ETR vs NGG vs TLN Stock Comparison

Entergy, National Grid and Talen Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$108.44 +10.0% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.60B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
2.36%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins
NGG National Grid Plc
$81.76 +8.4% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$85.01B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.96%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
TLN Talen Energy Corp
$345.73 +13.6% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Entergy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Entergy 6, National Grid 5, Talen Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETRNGGTLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.60B $85.01B $16.56B NGG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 18.6x -85.8x NGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 14.0x 17.2x NGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — +60.8% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% — -5.4% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% — 0.9% ETR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x — 19.3x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.36% 3.96% — NGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% +5.9% -15.1% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +4.7%/yr — ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 22.4% 57.2% ETR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 74/100 43/100 NGG

Percentile Scorecard

ETRNGGTLN

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

AxisETRNGGTLN
Valuation 14 #58 of 67 56 #30 of 67 26 #18 of 24
Growth 39 #40 of 65 – 59 #10 of 23
Profitability 60 #26 of 63 – 36 #15 of 23
Financial Health 44 #36 of 63 76 #16 of 63 9 #22 of 24
Shareholder Returns 32 #46 of 67 91 #7 of 67 84 #4 of 20
Overall 38 74 43
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NGG ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • 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

PeriodETRNGGTLNSPY
1 month +10.0%+8.4%+13.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.6%+1.1%+6.0% +3.9%
6 months -4.2%-6.5%-4.3% +8.2%
Year to date +17.3%+5.7%-7.8% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%+5.9%-15.1% +12.3%
3 years +137.3%+36.5%+552.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.4%+10.9%+86.9% +23.3%
5 years +111.0%+25.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%+4.7%— +10.9%
10 years +201.7%+15.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.7%+1.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETRNGGTLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%22.4%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%24.1%61.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.312.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.27-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-40.9%-35.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-13.0%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $117.91$93.93$438.12 $779.14
52-week low $91.19$73.54$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.

MultipleETRNGGTLN
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 20.9x 18.6xmedian 20.9x -85.8xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 53.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 36.9x -29.4xmedian 36.9x 29.2xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 10.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.53median 2.31 —median 2.31 —median 0.60

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 monthsETRNGGTLN
Revenue $13.48B – $3.44B
Operating income $3.09B – $88.00M
Net income $1.82B – -$185.00M
Free cash flow -$2.97B – $568.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.85 – $-4.03
Cash & equivalents $3.85B $493.98M $231.00M
Total debt $34.63B $61.59B $9.57B
Shares (diluted) 466.31M 994.20M 45.90M
Enterprise value $39.79B $57.35B $14.14B

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
MetricETRNGGTLN
P/E 27.7x 18.6x -85.8x
P/FCF -17.0x -29.4x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x – 20.8x
P/S 3.8x 3.6x 4.8x
P/B 2.8x 1.6x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.8x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x – 53.6x
EV/EBIT 26.4x – 294.3x
EV/Revenue 6.0x – 7.5x
EV/FCF -27.4x – 45.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 32.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.53 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETRNGGTLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% – -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 2.8% – -206.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% – -203.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.2% – 1,121%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.7% – 422.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETRNGGTLN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 42.2% – 14.1%
Operating margin 22.9% – 2.6%
Pretax margin 17.0% – -3.6%
Net margin 13.3% – -5.4%
FCF margin -22.1% – 16.5%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% – 23.2%
Return on equity 10.2% – -13.6%
Return on assets 2.3% – -1.4%
Return on invested capital 4.7% – 0.9%
Return on capital employed 4.5% – 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x – -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETRNGGTLN
Debt / assets 43.8% 43.2% 63.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.2x 5.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x – 19.3x
Debt / FCF -11.6x – 16.9x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 63.7% 89.1%
Equity / assets 23.2% 36.3% 10.9%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 0.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.02 – 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETRNGGTLN
Dividend yield 2.4% 4.0% –
Net buyback yield -2.7% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 4.0% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -38.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – –

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.

ConsensusETRNGGTLN
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $5.86FY2026 $20.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +8.9% +60.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.48BFY2026 $25.38BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +78.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +8.6% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETRNGGTLN
Held by institutions 97.8% 6.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,330 617 637
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +6.6% +5.4%
Institutions buying 694 352 379
Institutions selling 411 159 190
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.21 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.

ETRNGGTLN
ETR 1.00 0.51 0.29
NGG 0.51 1.00 0.15
TLN 0.29 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETR, NGG and TLN?

National Grid (NGG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entergy (ETR) $50.60B, National Grid (NGG) $85.01B, Talen Energy (TLN) $16.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETR, NGG and TLN?

National Grid (NGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entergy (ETR) 27.7x, National Grid (NGG) 18.6x, Talen Energy (TLN) -85.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Grid (NGG) is cheapest (Entergy (ETR) 23.6x, National Grid (NGG) 14.0x, Talen Energy (TLN) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Talen Energy (TLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Talen Energy (TLN) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Talen Energy (TLN) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Entergy (ETR) leads (Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Entergy (ETR) +11.4%, National Grid (NGG) +5.9%, Talen Energy (TLN) -15.1%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Entergy (ETR) +16.1%/yr, National Grid (NGG) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Grid (NGG) has the highest dividend yield: Entergy (ETR) 2.36%, National Grid (NGG) 3.96%. Talen Energy (TLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entergy (ETR) has been the steadiest (Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, National Grid (NGG) 22.4%, Talen Energy (TLN) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETR, NGG 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 6. 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.