-

1Q24 E-AR write-off of a regulatory asset related to the opportunity sales proceeding

-

-

-

-

1Q24 E-NO increase in customer sharing of income tax benefits as a result of the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution

-

-

-

-

3Q23 E-AR write-off of assets related to the ANO stator incident

-

-

1Q23 impacts from E-LA storm cost approval and securitization, including customer sharing (excluding income tax item below)

-

-

-

-

Income tax effect on Utility adjustments above

-

1Q23 E-LA income tax benefit resulting from securitization

-

-

-

-

Total Utility

-

Parent & Other

2Q24 pension lift out

-

-

-

-

3Q23 DOE spent nuclear fuel litigation settlement (IPEC)

-

-

Income tax effect on Parent & Other adjustments above

-

(9)

9

(9)

Total Parent & Other

-

Total adjustments

-

(After-tax, per share in $) (b)

Utility

2Q24 E-LA global agreement to resolve its FRP extension filing and other retail matters

-

-

-

-

1Q24 E-AR write-off of a regulatory asset related to the opportunity sales proceeding

-

-

-

-

1Q24 E-NO increase in customer sharing of income tax benefits as a result of the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution

-

-

-

-

3Q23 E-AR write-off of assets related to the ANO stator incident

-

-

1Q23 impacts from E-LA storm cost approval and securitization, including customer sharing

-

-

-

-

Total Utility

-

Parent & Other

2Q24 pension lift out

-

-

-

-

3Q23 DOE spent nuclear fuel litigation settlement (IPEC)

-

-

Total Parent & Other

-

Total adjustments

-

Calculations may differ due to rounding

(b)Per share amounts are calculated by multiplying the corresponding earnings (loss) by the estimated income tax rate that is expected to apply and dividing by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

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Appendix A-3: Adjustments by income statement line item (shown as positive/ (negative) impact on earnings)

(Pre-tax except for income taxes and totals; $ in millions)

Third quarter

Year-to-date

Change

Change

Utility

Operating revenues

-

-

-

-

Other O&M

-

-

-

(1)

-

(1)

Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges

-

Other regulatory charges (credits) – net

-

-

-

Other income (deductions)

-

-

-

-

Income taxes

-

Total Utility

-

Parent & Other

Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges

-

-

Other income (deductions)

-

-

-

-

Income taxes

-

(9)

9

(9)

Total Parent & Other

-

Total adjustments

-

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Appendix A-4 provides a comparative summary of OCF by business.

Appendix A-4: Consolidated operating cash flow

($ in millions)

Third quarter

Year-to-date

Change

Change

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

Calculations may differ due to rounding

OCF increased for the quarter primarily due to lower Utility fuel and purchased power payments, timing of pension contributions, and higher Utility customer receipts. The increases were partially offset by higher interest payments and a DOE award received in third quarter 2023.

B: Earnings variance analysis

Appendix B-1 and Appendix B-2 provide details of current quarter and year-to-date 2024 versus 2023 as-reported and adjusted earnings per share variances for Utility and Parent & Other.

Appendix B-1: As-reported and adjusted earnings per share variance analysis (c), (d), (e)

(After-tax, per share in $)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

As-

reported

Adjusted

As-

reported

Adjusted

As-

reported

Adjusted

Operating revenue less:

fuel, fuel-related expenses and gas purchased for resale; purchased power; and other regulatory charges (credits) – net

(f)

Nuclear refueling outage expenses

-

-

Other O&M

(g)

-

-

Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges

-

(h)

-

(i)

-

Decommissioning

-

-

Taxes other than income taxes

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

(j)

-

-

Other income (deductions)

(k)

(l)

Interest expense

(m)

(n)

Income taxes – other

Preferred dividend requirements and noncontrolling interests

-

-

Share effect

(o)

h

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Appendix B-2: As-reported and adjusted earnings per share variance analysis (c), (d), (e)

(After-tax, per share in $)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

As-

reported

Adjusted

As-

reported

Adjusted

As-

reported

Adjusted

Operating revenue less:

fuel, fuel-related expenses and gas purchased for resale; purchased power; and other regulatory charges (credits) – net

(f)

(p)

Nuclear refueling outage expenses

-

-

Other O&M

(g)

Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges

-

(h)

