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Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits | 9 Months Ended
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Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |
Entergy Texas [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |
System Energy [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,454 |  |  | $23,358 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 58,145 |  |  | 56,631 |
Expected return on assets | (75,383) |  |  | (76,557) |
Recognized net loss | 13,086 |  |  | 14,322 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | — |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $37,396 |  |  | $17,754 |
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $70,688 |  |  | $70,104 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 177,505 |  |  | 193,218 |
Expected return on assets | (225,943) |  |  | (262,043) |
Recognized net loss | 39,704 |  |  | 44,296 |
Settlement charges | 23,874 |  |  | 325,253 |
Asset transfer gain (a) | (5,780) |  |  | — |
Net pension cost | $80,048 |  |  | $370,828 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,385 |  |  | $5,403 |  |  | $1,296 |  |  | $410 |  |  | $1,008 |  |  | $1,352 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,580 |  |  | 14,347 |  |  | 3,661 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | 3,497 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,791) |  |  | (18,981) |  |  | (5,039) |  |  | (1,946) |  |  | (3,890) |  |  | (4,605) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,171 |  |  | 2,367 |  |  | 750 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 954 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $5,799 |  |  | $6,646 |  |  | $814 |  |  | $5,041 |  |  | $1,106 |  |  | $1,710 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,101 |  |  | $5,550 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $441 |  |  | $963 |  |  | $1,380 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,218 |  |  | 13,962 |  |  | 3,522 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,832 |  |  | 3,375 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,156) |  |  | (19,446) |  |  | (5,112) |  |  | (2,202) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,602) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,745 |  |  | 2,601 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 471 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,155 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,908 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $834 |  |  | $279 |  |  | $111 |  |  | $1,308 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $13,239 |  |  | $16,311 |  |  | $3,904 |  |  | $1,232 |  |  | $3,056 |  |  | $4,096 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 41,208 |  |  | 43,755 |  |  | 11,059 |  |  | 4,907 |  |  | 8,863 |  |  | 10,667 |
Expected return on assets |  | (53,143) |  |  | (56,775) |  |  | (14,937) |  |  | (6,294) |  |  | (11,668) |  |  | (13,755) |
Recognized net loss |  | 13,753 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 2,394 |  |  | 1,533 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 3,182 |
Settlement charges |  | 1,454 |  |  | 5,982 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 6,195 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 512 |
Asset transfer gain (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,472) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,934) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost |  | $16,511 |  |  | $13,704 |  |  | $2,566 |  |  | $5,639 |  |  | $2,230 |  |  | $4,702 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $12,300 |  |  | $16,652 |  |  | $3,852 |  |  | $1,321 |  |  | $2,886 |  |  | $4,147 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 39,652 |  |  | 41,884 |  |  | 10,564 |  |  | 4,707 |  |  | 8,494 |  |  | 10,152 |
Expected return on assets |  | (54,466) |  |  | (58,340) |  |  | (15,338) |  |  | (6,609) |  |  | (12,231) |  |  | (13,883) |
Recognized net loss |  | 17,237 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 3,420 |  |  | 1,411 |  |  | 1,179 |  |  | 3,482 |
Settlement charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 611 |
Net pension cost |  | $14,723 |  |  | $8,001 |  |  | $2,498 |  |  | $830 |  |  | $328 |  |  | $4,509 |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $6.1 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the third quarter of 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. In the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Entergy recognized $11.1 million and $8.2 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were settlement charges of $3.6 million related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $46 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $301 |  |  | $34 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $140 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $481 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $117 |
2024 | $204 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $249 |  |  | $93 |  |  | $186 |
For the third quarter of 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the third quarter of 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sums benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, there were settlement charges of $215 thousand for Entergy Mississippi included in the non-qualified pension costs above related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Income) Entergy’s other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,702 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 9,447 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (9,830) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,661) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,679) |  |  | (2,761) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) | $1,545 |  |  | ($6,072) |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $8,216 |  |  | $9,378 |
Interest cost on APBO | 28,827 |  |  | 29,556 |
Expected return on assets | (30,248) |  |  | (31,707) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (17,101) |  |  | (17,160) |
Recognized net gain | (11,419) |  |  | (8,283) |
Settlement credit | (2,957) |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit | (2,202) |  |  | — |
