ETR vs HNRG vs TLN Stock Comparison

Entergy, Hallador Energy and Talen Energy Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$111.86 +10.9% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.45B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.04B
Div. yield
2.29%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$9.61 -31.1% 1M -52.8% 1Y
Market cap
$453.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
TLN Talen Energy Corp
$327.09 -1.4% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.95B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Entergy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Entergy 5, Talen Energy 3, Hallador Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETRHNRGTLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.45B $453.05M $15.48B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x -496.7x -61.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x — 16.3x TLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +7.9% +71.9% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% -0.2% -6.4% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — 0.7% ETR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.4x 17.3x HNRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.2% -52.8% -17.2% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +25.2%/yr — HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.6% 64.7% 57.9% ETR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 38/100 46/100 TLN

Percentile Scorecard

ETRHNRGTLN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisETRHNRGTLN
Valuation 14 #58 of 67 48 #13 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Growth 30 #46 of 65 14 #20 of 23 82 #5 of 23
Profitability 61 #26 of 65 52 #11 of 22 33 #15 of 22
Financial Health 57 #29 of 66 61 #10 of 24 9 #22 of 24
Shareholder Returns 29 #48 of 67 18 #15 of 18 82 #4 of 18
Overall 38 38 46
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TLN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodETRHNRGTLNSPY
1 month +10.9%-31.1%-1.4% -1.0%
3 months +4.7%-34.9%-0.8% -0.4%
6 months -1.0%-48.2%-20.2% +4.5%
Year to date +21.0%-49.5%-12.7% +12.4%
1 year +16.2%-52.8%-17.2% +13.6%
3 years +127.9%-30.1%+518.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%-11.2%+83.6% +20.8%
5 years +114.6%+207.0%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.5%+25.2%— +10.4%
10 years +215.9%+4.9%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.2%+0.5%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureETRHNRGTLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.6%64.7%57.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%66.2%62.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.181.591.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.79-0.82-0.30 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-71.1%-35.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-59.6%-25.3% -1.6%
52-week high $117.91$23.81$438.12 $779.14
52-week low $91.19$9.61$286.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleETRHNRGTLN
P/E now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 21.2x -496.7xmedian 22.5x -61.3xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 3.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.9x 81.0xmedian 11.0x 46.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 33.4x -9.0xmedian 13.5x 39.1xmedian 13.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 9.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -5.07median 2.06 18.96median 0.66 -1.51median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsETRHNRGTLN
Revenue $14.04B $452.10M $3.95B
Operating income $3.45B $16.94M $80.00M
Net income $2.06B -$912.00K -$254.00M
Free cash flow -$3.70B -$50.46M $396.00M
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) $2.70 $-0.02 $-5.29
Cash & equivalents $4.21B $28.98M $335.00M
Total debt $34.81B $42.93M $9.57B
Shares (diluted) 474.43M 47.13M 47.97M
Enterprise value $39.95B $364.56M $13.22B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricETRHNRGTLN
P/E 41.1x -496.7x -61.3x
P/FCF -14.4x -9.0x 39.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 16.2x 20.1x
P/S 3.8x 1.0x 3.9x
P/B 2.7x 2.4x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.4x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 81.0x 46.2x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 27.6x 308.9x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 1.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF -22.7x -9.3x 62.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 16.7x 32.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.07 18.96 -1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETRHNRGTLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 7.9% 71.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -8.3% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.7% 109.0% -66.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -43.0% 128.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 99.5% -219.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% -26.2% 44.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.4% 99.6% -213.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -26.2% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% -63.1% 77.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -34.2% 65.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.5% -295.8% 18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -82.5% -50.2% 171.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETRHNRGTLN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 43.4% 1.3% 13.5%
Operating margin 24.6% 3.7% 2.0%
Pretax margin 18.6% -0.2% -5.9%
Net margin 9.1% -0.2% -6.4%
FCF margin -26.4% -11.2% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.0% 6.2% 19.5%
Return on equity 10.8% 0.5% -15.7%
Return on assets 2.6% 0.2% -1.7%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – 0.7%
Return on capital employed 4.7% 6.8% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -30.7x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETRHNRGTLN
Debt / assets 42.5% 9.2% 63.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 6.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.4x 17.3x
Debt / FCF -9.4x -0.9x 24.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.7% 59.3% 89.4%
Equity / assets 24.3% 40.7% 10.6%
Interest coverage 2.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.08 1.71 0.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETRHNRGTLN
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield -4.3% -11.9% 3.2%
Shareholder yield -2.0% -11.9% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -31.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusETRHNRGTLN
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 – 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $-0.35FY2026 $20.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% – +60.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.48BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 +78.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +7.3% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETRHNRGTLN
Held by institutions 97.8% 76.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,332 172 639
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +5.2% +5.4%
Institutions buying 696 87 380
Institutions selling 411 52 191
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.67 1.99

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ETRHNRGTLN
ETR 1.00 0.04 0.25
HNRG 0.04 1.00 0.35
TLN 0.25 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETR, HNRG and TLN?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entergy (ETR) $53.45B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $453.05M, Talen Energy (TLN) $15.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Talen Energy (TLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entergy (ETR) +10.3%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Talen Energy (TLN) +71.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Entergy (ETR) 9.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Talen Energy (TLN) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Entergy (ETR) leads (Entergy (ETR) 5.1%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Entergy (ETR) +16.2%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -52.8%, Talen Energy (TLN) -17.2%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Entergy (ETR) +16.5%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Entergy (ETR) 2.29%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%. Hallador Energy (HNRG) and Talen Energy (TLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entergy (ETR) has been the steadiest (Entergy (ETR) 20.6%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.7%, Talen Energy (TLN) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETR, HNRG and TLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entergy (ETR) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.