Analysts expect net interest income — the difference in what banks pay depositors and what they earn on loans and investments ...

This acronym stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. "EBITDA provides insight into a company's cash generation," says Shaw.

The company said Thursday that earnings before interest and taxes excluding nuclear power–a key company metric–rose 2.1% on an organic basis to 3.7 billion euros ($4.13 billion).