-

(i)

-

Decommissioning

-

-

Taxes other than income taxes

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

(j)

-

-

Other income (deductions)

(k)

(l)

Interest expense

(m)

(n)

Income taxes – other

(q)

Preferred dividend requirements and noncontrolling interests

-

-

Share effect

(o)

Calculations may differ due to rounding

(c)Utility operating revenue and Utility income taxes – other excluded the following for the amortization of unprotected excess ADIT (net effect was neutral to earnings) ($ in millions):

Utility operating revenue

6

5

8

Utility income taxes – other

(6)

(5)

(8)

(d)Utility regulatory charges (credits) – net and Utility preferred dividend requirements and noncontrolling interests excluded the following for the effects of HLBV accounting and the approved deferral (net effect was neutral to earnings) ($ millions):

Utility regulatory charges (credits) – net

(3)

(3)

(9)

Utility preferred dividend requirements and noncontrolling interests

3

3

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(e)EPS effect is calculated by multiplying the pre-tax amount by the estimated income tax rate that is expected to apply and dividing by diluted average number of common shares outstanding for the prior period. Income taxes – other represents income tax differences other than the income tax effect of individual line items. Share effect captures the per share impact from the change in diluted average number of common shares outstanding.

Utility as-reported operating revenue less fuel, fuel-related expenses and gas purchased for resale; purchased power;

and other regulatory charges (credits) – net variance analysis

3Q

YTD

Electric volume / weather

Retail electric price

2Q24 E-LA global agreement to resolve its FRP extension filing and other retail matters

-

-

1Q24 E-NO provision for increased income tax sharing

-

3Q23 E-TX adjustments to regulatory provisions

3Q23 E-TX base rate case relate-back

3Q23 SERI depreciation rate settlement

1Q23 impacts from E-LA storm cost approval and securitization, including customer sharing

-

E-LA wholesale contract termination

Reg. provisions for decommissioning items

Other, including Grand Gulf recovery

-

Total

(f)The third quarter and year-to-date variances included several drivers. The third quarter variances included the effects of weather on retail volume, which was partially offset by a wholesale contract termination (the sales from this agreement are now included in retail sales). The variances also reflected regulatory actions including E-AR’s FRP, E-LA’s FRP (including riders), and E-MS’s FRP. Additionally, the variances included the net effect of the third quarter 2023 adjustments to regulatory provisions at E-TX, changes in regulatory provisions for decommissioning items (based on regulatory treatment, decommissioning-related variances were offset in other line items and were largely earnings neutral), and a third quarter 2023 regulatory provision recorded at SERI for the refund of excess depreciation previously collected from customers as a result of FERC approving lower depreciation rates retroactive to March 2022 (largely offset by a retroactive reduction in depreciation expense).

The year-to-date as-reported variance also reflected several items that were considered adjustments and excluded from adjusted earnings. (1) A regulatory charge of $(150 million) ($(111 million) after tax) was recorded in second quarter 2024 as a result of E-LA reaching an agreement in principle to provide $184 million of customer credits, including for increasing customer sharing of income tax benefits resulting from the 2016-2018 IRS audit resolution (a reserve of $38 million was previously established) to resolve several open matters. (2) A regulatory charge for $(79 million) ($(57 million) after tax) was recorded in first quarter 2024 by E-NO to provide for sharing additional income tax benefits from the 2016–2018 IRS audit resolution with customers. (3) E-LA recorded items in first quarter 2023 which resulted from its securitization including $(103 million) ($(76 million) after tax) for a regulatory provision for customer sharing and $31 million ($31 million after tax) for a true-up of carrying charges on storm costs. The year-to-date variances also included the effects of E-TX’s base rate case relate-back portion in retail electric price.

(g)The third quarter earnings increase from lower Utility other O&M was largely due to a decrease in power delivery expenses primarily due to the timing of vegetation maintenance costs and lower compensation and benefits costs. The year-to-date earnings decrease from higher Utility other O&M was primarily due to higher contract costs related to operational performance, customer service, and organizational health initiatives; higher energy efficiency costs; the recognition of an E-AR DOE award judgment in the third quarter 2023; higher bad debt expense; higher MISO

transmission costs; higher non-nuclear generation expenses primarily due to the scope of work performed in 2024 compared to 2023; and a gain recorded in second quarter 2023 on the partial sale of a service center as part of an eminent domain proceeding. The year-to-date earnings decrease was partially offset by lower power delivery expenses due to the timing of vegetation maintenance costs.

