Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref (ELC) Key Metrics
ELC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsELC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
P/E ratio−41.1%
5.2
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Price / sales−10.0%
0.7
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Price / book−12.6%
0.5
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Price / free cash flow−8.1%
14.7
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+0.5 pts
6.8%
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20162025
ELC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+3.1 pts
11.0%
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Return on assets−3.5 pts
0.1%
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Free cash flow margin−0.1 pts
4.8%
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Cash conversion (OCF / net income)−54.2%
0.36
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Asset turnover−98.8%
0.00
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ELC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+4.5%
$28.76
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Earnings per share+59.7%
$3.91
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Free cash flow per share+2.3%
$1.39
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Book value per share+7.6%
$37.59
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Dividends per share+21.9%
$2.43
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Shares outstanding+4.3%
450.2M
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ELC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−72.6%
0.18
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Net debt−$5.4T
−$5.44T
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Interest coverage+2.9%
2.3
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Debt / assets−99.8%
0.00
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ELC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−942 days
-925 days
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Days of inventory+1,562 days
1,684 days
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Days payables outstanding+60 days
191 days
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Cash conversion cycle+560 days
569 days
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Capex / revenue+47.4 pts
61.3%
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Dividends + buybacks / FCF+28.0 pts
174.0%
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20162025
ELC valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
ELC returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ELC debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ELC cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
ELC price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
ELC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $9.21B | $9.39B | $4.35B | $4.17B | $5.11B | $5.41B | $5.10B | $4.23B | $4.48B | $3.78B |
| Enterprise value | −$5.43T | $18.93B | $13.77B | $14.81B | $16.00B | $13.71B | $12.45B | $10.99B | $10.63B | $9.38B |
| P/E ratio | 5.2 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 6.1 |
| Price / sales | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.7 | 15.9 | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 14.7 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| EV / sales | -419.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 5.4 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 32.2 | 44.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 19.1% | 11.2% | 29.2% | 24.5% | 12.8% | 20.0% | 13.5% | 16.0% | 7.1% | 16.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.1% | −64.9% | −80.7% | −45.6% | −35.6% | −9.8% | −9.8% | −11.9% |
| Dividend yield | 11.9% | 9.2% | 15.2% | 20.6% | 15.5% | 14.2% | 14.3% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 7.6% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 11.9% | 9.2% | 15.2% | 20.6% | 15.5% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 10.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $20.45 | $21.75 | $21.26 | $20.27 | $25.30 | $26.88 | $25.91 | $23.06 | $24.82 | $21.13 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $28.76 | $27.53 | $25.15 | $66.96 | $25.11 | $20.24 | $21.75 | $23.43 | $23.82 | $23.35 |
| Earnings per share | $3.91 | $2.45 | $6.21 | $4.96 | $3.24 | $5.38 | $3.51 | $3.68 | $1.75 | $3.48 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.39 | $1.91 | $9.93 | $12.58 | $11.40 | $13.38 | $14.30 | $7.61 | $7.41 | $5.80 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.39 | $1.36 | $1.51 | −$13.15 | −$20.42 | −$12.27 | −$9.21 | −$2.26 | −$2.43 | −$2.51 |
| Cash per share | $12,092.42 | $0.76 | $0.01 | $0.28 | $0.09 | $3.62 | $0.01 | $0.24 | $0.20 | $1.20 |
| Book value per share | $37.59 | $34.95 | $56.32 | $46.03 | $40.52 | $37.08 | $32.47 | $32.19 | $29.41 | $28.41 |
| Tangible book value per share | $36.78 | $34.10 | $54.49 | $44.20 | −$1,812.62 | $35.21 | $30.56 | $30.13 | $27.32 | $26.30 |
| Dividends per share | $2.43 | $1.99 | $3.23 | $4.18 | $3.93 | $3.81 | $3.70 | $0.70 | $0.51 | $1.60 |
| Capex per share | $17.64 | $3.84 | $8.42 | $25.73 | $31.81 | $25.64 | $23.51 | $9.87 | $9.84 | $8.32 |
| Debt per share | $6.74 | $22.86 | $46.02 | $52.05 | $54.07 | $44.89 | $37.27 | $37.11 | $34.27 | $32.52 |
| Shares outstanding | 450.2M | 431.6M | 204.7M | 205.5M | 201.9M | 201.1M | 197.0M | 183.4M | 180.5M | 178.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.3% | +110.8% | −0.4% | +1.8% | +0.4% | +2.1% | +7.4% | +1.6% | +0.9% | −0.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.0% | 7.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 8.4% | 15.6% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 6.1% | 12.7% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | 8.5% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 7.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.1% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.0% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3.7% | — | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.8% | 5.0% | 6.0% | −19.6% | −81.3% | −60.6% | −42.4% | −9.7% | −10.2% | −10.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.36 | 0.78 | 1.60 | 2.54 | 3.52 | 2.49 | 4.07 | 2.07 | 4.23 | 1.67 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $3.03B | $9.87B | $9.42B | $10.70B | $10.91B | $9.03B | $7.34B | $6.81B | $6.19B | $5.82B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $5.44T | $327.1M | $2.8M | $56.6M | $18.6M | $728.0M | $2.0M | $43.4M | $35.9M | $213.8M |
