NRG Energy, Inc. NRG SPXR3K
Company Overview
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through the Texas, East, West/Other, Vivint Smart Home, and Corporate Activities segments. The company offers retail electricity, energy management, demand response and virtual power plant programs, carbon offsets, smart home security, and automation services. It also offers system power, distributed and backup generation, energy storage, energy management, renewable and low-carbon products, and carbon management solutions for large business and commercial customers; a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions; and generation portfolio includes fossil fuel and renewable generation assets diversified by fuel type and dispatch level, with ongoing development of new natural gas and renewable projects. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related products; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, data center, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 23.8%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $30.35B (+9.4% YoY); net profit $864.00M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +11.0%, earnings -23.2%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 9.4%, profit CAGR 2.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 9.43% |
| 1 Year: | 11.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 2.31% |
| 1 Year: | -23.20% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -22.26% |
| 6 Months: | -22.36% |
| 3 Months: | -7.55% |
| 1 Month: | -0.03% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)50.59 · Neutral
P/E of 30.91 is above the sector median of 21.26 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 23.8%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading 34.9% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Utilities).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NRG NRG Energy, Inc. SPXR3K | 119.02 | 30.91 | $25.02B | 1.60% | 8.74% | 23.77% | 9.43% | 2.31% |
| 2 | NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. SPXR3K | 83.43 | 18.75 | $174.00B | 2.95% | 4.36% | 11.68% | 4.12% | 8.76% |
| 3 | CEG Constellation Energy Corporation NDXSPXR3KAI | 298.96 | 29.20 | $106.76B | 0.65% | 6.26% | 15.06% | 5.18% | 31.53% |
| 4 | SO The Southern Company SPXR3K | 88.11 | 21.23 | $101.36B | 3.27% | 5.25% | 11.48% | 3.71% | 5.23% |
| 5 | DUK Duke Energy Corporation SPXR3K | 120.22 | 18.11 | $93.74B | 3.50% | 4.94% | 9.86% | 5.53% | 6.88% |
| 6 | AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 124.50 | 21.58 | $67.78B | 3.03% | 5.32% | 10.13% | 2.93% | 7.23% |
| 7 | D Dominion Energy, Inc. SPXR3K | 65.84 | 22.78 | $57.91B | 4.00% | 4.19% | 8.28% | 0.61% | 0.93% |
| 8 | SRE Sempra SPXR3K | 84.04 | 24.36 | $54.95B | 3.12% | 3.46% | 6.68% | 3.05% | 3.18% |
| 9 | VST Vistra Corp. SPXR3KAI | 149.30 | 25.09 | $50.34B | 0.65% | 7.18% | 42.90% | 18.43% | 0.34% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.80B | 2.05B | 2.43B | - | 1.78B | 1.78B | 2.50B | - | 1.93B | 2.12B | 2.68B | 7.93B | 5.27B | 6.49B | 7.99B | 7.48B | 8.36B | 7.51B | 6.22B | 7.86B | 7.38B | 6.48B | 7.13B | 8.49B | 6.67B | 7.50B | 10.14B | 7.32B |
| Operating Income | 76.00M | 232.00M | 379.00M | -4.73B | 331.00M | 164.00M | 429.00M | -658.00M | -30.00M | 214.00M | 275.00M | -1.20B | 361.00M | 174.00M | 398.00M | 49.00M | 221.00M | 320.00M | 540.00M | 209.00M | 244.00M | 484.00M | 393.00M | -56.00M | 1.56B | 2.32B | 2.42B | 754.00M | 156.00M | -1.54B | 530.00M | 561.00M | 872.00M | 1.41B | -812.00M | 1.13B | 0 | 414.00M | 328.00M | 976.00M |