(h)The third quarter as-reported earnings increase from lower Utility asset write-offs and impairments was primarily due to a $(78 million) ($(59 million) after-tax) E-AR write-off in third quarter 2023, which resulted from E-AR’s agreement to forgo its opportunity to seek recovery of costs associated with the ANO Stator incident in 2013 (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings). The year-to-date as-reported earnings decrease from higher Utility asset write-offs and impairments also reflected the first quarter 2024 write-off of an E-AR regulatory asset totaling $(132 million) ($(97 million) after tax) related to the opportunity sales proceeding (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).

(i)The third quarter and year-to-date as-reported earnings decreases from Parent & Other asset write-offs and impairments

were due to recording a spent fuel litigation settlement related to IPEC in third quarter 2023 (considered an adjustment

and excluded from adjusted earnings).

(j)The third quarter and year-to-date earnings decreases from higher Utility depreciation and amortization were primarily due to a reduction in depreciation expense in third quarter 2023 resulting from FERC approval of lower depreciation rates at SERI retroactive to March 2022 (largely offset by a regulatory provision to refund the excess depreciation previously collected from customers) and higher plant in service. The year-to-date decrease also reflected the recognition of depreciation expense from E-TX’s 2022 base rate case relate-back effective January 2024 and an increase in depreciation rates for E-TX effective June 2023. The year-to-date decrease was partially offset by lower depreciation rates for SERI effective June 2023.

(k)The third quarter and year-to-date earnings increases from higher Utility other income (deductions) were largely due to a decrease in non-service pension costs and changes in nuclear decommissioning trust returns, including portfolio rebalancing in 2024 (based on regulatory treatment, decommissioning-related variances are offset in other line items and were largely earnings neutral). Higher AFUDC–equity due to higher construction work in progress also contributed to the increase. The year-to-date increase also reflected higher intercompany dividend income from affiliate preferred membership interests related to 2023 storm cost securitizations (largely offset at P&O), and a $(15 million) ($(15 million) after tax) charge recorded in first quarter 2023 to account for LURC’s 1% beneficial interest in the storm trust established as part of E-LA’s 2023 storm cost securitization (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings).

(l)The third quarter and year-to-date as-reported earnings decreases from lower Parent & Other other income (deductions) were partly due to changes in legal provisions and lower non-service pension income. The year-to-date decrease also reflected a second quarter 2024 $(317 million) ($(250 million) after tax) one-time non-cash pension settlement charge associated with the purchase of a group annuity contract to settle certain pension liabilities (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings) as well as higher intercompany dividends associated with affiliate preferred membership interests resulting from E-LA’s securitizations (largely offset at Utility).

(m)The third quarter and year-to-date earnings decreases from higher Utility interest expense were primarily due to higher interest rates as well as higher debt balances.

(n)The third quarter and year-to-date earnings decreases from higher Parent & Other interest expense were primarily due to the issuance of $1.2 billion of junior subordinated debentures in May 2024. The year-to-date decrease also reflected higher interest on commercial paper borrowings.

(o)The third quarter and year-to-date earnings per share impacts from share effect reflected higher shares outstanding due to the settlement of equity forwards in fourth quarter 2023 under the company’s ATM program, option exercises under the company’s stock-based compensation plans, and the dilutive effect of unsettled equity forwards under the company’s ATM program as a result of an increase in the stock price.

(p)The year-to-date earnings decrease from lower P&O net revenue was primarily due to lower capacity revenues resulting from the first quarter 2024 termination of a municipal requirements contract.

(q)The year-to-date as-reported earnings decrease from Utility income taxes – other was largely due to a $129 million income tax benefit recorded in first quarter 2023 related to storm cost securitization financing (considered an adjustment and excluded from adjusted earnings). Excluding this item, there were several individually insignificant items that partially offset the as-reported decrease.

C: Utility operating and financial measures

Appendix C provides a comparison of Utility operating and financial measures.

