Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) — MoonshotScore 19/100 (Weak band), calculated Oct 5, 2026. Price $335.66 (+4.64%), as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session; market cap $15.2B. Expected results Nov 4, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 65.80× (market value Oct 5, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Nov 4, 2026
Talen Energy Corporation · TLN · NASDAQ · Utilities · Independent Power Producers
Research dated 2026-09-13: Talen Energy owns power-generation infrastructure and earns from electricity, capacity, and ancillary services sold into wholesale markets, rather than from monthly bills paid by captive utility customers. Its mixed generation fleet can produce substantial profit and cash, but the case depends on whether that performance becomes durable enough to support a debt-heavy balance sheet.
Price as of Oct 5, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Talen Energy (TLN)
WeakWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
Bottom-tier quality, a fragile balance sheet and an expensive valuation. Business Quality: Poor; Financial Safety: Fragile; Valuation: Bubble; Growth Durability: Growing; Momentum: Slipping.
- quarterly revenue $747M (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 4 of 8
- Altman Z 0.86 · Piotroski F 4
Holding back: weak fundamentals, balance-sheet strain, a rich price, weak price trend
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Weak | |
| 18 | Weak | |
| 18 | Weak | |
| 18 | Weak | |
| 19 | Weak | |
| 19 | Weak |
The score was 19 in the stored Oct 4, 2026 snapshot and remains 19 in the current publication computed Oct 5, 2026 (0); the largest pillar moves were Momentum -1; the pillar moves offset under the sector-relative weighting, so the headline score is unchanged. This current publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $335.66 | |
| Change on the day | +4.64% | |
| 52-week range | $279.77–$449.84 | |
| Market capitalisation | $15.2B | |
| Shares traded on the day | 443.2K | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 1.63 |
Price & events
Triangles mark reported quarters on the line: pointing up is above the recorded estimate, down is below, a diamond means no estimate on file or a dated event that is not a results report. Numbers key to the dated list. Point at or tab to any week for its close.
Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
- · Earnings call · management outlook
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.
Upcoming events
Management outlook
However, we expect to close as soon as this summer, and we will update 2026 guidance once we close.
Mark McFarland · Statement from
Statement dates identify the earnings call, not a deadline. Management expectations and provider estimates can change.
Read management statementsCouncil Score · weighted blend of 2 available disciplines
Council score for Talen Energy (TLN): Bearish Lean
29/100 · FSome lenses disagree with the MoonshotScore. Compare their readings below; each uses a different method.
5-Factor Breakdown
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Read on: Oct 5, 2026
Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 9, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.
One of these lenses reads this company more favourably than the MoonshotScore does: Griffin-style lens. Each lens is a separate scoring function over its own inputs, so a disagreement is a difference of method rather than a correction — the page's answer stays the MoonshotScore above.
On Sep 9, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Talen Energy (TLN), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Talen operates nuclear, fossil-fuel, solar, and coal-powered facilities while developing battery storage projects.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Talen operates nuclear, fossil-fuel, solar, and coal-powered facilities while developing battery storage projects. The assets supply electricity, capacity, and grid-support services to wholesale energy markets.
Electricity sales and ancillary services provide the largest reported revenue stream, with capacity reported separately. Bilateral physical electricity sales and unrealized commodity-contract gains or losses also enter the revenue mix, so the income statement reflects more than electricity volume alone.
What do the latest results show for Talen Energy (TLN)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $747M.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
The latest reported period reversed much of the preceding improvement. Revenue and gross profit declined, operating income became an operating loss, net income became a net loss, and administrative expense rose sharply.
Operating cash flow also swung from a strong inflow to a deep outflow while capital spending increased. Reported revenue and earnings fell short of market estimates, extending a history in which actual results have departed sharply from expectations in upward and downward directions.
