Yahoo Finance Our Take On Entergy Corporation's (NYSE:ETR) CEO Salary
Leo Denault became the CEO of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) in 2013. This analysis aims first to contrast CEO compensation with other large companies. After that, we will consider the growth in the business. Third, we'll reflect on the total return to shareholders over three years, as a second measure of business performance. The aim of all this is to consider the appropriateness of CEO pay levels.
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How Does Leo Denault's Compensation Compare With Similar Sized Companies?
According to our data, Entergy Corporation has a market capitalization of US$23b, and pays its CEO total annual compensation worth US$10m. (This number is for the twelve months until December 2018). We think total compensation is more important but we note that the CEO salary is lower, at US$1.3m. We looked at a group of companies with market capitalizations over US$8.0b and the median CEO total compensation was US$11m. (We took a wide range because the CEOs of massive companies tend to be paid similar amounts - even though some are quite a bit bigger than others).
So Leo Denault is paid around the average of the companies we looked at. This doesn't tell us a whole lot on its own, but looking at the performance of the actual business will give us useful context.
You can see, below, how CEO compensation at Entergy has changed over time.
Is Entergy Corporation Growing?
On average over the last three years, Entergy Corporation has grown earnings per share (EPS) by 51% each year (using a line of best fit). In the last year, its revenue is down -3.3%.
Overall this is a positive result for shareholders, showing that the company has improved in recent years. Revenue growth is a real positive for growth, but ultimately profits are more important. It could be important to check this free visual depiction of what analysts expect for the future.
Has Entergy Corporation Been A Good Investment?
Most shareholders would probably be pleased with Entergy Corporation for providing a total return of 65% over three years. This strong performance might mean some shareholders don't mind if the CEO were to be paid more than is normal for a company of its size.
In Summary...
Remuneration for Leo Denault is close enough to the median pay for a CEO of a large company .
Few would be critical of the leadership, since returns have been juicy and earnings per share are moving in the right direction. Although the pay is a normal amount, some shareholders probably consider it fair or modest, given the good performance of the stock. If you think CEO compensation levels are interesting you will probably really like this free visualization of insider trading at Entergy.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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