Appendix C: Utility operating and financial measures

Third quarter

Year-to-date

% Change

% Weather adjusted (r)

% Change

% Weather adjusted (r)

GWh sold

Residential

Commercial

Governmental

Industrial

Total retail sales

Wholesale

Total sales

Number of electric retail customers

Residential

Commercial

Governmental

-

Industrial

Total retail customers

Other O&M and nuclear refueling outage exp. per MWh

Calculations may differ due to rounding

(r)The effects of weather were estimated using heating degree days and cooling degree days for the period from certain locations within each jurisdiction and comparing to “normal” weather based on 20-year historical data. The models used to estimate weather are updated periodically and are subject to change.

For the quarter, on a weather-adjusted basis, retail sales increased 5.0 percent. Industrial sales increased 9.9 percent mainly due to higher sales to large industrial customers primarily in the petroleum refining industry. Residential sales were 1.3 percent higher and commercial sales increased 2.0 percent.

D: Consolidated financial measures

Appendix D provides comparative financial measures. Financial measures in this table include those calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, as well as those that are considered non-GAAP financial measures.

Appendix D: GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures

Third quarter 2024 vs. 2023 (See Appendix F for reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures)

For 12 months ending September 30

Change

GAAP measure

As-reported ROE

Non-GAAP financial measure

Adjusted ROE

As of September 30 ($ in millions, except where noted)

Change

GAAP measures

Cash and cash equivalents

Available revolver capacity

(1)

Commercial paper

Total debt

Junior subordinated debentures

-

Securitization debt

Debt to capital

(1)%

Storm escrows

Non-GAAP financial measures ($ in millions, except where noted)

Adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization

(2)%

Adjusted net debt to adjusted net capitalization

(2)%

Gross liquidity

Net liquidity

Adjusted parent debt to total adjusted debt

1%

FFO to adjusted debt

Calculations may differ due to rounding

E: Definitions and abbreviations and acronyms

Appendix E-1 provides definitions of certain operating measures, as well as GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.

Appendix E-1: Definitions

Utility operating and financial measures

GWh sold

Total number of GWh sold to retail and wholesale customers

Number of electric retail customers

Average number of electric customers over the period

Other O&M and refueling outage expense per MWh

Other operation and maintenance expense plus nuclear refueling outage expense per MWh of total sales

Financial measures – GAAP

As-reported ROE

Last twelve months net income attributable to Entergy Corp. divided by avg. common equity

Debt to capital

Total debt divided by total capitalization

Available revolver capacity

Amount of undrawn capacity remaining on corporate and subsidiary revolvers

Securitization debt

Debt on the balance sheet associated with securitization bonds that is secured by certain future customer collections

Total debt

Sum of short-term and long-term debt, notes payable, and commercial paper

Financial measures – non-GAAP

Adjusted capitalization

Capitalization excluding securitization debt

Adjusted debt

Debt excluding securitization debt and 50% of junior subordinated debentures

Adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization

Adjusted debt divided by adjusted capitalization

Adjusted EPS

As-reported earnings minus adjustments, divided by the diluted average number of common shares outstanding

Adjusted net capitalization

Adjusted capitalization minus cash and cash equivalents

Adjusted net debt

Adjusted debt minus cash and cash equivalents

Adjusted net debt to adjusted net capitalization

Adjusted net debt divided by adjusted net capitalization

Adjusted Parent debt

Entergy Corp. debt, including amounts drawn on credit revolver and commercial paper facilities, minus 50% of junior subordinated debentures

Adjusted Parent debt to total adjusted debt

Adjusted Parent debt divided by consolidated adjusted debt

Adjusted ROE

Last twelve months adjusted earnings divided by average common equity

Adjusted ROE excluding affiliate preferred

Last twelve months adjusted earnings, excluding dividend income from affiliate preferred as well as the after-tax cost of debt financing for preferred investment, divided by average common equity adjusted to exclude the estimated equity associated with the affiliate preferred investment

Adjustments

Unusual or non-recurring items or events or other items or events that management believes do not reflect the ongoing business of Entergy, such as significant tax items, and other items such as certain costs, expenses, or other specified items

FFO

OCF minus AFUDC-borrowed funds, working capital items in OCF (receivables, fuel inventory, accounts payable, taxes accrued, interest accrued, deferred fuel costs, and other working capital accounts), 50% of interest on junior subordinated debentures, and securitization regulatory charges

FFO to adjusted debt

Last twelve months FFO divided by end of period adjusted debt

Gross liquidity

Sum of cash and cash equivalents plus available revolver capacity

Net liquidity

Sum of cash and cash equivalents, available revolver capacity, escrow accounts available for certain storm expenses, and equity sold forward but not yet settled minus commercial paper borrowing

Appendix E-2 explains abbreviations and acronyms used in the quarterly earnings materials.