| Net Income | -120.00M | -14.00M | 66.00M | -6.31B | 82.00M | -271.00M | 402.00M | -987.00M | -163.00M | -626.00M | 171.00M | -1.53B | 279.00M | 72.00M | -72.00M | - | 482.00M | 201.00M | 372.00M | - | 121.00M | 313.00M | 249.00M | -82.00M | 1.08B | 1.62B | 1.74B | 513.00M | 67.00M | -1.33B | 308.00M | 343.00M | 511.00M | 738.00M | -767.00M | 750.00M | -104.00M | 152.00M | 125.00M | 506.00M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.37 | -0.06 | 0.18 | -20.08 | 0.24 | -0.61 | 1.27 | -3.12 | -0.52 | -1.98 | 0.53 | -4.84 | 0.87 | 0.23 | -0.24 | -0.04 | 1.72 | 0.75 | 1.45 | 13.37 | 0.49 | 1.27 | 1.02 | -0.33 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 7.17 | 2.16 | 0.29 | -5.82 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 2.31 | 3.37 | -3.79 | 3.61 | -0.62 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 2.31 |
| R&D Expense | 34.00M | 37.00M | 38.00M | - | 26.00M | 18.00M | 21.00M | - | 17.00M | 18.00M | 6.00M | - | 5.00M | 3.00M | 1.00M | - | 2.00M | 2.00M | 1.00M | - | 3.00M | 2.00M | 1.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.99B | 6.88B | 8.95B | 8.85B | 9.08B | 8.42B | 11.29B | 15.87B | 12.33B | 8.91B | 9.07B | 8.15B | 7.99B | 8.69B | 26.78B | 31.49B | 28.26B | 27.75B | 30.35B |
| Operating Income | 1.56B | 2.27B | 2.16B | 1.31B | 635.00M | 350.00M | 343.00M | 1.27B | -4.05B | 33.00M | -741.00M | 982.00M | 1.29B | 1.10B | 3.34B | 2.02B | 384.00M | 2.42B | 1.84B |
| Net Income | 573.00M | 1.23B | 942.00M | 477.00M | 197.00M | 295.00M | -386.00M | 134.00M | -6.38B | -774.00M | -2.15B | 268.00M | 4.44B | 510.00M | 2.19B | 1.22B | -202.00M | 1.12B | 864.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.96 | 4.43 | 3.44 | 1.84 | 0.78 | 1.22 | -1.22 | 0.23 | -19.46 | -2.22 | -6.79 | 0.87 | 16.81 | 2.07 | 8.93 | 5.17 | -1.12 | 4.99 | 4.01 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | - | - | 68.00M | 84.00M | 88.00M | 154.00M | 48.00M | 22.00M | 11.00M | 7.00M | 8.00M | - | - | - | - | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 24.81B | 23.38B | 26.90B | 26.90B | 34.98B | 33.90B | 40.47B | 32.88B | 30.68B | 23.36B | 10.63B | 12.53B | 14.90B | 23.18B | 29.15B | 26.04B | 24.02B | 29.14B |
| Total Equity | 5.69B | 5.52B | 7.12B | 7.70B | 8.07B | 7.67B | 10.27B | 10.47B | 11.68B | 5.43B | 4.45B | 1.97B | -1.23B | 1.66B | 1.68B | 3.60B | 3.83B | 2.91B | 2.48B | 1.68B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 777.00M | 1.13B | 1.49B | 2.30B | 2.95B | 1.10B | 2.09B | 2.25B | 2.12B | 853.00M | 591.00M | 770.00M | 563.00M | 345.00M | 3.90B | 250.00M | 430.00M | 541.00M | 966.00M | 4.71B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 8.29B | 9.10B | 9.73B | 15.87B | 16.80B | 20.37B | 19.62B | 16.70B | 9.49B | 6.69B | 6.04B | 8.86B | 8.10B | 8.10B | 10.94B | 10.89B | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 17.44B | 15.43B | 18.58B | 18.98B | 24.46B | 23.18B | 28.48B | 27.12B | 26.19B | 21.31B | 11.84B | 10.85B | 13.22B | 19.58B | 25.32B | 23.13B | 21.54B | 27.46B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 6.58B | 3.76B | 4.22B | 5.86B | 4.67B | 4.20B | 4.86B | 4.38B | 4.70B | 3.35B | 2.40B | 2.36B | 1.92B | 7.92B | 12.98B | 9.50B | 8.81B | 8.03B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.52B | 1.48B | 2.11B | 1.62B | 1.17B | 1.15B | 1.27B | 1.51B | 1.35B | 1.91B | 1.61B | 1.38B | 1.41B | 1.84B | 493.00M | 360.00M | -221.00M | 2.31B | 1.91B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -327.00M | -672.00M | -954.00M | -1.62B | -3.05B | -2.26B | -2.53B | -2.90B | -1.53B | -757.00M | -639.00M | -205.00M | 556.00M | -494.00M | -3.04B | -332.00M | -910.00M | -24.00M | -1.64B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -814.00M | -487.00M | -343.00M | 651.00M | 33.00M | 2.10B | 1.43B | 1.26B | -432.00M | -768.00M | -1.14B | -1.53B | -2.15B | 2.20B | -272.00M | 1.04B | -400.00M | -1.75B | 3.55B |
