TLN
Talen Energy Corporation
TLN lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover, though they disagree widely on how much.
TLN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
TLN's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
TLN PE Valuation
TLN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TLN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for TLN, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TLN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $26.00 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$5.39 | -224% |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.02 | -223% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.52 | -106% |
TLN has swung to a loss: it lost $5.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
TLN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +63% |
| Q2 2026 | $747M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +189% |
| Q4 2025 | $749M | +60% |
| Q3 2025 | $812M | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $630M | +29% |
| Q3 2016 | $1.2B | -13% |
| Q2 2016 | $697M | -35% |
TLN's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.3B last quarter, up 63% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.6% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | -42% | -45 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +8.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -27% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4% | N/A |
TLN's operating margin was 19% last quarter, down 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
TLN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $296M | -37% |
| Q2 2026 | -$573M | -$356M |
| Q1 2026 | $419M | +315% |
| Q4 2025 | $254M | +$271M |
| Q3 2025 | $468M | +464% |
| Q3 2016 | $274M | -9.6% |
TLN generated $396M in free cash flow over the past year, up 18% from the year before.
TLN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.5% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -609K shares |
| 3 years | -63% | -81M shares |
TLN has 48M diluted shares, down 1.3% from a year ago, with $502M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $204M |
| Q2 2026 | $198M |
| Q1 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $20M |
| Q1 2025 | $83M |
| Q4 2024 | $1B |
TLN spent $502M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 55% from the year before.
TLN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 22.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 11.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 32.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.0x | High |
TLN's net debt is about 18 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.8 years a year ago.
TLN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.5 | Neutral |
TLN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
TLN PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | TLN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 20x | — |
TLN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TLN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $344.4 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $340.7 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $353.4 | 9.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $323.0 | 20% above |
TLN is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 20% above its 100-week average.
TLN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $46.5 | $64.0 | +38% |
| 2024 | $64.0 | $200.1 | +213% |
| 2025 | $200.1 | $384.5 | +92% |
| 2026 YTD | $384.5 | $386.7 | +0.6% |
TLN has finished every year since 2023 higher, and it's up 0.6% so far in 2026.