Appendix E-2: Abbreviations and acronyms

ADIT

Accumulated deferred income taxes

IPEC

Indian Point Energy Center (nuclear) (sold 5/28/21)

AFUDC – borrowed funds

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

AFUDC – equity

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

LCPS

Lake Charles Power Station

AMS

Advanced metering system

LDC

Local distribution company

ANO

Arkansas Nuclear One (nuclear)

LNG

Liquified natural gas

APSC

Arkansas Public Service Commission

LPSC

Louisiana Public Service Commission

ATM

At the market equity issuance program

LTM

Last twelve months

bbl

Barrels

LURC

Louisiana Utility Restoration Corporation

Bcf/d

Billion cubic feet per day

MISO

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

bps

Basis points

MMBtu

Million British thermal units

CAGR

Compound annual growth rate

Moody’s

Moody’s Ratings

CCCT

Combined cycle combustion turbine

MPSC

Mississippi Public Service Commission

CCGT

Combined cycle gas turbine

MTEP

MISO Transmission Expansion Plan

CCN

Certificate for convenience and necessity

NBP

National Balancing Point

CCNO

Council of the City of New Orleans

NDT

Nuclear decommissioning trust

CCS

Carbon capture and sequestration

NGL

Natural gas liquid

CFO

Cash from operations

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

COD

Commercial operation date

O&M

Operations and maintenance

CT

Combustion turbine

OCAPS

Orange County Advanced Power Station (CCCT)

DCRF

Distribution cost recovery factor

OCF

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy

OpCo

Utility operating company

DRM

Distribution Recovery Mechanism (rider within E-LA’s FRP)

OPEB

Other post-employment benefits

E-AR

Entergy Arkansas, LLC

Other O&M

Other non-fuel operation and maintenance expense

E-LA

Entergy Louisiana, LLC

P&O

Parent & Other

E-MS

Entergy Mississippi, LLC

PMR

Performance Management Rider

E-NO

Entergy New Orleans, LLC

PPA

Power purchase agreement or purchased power agreement

E-TX

Entergy Texas, Inc.

PUCT

Public Utility Commission of Texas

EEI

Edison Electric Institute

RECs

Renewable Energy Certificates

EPS

Earnings per share

RFP

Request for proposals

ESG

Environmental, social, and governance

ROE

Return on equity

ETR

Entergy Corporation

RPCR

Resilience plan cost recovery rider

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

RSP

Rate Stabilization Plan (E-LA gas)

FFO

Funds from operations

S&P

Standard & Poor’s

FRP

Formula rate plan

SEC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

GAAP

U.S. generally accepted accounting principles

SERI

System Energy Resources, Inc.

GRIP

Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (DOE grant program)

TCRF

Transmission cost recovery factor

GCRR

Generation Cost Recovery Rider

TRAM

Tax reform adjustment mechanism

Grand Gulf or GGNS

Unit 1 of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (nuclear), 90% owned or leased by SERI

TRM

Transmission Recovery Mechanism (rider within E-LA’s FRP)

HLBV

Hypothetical liquidation at book value

UPSA

Unit Power Sales Agreement

WACC

Weighted-average cost of capital

WTI

West Texas Intermediate

F: Other GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations

Appendix F-1, Appendix F-2, and Appendix F-3 provide reconciliations of various non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this news release to their most comparable GAAP measure.