| Capital Expenditure | -481.00M | -899.00M | -734.00M | -706.00M | -2.31B | -3.40B | -1.99B | -909.00M | -1.03B | -544.00M | -254.00M | -388.00M | -228.00M | -230.00M | -269.00M | -367.00M | -598.00M | -472.00M | -1.15B |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.04B | 580.00M | 1.37B | 917.00M | -1.14B | -2.25B | -717.00M | 601.00M | 320.00M | 1.36B | 1.36B | 989.00M | 1.19B | 1.61B | 224.00M | -7.00M | -819.00M | 1.83B | 766.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 353.00M | 185.00M | 500.00M | 180.00M | 430.00M | 0 | 25.00M | 39.00M | 437.00M | 0 | 0 | 1.25B | 1.44B | 229.00M | 48.00M | 600.00M | 1.15B | 935.00M | 1.31B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 26.0% | 33.0% | 24.1% | 14.8% | 7.0% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 8.0% | -32.9% | 0.4% | -8.2% | 12.1% | 16.1% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| Net Margin % | 9.6% | 17.8% | 10.5% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 3.5% | -3.4% | 0.8% | -51.8% | -8.7% | -23.7% | 3.3% | 55.5% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 3.9% | -0.7% | 4.1% | 2.8% |
| ROE % | 10.4% | 17.2% | 12.2% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 2.9% | -3.7% | 1.1% | -117.4% | -17.4% | -109.4% | -21.7% | 267.7% | 30.4% | 60.8% | 31.9% | -7.0% | 45.4% | 51.4% |
| ROCE % | - | 12.5% | 11.0% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.6% | -14.2% | 0.1% | -3.7% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 8.5% | 21.9% | 12.5% | 2.3% | 15.9% | 8.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.37% | 17.66M | $1.96B |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 8.00% | 16.88M | $1.88B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.53% | 13.78M | $1.53B |
| 4 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 6.18% | 13.05M | $1.45B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 5.32% | 11.23M | $1.25B |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.17% | 10.90M | $1.21B |
| 7 | Victory Capital Management Inc. | 4.51% | 9.52M | $1.06B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.83% | 5.98M | $664.10M |
| 9 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.50% | 5.28M | $586.17M |
| 10 | Millennium Management Llc | 2.02% | 4.26M | $473.12M |
Analyst View
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NRG — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) trades at $119.02 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $109.51 to $182.82.
What is the market capitalisation of NRG?
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) has a market capitalisation of $25.02B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of NRG?
NRG trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.91. The industry average P/E is 21.26. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 5.95.
Does NRG pay a dividend?
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.60%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of NRG?
NRG has a return on equity (ROE) of 23.77%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 8.74%.
Is NRG a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.