Management had said guidance would be updated after a pending closing. A later filing recorded transaction completion, making revised guidance an important checkpoint without establishing that the transaction caused the latest deterioration.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $747.00M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $98.00M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- −$72.00M Jun 30, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $747.00M | Not available | $98.00M | −$72.00M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $1.24B | Not available | $24.00M | $364.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $771.00M | Not available | $511.00M | −$261.00M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $770.00M | Not available | $38.00M | $227.00M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $747.00M Aug 5, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $832.81M Aug 5, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Below estimate Aug 5, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Below estimate Aug 5, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $747.00M | $832.81M | −$2.0000 | $3.2100 |
| May 5, 2026 | $1.13B | $1.05B | $1.3300 | $5.0100 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $749.00M | $663.98M | −$7.6000 | $2.6200 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $812.00M | $745.48M | $4.2500 | $3.1800 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $747M | -$92M | -$2.00 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $1.24B | $63M | $1.33 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $771M | -$363M | -$7.70 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $770M | $207M | $4.26 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Talen Energy (TLN)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $231.00M at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was −$434.00M for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations used cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Cash and short-term investments are small beside total debt. The broader cash-and-investments balance consists mostly of long-term investments with an unspecified classification, so treating the entire amount as readily deployable liquidity would overstate near-term flexibility.
Cash and short-term investments fell sharply in the latest period, alongside negative operating cash flow and higher capital spending. Earlier periods demonstrate that Talen can generate large cash inflows, but the sequence is uneven rather than dependable.
Liquidity ratios below parity, elevated debt relative to equity, and a weak distress screen reinforce the constraint. The damaging combination would be weak wholesale results, continued cash outflow, and capital demands arriving together under the existing debt load.
Data-derived red flags
- Financial-distress signal — its Altman Z-Score of 0.86 sits in the distress zone (elevated bankruptcy risk).
- Negative return on equity (-14.1%) — the business is not currently generating profit on shareholder capital.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- −$434.00M Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $461.00M Mar 31, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | −$434.00M | −$112.00M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $461.00M | −$69.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $280.00M | −$40.00M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $489.00M | −$65.00M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at Talen Energy (TLN)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Nov 4, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Revised guidance following the transaction closing deserves close attention, particularly how management connects the enlarged or altered asset base to earnings, cash generation, and financing needs.
The next release should be judged on whether electricity, capacity, and ancillary-service revenue restores operating profitability; whether operating cash flow recovers from the latest outflow; and whether cash and short-term investments rebuild without additional balance-sheet strain.
Market estimates anticipate a sharp near-term rebound and rising earnings over the longer forecast horizon. Talen’s earnings history has repeatedly diverged from expectations, so confirmation requires reported profit and cash flow to improve together.
What management is planning
Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Selected verbatim excerpts; dates follow the transcript provider.
However, we expect to close as soon as this summer, and we will update 2026 guidance once we close.
Mark McFarland ·
How does Talen Energy compare with its peers?
Short answer
Talen Energy's score ranks tied for 9th of 11 in the bounded comparison shown, against 10 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Talen differs from a conventional regulated utility because it sells generation, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale markets instead of relying primarily on a captive customer base and regulated billing relationship.
Among independent power producers, its breadth is notable: nuclear generation sits beside fossil-fuel, solar, and coal assets, with battery storage under development. Capacity revenue and ancillary services supplement electricity sales, while unrealized commodity-contract results make contract-related volatility visible in reported revenue.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $79.99 Oct 5, 2026 | $4.35B | 97 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $11.17 Oct 5, 2026 | $14.4B | 54 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $54.24 Oct 5, 2026 | $20.9B | 53 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $61.21 Oct 5, 2026 | $3.15B | 49 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $64.03 Oct 5, 2026 | $20.1B | 46 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $39.55 Oct 5, 2026 | $19.0B | 45 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $96.80 Oct 5, 2026 | $20.6B | 42 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $144.89 Oct 5, 2026 | $48.9B | 42 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| Talen Energy (TLN) — this page | $335.66 | $15.2B | 19 |
| $10.19 Oct 5, 2026 | $961M | 19 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $12.47 Oct 5, 2026 | $3.72B | 17 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $11.68 Nov 7, 2025 | $24.8B | — Model unavailable |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $405.00 – $560.00
- Consensus target
- $467.90
- Median target
- $463.50
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $335.66 (as of Oct 5, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Jul 15, 2026
- Transactions
- 70
- Identified insiders
- 16
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 1
- Other transactions
- 69
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Reporting holders
- 695 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 624 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| Blackrock, INC. | 4,355,914 |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | 3,602,171 |
| Mfn Partners Management, LP | 3,000,000 |
| Ecp Controlco, LLC | 2,399,998 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2,166,978 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about Talen Energy (TLN)?