Appendix F-1: Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures – ROE

(LTM $ in millions except where noted)

Third quarter

As-reported net income attributable to Entergy Corporation

(A)

Adjustments

(B)

Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP)

(C)=(A-B)

Average common equity (average of beginning and ending balances)

(D)

As-reported ROE

(A/D)

Adjusted ROE (non-GAAP)

(C/D)

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Appendix F-2: Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures – FFO to adjusted debt

($ in millions except where noted)

Third quarter

Total debt

(A)

Securitization debt

(B)

50% junior subordinated debentures

(C)

-

Adjusted debt (non-GAAP)

(D)=(A-B-C)

Net cash flow provided by operating activities, LTM

(E)

AFUDC – borrowed funds, LTM

(F)

50% of the interest expense associated with junior subordinated debentures, LTM

(G)

-

Working capital items in net cash flow provided by operating activities, LTM:

Receivables

(6)

Fuel inventory

Accounts payable

Taxes accrued

Interest accrued

Deferred fuel costs

Other working capital accounts

Securitization regulatory charges, LTM

Total

(H)

FFO, LTM (non-GAAP)

(I)=(E-F-G-H)

FFO to adjusted debt (non-GAAP)

(I/D)

Calculations may differ due to rounding

Appendix F-3: Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures – adjusted debt ratios; gross liquidity; and net liquidity

($ in millions except where noted)

Third quarter

Total debt

(A)

Securitization debt

(B)

50% junior subordinated debentures

(C)

-

Adjusted debt (non-GAAP)

(D)=(A-B-C)

Cash and cash equivalents

(E)

Adjusted net debt (non-GAAP)

(F)=(D-E)

Commercial paper

(G)

Total capitalization

(H)

Securitization debt

(B)

Adjusted capitalization (non-GAAP)

(I)=(H-B)

Cash and cash equivalents

(E)

Adjusted net capitalization (non-GAAP)

(J)=(I-E)

Total debt to total capitalization

(A/H)

Adjusted debt to adjusted capitalization (non-GAAP)

(D/I)

Adjusted net debt to adjusted net capitalization (non-GAAP)

(F/J)

Available revolver capacity

(K)

Storm escrows

(L)

Equity sold forward, not yet settled (s)

(M)

Gross liquidity (non-GAAP)

(N)=(E+K)

Net liquidity (non-GAAP)

(N-G+L+M)

Entergy Corporation notes:

Junior subordinated debentures due December 2054

-

Total Parent long-term debt

(O)

Revolver draw

(P)

-

-

Unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts

(Q)

Total parent debt

(R)=(G+O+P+Q)

Adjusted Parent debt (non-GAAP)

(S)=(R-C)

Adjusted parent debt to total adjusted debt (non-GAAP)

(S/D)

Calculations may differ due to rounding

(s)Reflects adjustments, including for common dividends between issuance and settlement.

Financial Statements

Entergy Corporation

Consolidating Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents:

Cash

$

$

$

Temporary cash investments

Total cash and cash equivalents

Accounts receivable:

Customer

—

Allowance for doubtful accounts

—

Associated companies

—

Other

Accrued unbilled revenues

—

Total accounts receivable

Deferred fuel costs

—

Fuel inventory - at average cost

Materials and supplies - at average cost

Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs

—

Prepayments and other

TOTAL

OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS

Investment in affiliates

—

Decommissioning trust funds

—

Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)

Storm reserve escrow account

—

Other

TOTAL

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Electric

Natural gas

—

Construction work in progress

Nuclear fuel

—

TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET

DEFERRED DEBITS AND OTHER ASSETS

Regulatory assets:

Other regulatory assets

—

Deferred fuel costs

—

Goodwill

—

Accumulated deferred income taxes

Other

TOTAL

TOTAL ASSETS

$

$

$

*Totals may not foot due to rounding.

Entergy Corporation

Consolidating Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Utility

Parent & Other

Consolidated

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Currently maturing long-term debt

$

$

$

Notes payable and commercial paper:

Other

—

Accounts payable:

Associated companies

—

Other

Customer deposits

—

Taxes accrued

Interest accrued

Deferred fuel costs

—

Pension and other postretirement liabilities

Other

TOTAL

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits

—

Regulatory liability for income taxes - net

—

Other regulatory liabilities

—

Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities

Accumulated provisions

Pension and other postretirement liabilities

Long-term debt

Other

TOTAL

Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund

EQUITY

Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares;

issued shares in 2024 - none

—

—

—

Paid-in capital

Retained earnings

Accumulated other comprehensive income

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund

and noncontrolling interests

TOTAL

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

$

$