| Net debt | −$5.44T | $9.54B | $9.42B | $10.64B | $10.90B | $8.30B | $7.34B | $6.76B | $6.15B | $5.60B |
| Debt / equity | 0.18 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 1.13 | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.14 |
| Debt / assets | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 2.72 | 4.85 | 6.32 | 6.50 | 5.24 | 4.85 | 5.26 | 4.28 | 4.01 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.27 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 1.16 | 0.66 | 1.31 |
| Quick ratio | — | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.64 | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 0.97 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Working capital | $5.67T | $409.1M | −$1.04B | −$710.7M | −$956.3M | −$296.2M | −$275.4M | $140.1M | −$565.7M | $312.5M |
| Invested capital | −$5.42T | $24.62B | $20.95B | $20.10B | $19.08B | $15.76B | $13.74B | $12.67B | $11.46B | $10.68B |
| Tangible asset value | $5.41T | $11.23B | $11.20B | $9.12B | −$365.92B | $7.08B | $6.02B | $5.53B | $4.93B | $4.70B |
| Net current asset value | $5.41T | −$16.83B | −$16.01B | −$17.03B | −$18.19B | −$15.37B | −$14.09B | −$12.73B | −$12.06B | −$11.31B |
| Graham number | $57.48 | $43.86 | $88.67 | $71.66 | $54.35 | $67.01 | $50.64 | $51.66 | $34.05 | $47.15 |
| Graham net-net per share | $12,023.97 | −$39.55 | −$81.92 | −$86.75 | −$92.95 | −$78.94 | −$73.80 | −$71.76 | −$69.39 | −$66.20 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.09B | $859.1M | $660.8M | $860.0M | $793.4M | $766.8M | $728.0M | $128.0M | $91.2M | $285.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $50.0M | $53.9M | $20.6M | $115.3M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 62.1% | 81.4% | 52.0% | 84.4% | 121.3% | 70.8% | 105.3% | 18.9% | 28.8% | 45.9% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 174.0% | 145.9% | 214.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 61.3% | 14.0% | 33.5% | 38.4% | 126.7% | 126.7% | 108.1% | 42.1% | 41.3% | 35.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 1,264.7% | 201.4% | 84.8% | 204.6% | 279.1% | 191.7% | 164.4% | 129.7% | 132.8% | 143.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 8.87 | 1.94 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.86 | 2.28 | 2.12 | 2.97 | 3.11 | 2.59 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | 0.8% | 0.3% | −14.2% | −5.3% | 10.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| SG&A / revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.7% | 26.6% | 26.0% | 25.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | -924.6 | 17.7 | 41.2 | 16.1 | 40.7 | 43.6 | 39.5 | 43.8 | 45.2 | 40.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 1,684.4 | 122.4 | 82.4 | 24.2 | 58.8 | 69.5 | 50.9 | 44.2 | 43.3 | 46.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 190.9 | 130.8 | 106.9 | 56.1 | 186.2 | 164.9 | 70.0 | 64.8 | 61.5 | 60.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 568.8 | 9.3 | 16.7 | -15.8 | -86.7 | -51.8 | 20.4 | 23.2 | 27.0 | 26.6 |
| Receivables turnover | — | 20.66 | 8.85 | 22.62 | 8.97 | 8.37 | 9.24 | 8.33 | 8.08 | 8.94 |
| Payables turnover | 1.91 | 2.79 | 3.41 | 6.50 | 1.96 | 2.21 | 5.21 | 5.64 | 5.94 | 5.99 |
| Inventory turnover | 0.22 | 2.98 | 4.43 | 15.08 | 6.20 | 5.25 | 7.17 | 8.26 | 8.43 | 7.82 |
| Asset turnover | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| Average receivables | −$32.80B | $575.1M | $581.4M | $608.5M | $565.0M | $486.0M | $463.9M | $515.5M | $532.4M | $467.3M |
| Average payables | $2.25B | $1.34B | $848.2M | $1.31B | $1.61B | $1.05B | $519.0M | $512.1M | $486.0M | $441.3M |
| Average inventory | $19.83B | $1.25B | $653.9M | $563.0M | $508.4M | $442.1M | $377.3M | $349.3M | $342.4M | $337.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1,351.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
Computed from ELC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ELC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref traded at 5.2 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 6.2. Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref earned a return on equity of 11.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.0 billion of debt and $5.44 trillion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $5.44 trillion. It returned $1.1 billion to shareholders: $1.1 billion in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 174% of free cash flow. The share count rose 151.6% from 178.9M to 450.2M over 9 years.
See the ELC income statement, the ELC chart for price history, or the ELC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
ELC key metrics FAQ
What is Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref's P/E ratio?
Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref traded at 5.2 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref's return on equity?
Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref's return on equity (ROE) was 11.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $1.8 billion on average shareholders' equity of $16.0 billion.
How much debt does Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref have?
Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref had total debt of $3.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18 and more cash than debt.
What is Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref's dividend yield?
Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref paid $1.1 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.43 per share), a payout ratio of 62.1%.
What is Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref's free cash flow yield?
Entergy Louisiana LLC Pref generated $627.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.8% on its market value at year-end ($9.2 billion).