Asset transfer loss (a) | 13,725 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($13,159) |  |  | ($18,216) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $571 |  |  | $632 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $158 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,327) |  |  | (1,065) |  |  | (2,451) |  |  | (703) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (170) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,500) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (83) |  |  | 154 |  |  | (7) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($1,708) |  |  | ($4,721) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | $16,097 |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits cost (income), including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,715 |  |  | $1,974 |  |  | $486 |  |  | $136 |  |  | $476 |  |  | $523 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,325 |  |  | 5,956 |  |  | 1,467 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,745 |  |  | 1,182 |
Expected return on assets |  | (12,675) |  |  | — |  |  | (3,983) |  |  | (3,955) |  |  | (7,355) |  |  | (2,107) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (1,059) |  |  | (5,122) |  |  | (172) |  |  | (137) |  |  | 460 |  |  | (21) |
Settlement credit |  | — |  |  | (1,014) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,345) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment credit |  | — |  |  | (1,094) |  |  | — |  |  | (268) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset transfer (gain) loss (a) |  | — |  |  | (2,541) |  |  | — |  |  | 18,793 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits cost (income) |  | ($5,122) |  |  | ($5,249) |  |  | ($2,919) |  |  | $13,297 |  |  | ($7,953) |  |  | ($642) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $1,926 |  |  | $2,100 |  |  | $552 |  |  | $153 |  |  | $504 |  |  | $525 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 5,499 |  |  | 5,997 |  |  | 1,458 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,194 |
Expected return on assets |  | (13,152) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,116) |  |  | (4,437) |  |  | (7,617) |  |  | (2,184) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 1,572 |  |  | (3,408) |  |  | (717) |  |  | (687) |  |  | (3,279) |  |  | (219) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (5,214) |  |  | 45 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 444 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($525) |  |  | ($2,778) |  |  | ($4,155) |  |  | ($8,139) |  |  | ($684) |
(a) See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,494 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,463 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (418) |  |  | 2,786 |  |  | (103) |  |  | 2,265 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($585) |  |  | $6,280 |  |  | ($372) |  |  | $5,323 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (94) |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,406 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($200) |  |  | $2,636 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,436 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (405) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 2,130 |
|  | ($405) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $5,603 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,480 |  |  | ($93) |  |  | $10,387 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,240) |  |  | 8,926 |  |  | (319) |  |  | 7,367 |
Settlement loss |  | (167) |  |  | — |  |  | (238) |  |  | (405) |
|  | ($1,407) |  |  | $19,406 |  |  | ($650) |  |  | $17,349 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (276) |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,844 |
Settlement loss |  | (106) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (106) |
|  | ($382) |  |  | $8,530 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,146 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $10,539 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $10,419 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (2,438) |  |  | 7,845 |  |  | (240) |  |  | 5,167 |
Settlement loss |  | (316,974) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (316,974) |
|  | ($319,412) |  |  | $18,384 |  |  | ($360) |  |  | ($301,388) |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |  |  | $— |  |  | $3,408 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (312) |  |  | 5,214 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4,900 |
|  | ($312) |  |  | $8,622 |  |  | ($2) |  |  | $8,308 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Qualified Pension Settlement Costs The Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees were remeasured with the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025, resulting in settlement charges of $12.1 million as a result of ongoing payments of lump sum benefits from the plans and settlement charges of $11.8 million as a result of the sale. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy each participate in one or both of the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees and the Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees and incurred settlement costs. See Note 13 to the financial statements herein for discussion of the sale of the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans natural gas distribution businesses on July 1, 2025. In accordance with accounting standards, settlement accounting requires immediate recognition of the portion of previously unrecognized losses associated with the settled portion of the plan’s pension liability. Similar to other pension costs, the settlement costs were included with employee labor costs and charged to expense and capital in the same manner that labor costs were charged. Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy New Orleans each received regulatory approval to defer the expense portion of the settlement costs, with future amortization of the deferred settlement expense over the period in which the expense otherwise would be recorded had the immediate recognition not occurred. In September 2020, Entergy Texas elected to establish a reserve, in accordance with PUCT regulations, to track the surplus or deficit in the annual amount of actuarially determined pension and other postretirement benefits chargeable to Entergy Texas’s expense. The reserve amounts recorded are evaluated in each rate case filed by Entergy Texas and an amortization period is determined at that time. See Note 11 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for further discussion of pension and other postretirement benefits costs. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Entergy had contributed $147.6 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through September 2025 | $23,160 |  |  | $25,383 |  |  | $5,322 |  |  | $3,080 |  |  | $4,735 |  |  | $9,498 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $12,384 |  |  | $15,870 |  |  | $2,742 |  |  | $1,936 |  |  | $2,990 |  |  | $6,170 |

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