TLN Utilities Stock FAQ
Research dated 2026-09-13; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 2 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
What does Talen Energy sell besides electricity?
Talen sells capacity and ancillary services to wholesale markets, while also reporting bilateral physical electricity sales and commodity-contract gains or losses. Those streams mean revenue is not merely a measure of power volume sold.
Why did Talen Energy return to a loss?
The latest period combined lower revenue and gross profit with sharply higher administrative expense, producing operating and net losses. Operating cash flow also turned deeply negative, showing that the deterioration extended beyond reported earnings.
Can Talen Energy treat all reported cash and investments as near-term liquidity?
Cash and short-term investments represent only a small portion of the broader total. Most of the balance is classified as long-term investments without further classification, making the short-term figure the more cautious liquidity reference.
What is Talen Energy expected to update after its transaction closing?
Management said it would update guidance after closing. A subsequent filing recorded transaction completion, placing the focus on how revised guidance addresses earnings, cash generation, capital spending, and financing needs.
What is the TLN stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) is $335.66, as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the TLN price target?
The analyst consensus price target for Talen Energy Corporation (TLN) is $467.90 (range $405.00 to $560.00, median $463.50), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
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OFFICIAL — 2 facts from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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prod.outlook | Management outlook — call excerpts | Mark McFarland (May 5, 2026): However, we expect to close as soon as this summer, and we will update 2026 guidance once we close. | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) — Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | |
id.hq | SEC filing business address | 2929 Allen Pkwy, Suite 2200, Houston, TX, 77019 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX, 77019, US". |
FMP — 67 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.next | Next earnings date | Nov 4, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar — The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | |
px.last | Latest provided price | $335.66 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:14:49.449Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | +4.64% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $15.2B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-05. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-05T17:14:43.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-05T17:14:48.412Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | +$14.89 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $747M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $279.77–$449.84 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 443.2K | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 1.63 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Mark Allen McFarland | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 1,880 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $1.77B, net result −$989.00M; FY2022 revenue $2.41B, net result −$1.29B; FY2023 revenue $2.44B, net result $613.00M; FY2024 revenue $2.07B, net result $998.00M; FY2025 revenue $2.63B, net result −$219.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.rev_mix | Reported revenue segments | Operating Revenue, Capacity $485.00M · Electricity Sales And Ancillary Services $1.94B · Commodity Contracts, Unrealized Gain (Loss) $57.00M · Physical Electricity Sales, Bilateral Contracts, Other $93.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 44.6% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-06-30 | $747.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-06-30 | $98.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30 | −$72.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-03-31 | $1.24B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-03-31 | $24.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-03-31 | $364.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $771.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $511.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | −$261.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-09-30 | $770.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-09-30 | $38.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-09-30 | $227.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-08-05.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-08-05 | $747.00M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-08-05.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-08-05 | $832.81M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-08-05.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-08-05 | −$2.0000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-08-05.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-08-05 | $3.2100 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-05.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-05-05 | $1.13B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-05.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-05-05 | $1.05B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-05.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-05-05 | $1.3300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-05.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-05-05 | $5.0100 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-26.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-02-26 | $749.00M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-26.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-02-26 | $663.98M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-26.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-02-26 | −$7.6000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-26.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-02-26 | $2.6200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-11-05.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-11-05 | $812.00M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-11-05.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-11-05 | $745.48M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-11-05.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-11-05 | $4.2500 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-11-05.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-11-05 | $3.1800 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $231.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | −$434.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $2.00B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $9.57B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.price_to_book | Price to book value | 9.11× | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30 | −$434.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-03-31 | $461.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-06-30 | −$112.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-03-31 | −$69.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $280.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$40.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-09-30 | $489.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-09-30 | −$65.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $405.00 – $560.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $467.90 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $463.50 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 70 transactions · 0 purchases, 1 sales, 69 other transactions · 16 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Jul 15, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 695 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 624 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 4,355,914 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Rubric Capital Management LP — shares in provider snapshot | 3,602,171 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | Mfn Partners Management, LP — shares in provider snapshot | 3,000,000 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Ecp Controlco, LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 2,399,998 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 2,166,978 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
