NRG NRG Energy, Inc. Common Stock

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$136.70
Price · Jul 2, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 6, 2026

NRG Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$136.70
Market Cap
$30.32B
P/E (TTM)
39.7
EPS (TTM)
$4.01
Revenue (TTM)
$30.71B
Div Yield
1.4%
ROE
43.5%
Debt/Equity
52W Range
$120 – $190

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10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $30.71B
10-point trend, +244.5%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS $4.01
10-point trend, +280.6%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
Free Cash Flow $766M
10-point trend, -7.5%
2016-12-31 2025-12-31
Margins 2.8%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
NRG
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, +723.2%
39.7
23.6
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, +153.7%
1.0
3.1
P/B
5-point trend, +518.3%
18.0
2.2
Price / FCF
5-point trend, -15.6%
39.6

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
NRG
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -51.5%
6.0%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -65.3%
2.8%
13.6%
ROA
5-point trend, -71.7%
3.2%
2.7%
ROE
5-point trend, -23.6%
43.5%
11.6%
ROIC
5-point trend, +17.8%
83.6%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
NRG
Peer Median
Current Ratio
5-point trend, +19.5%
1.6
0.8
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, +147.4%
1.1

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
NRG
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +13.8%
9.2%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +13.8%
-0.88%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +13.8%
27.6%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, -55.1%
-19.6%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, -60.5%
-23.2%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
NRG
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, -55.1%
$4.01

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
NRG
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, +226.0%
47.6%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
1.4%
Payout Ratio
47.6%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
May 1, 2026$0.4750
Feb. 2, 2026$0.4750
Nov. 3, 2025$0.4400
Aug. 1, 2025$0.4400
May 1, 2025$0.4400
Feb. 3, 2025$0.4400
Nov. 1, 2024$0.4080
Aug. 1, 2024$0.4080
April 30, 2024$0.4080
Jan. 31, 2024$0.4080
Oct. 31, 2023$0.3780
July 31, 2023$0.3780
April 28, 2023$0.3780
Jan. 31, 2023$0.3780
Oct. 31, 2022$0.3500
July 29, 2022$0.3500
April 29, 2022$0.3500
Jan. 31, 2022$0.3500
Oct. 29, 2021$0.3250
July 30, 2021$0.3250

NRG Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 21 analysts
  • Strong Buy 5 23.8%
  • Buy 12 57.1%
  • Hold 4 19.0%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