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earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 4 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-16 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 0.86 · Piotroski F 4 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-03 · Expired observation | |
fin.ratios | Return and yield ratios (trailing twelve months) | ROE -14.1% · ROA -1.2% · current ratio 0.78 · earnings yield -1.2% · free-cash-flow yield 3.5% | — | UNRECORDED | Stored key metrics — Date unknown |
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fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 65.80× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $231.00M at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-05. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
earn.history.depth.2026-08-05.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Below estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($747.00M) with the recorded estimate ($832.81M) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-08-05.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Below estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS (−$2.0000) with the recorded estimate ($3.2100) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
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ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 19 of 100 · Weak · pillars 15 / 1 / 3 / 67 / 31 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 19 (stored snapshot Oct 4, 2026) → 19 (current publication computed Oct 5, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots — The current score publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive. |
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- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
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| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
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| Business description | Talen Energy Corporation functions as an independent power producer and infrastructure enterprise, providing electricity, capacity, and essential ancillary services to wholesale energy markets across the United States. The company's diverse generation assets include nuclear, fossil fuel, solar, and coal-powered facilities. Additionally, it is currently engaged in the development of battery energy storage projects. Overall, Talen Energy owns and manages an extensive portfolio of power infrastructure, amounting to approximately 10.7 gigawatts. The firm's headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Utilities / Independent Power Producers The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 4911 — Electric Services. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Revenue by segment | Operating Revenue, Capacity: $485.00M; Electricity Sales And Ancillary Services: $1.94B; Commodity Contracts, Unrealized Gain (Loss): $57.00M; Physical Electricity Sales, Bilateral Contracts, Other: $93.00M | 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $9.57B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $13.43B; Cash and short-term investments: $231.00M; Cash and investments: $2.23B; Long-term investments: $2.00B; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-08-05 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Management outlook — dated call excerpts | Captured record · 1 entry
Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | 2026-05-05 | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) |
| Recent SEC filings |
| 2026-08-05 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer submissions |
| Most recent periodic reports | Annual: Document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1622536/000162253626000017/tln-20251231.htm, Filed: 2026-02-26, Period end: 2025-12-31; Quarterly: Document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1622536/000162253626000066/tln-20260630.htm, Filed: 2026-08-05, Period end: 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-05 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer submissions |
| Cash and investment components | Total basis: cash short and long-term investments; Total: $2.23B; Cash and short-term investments: $231.00M; Long-term investments: $2.00B; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Sums the balance sheet's cash and short-term investments with its long-term investments.; The long-term investment field does not establish marketability; the sum is not a measure of available liquidity.; These provider fields do not establish investment access restrictions or explain differences from third-party cash figures. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet |
| Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets |
| Cash decline over the reported window | To: 2026-06-30; From: 2024-09-30; Periods: 7; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Closing balance: $231.00M; Decline: $417.00M; Opening balance: $648.00M; Average change per period: $59.60M Change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments between the 2024-09-30 and 2026-06-30 balance sheets.; This is a balance change, not operating burn: financing and investing move it too.; Averaged over 7 reporting periods of unequal length. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from reported balances |
| Cash against market value | As of: 2026-06-30; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Net cash: -$9.34B; Total debt: $9.57B; Cash and investments: $231.00M Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. Cash is the latest reported cash and short-term investment balance; long-term investments are excluded. Market capitalization is the latest provider value.; The reported balance does not establish unrestricted availability or liquidation value.; The two are measured on different dates — the balance sheet is a quarter-end, the market cap is a recent close.; Debt is total debt as reported, including operating lease liabilities where the filer includes them. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet and the latest market capitalization |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 0.55; Current ratio: 0.78; Debt to equity: 5.92; Net margin: -5.2%; Gross margin: 44.6%; Operating margin: 7.3%; Return on assets: -1.2%; Return on equity: -14.1% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
| Distress and quality screens | Altman Z-score: 0.84; Piotroski F-score: 4 Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. The screen is built for manufacturers and industrials; for banks, insurers and property companies it is not a meaningful reading. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores |
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-11-04; EPS estimate: $8.73 per share; Revenue estimate: $1.29B The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
| Annual revenue and net result (USD millions) | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements |
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