17 analysts · 2026-07-05
Median target $200.00 +46.3%
Mean target $198.88 +45.5%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.33%
Next Report
Aug 04, 2026
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $1.48 $1.80 -0.32%
Dec. 31, 2025 $1.03 $0.97 0.06%
Sept. 30, 2025 $2.75 $2.12 0.63%
June 30, 2025 $1.68 $1.58 0.10%
March 31, 2025 $2.68 $1.51 1.2%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
NRG $30.32B 39.7 9.2% 2.8% 43.5%
AEP 17.3 10.9% 16.9% 12.7%
ETR 23.6 9.0% 13.7% 11.1%
XEL $46.06B 21.6 9.4%
EXC $44.59B 15.3 5.3% 11.4% 9.9%
PCG $35.32B 13.6 2.1% 10.8% 8.6%
EIX $23.09B 5.2 9.8% 23.1% 26.9%
FE $25.87B 25.4 12.0% 6.8% 8.2%
ES $25.28B 14.8 13.8% 12.6% 10.7%
PPL
EVRG 19.8 1.9% 14.3% 8.5%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 16
Annual Income Statement data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, +93.6% $30.71B $28.13B $28.82B $31.54B $26.99B $9.09B $9.82B $9.48B $9.07B $8.91B $12.33B $15.87B
Cost of Revenue 7-point trend, -44.6% · · · · · $6.54B $7.30B $7.11B $6.89B $6.68B $9.00B $11.81B
R&D Expense 7-point trend, -90.9% · · · · · $8M $7M $11M $22M $48M $154M $88M
SG&A Expense 12-point trend, +156.1% $2.60B $2.35B $2.09B $1.15B $1.29B $810M $760M $799M $836M $1.03B $1.23B $1.02B
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, +97.3% $28.84B $25.91B $30.02B $29.58B $23.89B $7.99B $8.54B $8.53B $9.92B $8.99B $16.59B $14.62B
Operating Income 12-point trend, +45.2% $1.84B $2.42B $384M $2.02B $3.34B $1.10B $1.29B $982M $-741M $33M $-4.05B $1.27B
Interest Expense 10-point trend, -40.4% · · $667M $417M $485M $401M $413M $483M $557M $583M $937M $1.12B
Other Non-op 12-point trend, +209.1% $68M $44M $47M $56M $63M $67M $66M $18M $51M $47M $26M $22M
Pretax Income 12-point trend, +740.0% $1.13B $1.45B $-213M $1.66B $2.86B $761M $786M $467M $-1.39B $-931M $-4.99B $135M
Income Tax 12-point trend, +8900.0% $270M $323M $-11M $442M $672M $251M $-3.33B $7M $-44M $25M $1.34B $3M
Net Income 12-point trend, +544.8% $864M $1.12B $-202M $1.22B $2.19B $510M $4.44B $268M $-2.15B $-774M $-6.38B $134M
EPS (Basic) 12-point trend, +1678.3% $4.09 $5.14 $-1.12 $5.17 $8.93 $2.08 $16.94 $0.88 $-6.79 $-2.22 $-19.46 $0.23
EPS (Diluted) 12-point trend, +1643.5% $4.01 $4.99 $-1.12 $5.17 $8.93 $2.07 $16.81 $0.87 $-6.79 $-2.22 $-19.46 $0.23
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, -41.6% 195,000,000 206,000,000 228,000,000 236,000,000 245,000,000 245,000,000 262,000,000 304,000,000 317,000,000 316,000,000 329,000,000 334,000,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, -41.3% 199,000,000 212,000,000 228,000,000 236,000,000 245,000,000 246,000,000 264,000,000 308,000,000 317,000,000 316,000,000 329,000,000 339,000,000
EBITDA 12-point trend, +16.4% $3.25B $3.83B $1.51B $2.65B $4.13B $1.54B $1.66B $1.40B $469M $1.89B $-2.47B $2.79B
Balance Sheet 27
Annual Balance Sheet data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +122.5% $4.71B $966M $541M $430M $250M $3.90B $345M $563M $770M $591M $853M $2.12B
Receivables 12-point trend, +207.5% $4.07B $3.49B $3.54B $4.77B $3.25B $904M $1.02B $1.02B $900M $1.06B $1.16B $1.32B
Inventory 12-point trend, -63.0% $461M $478M $607M $751M $498M $327M $383M $412M $453M $721M $1.25B $1.25B
Prepaid Expense 12-point trend, +139.1% $1.07B $830M $626M $383M $395M $257M $245M $302M $163M $404M $455M $447M
Current Assets 12-point trend, +56.4% $13.15B $8.96B $9.73B $16.23B $10.84B $6.03B $3.09B $3.60B $4.44B $6.71B $7.39B $8.41B
PP&E (Net) 6-point trend, -88.4% · · · · · · $2.59B $3.05B $5.97B $15.37B $18.73B $22.37B
PP&E (Gross) 5-point trend, -83.9% · · · · · · · $4.86B $8.23B $20.70B $24.49B $30.26B
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, -77.5% $1.77B $1.51B $1.29B $1.48B $1.31B $1.94B $1.75B $1.81B $2.25B $5.34B $-5.76B $7.89B
Goodwill 12-point trend, +94.9% $5.02B $5.01B $5.08B $1.65B $1.79B $579M $579M $573M $539M $662M $999M $2.57B
Intangibles 12-point trend, -10.1% $2.31B $2.91B $3.93B $2.13B $2.51B $668M $789M $591M $507M $1.97B $2.31B $2.57B
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +43.0% $1.49B $1.15B $777M $256M $229M $216M $240M $289M $310M $841M $1.21B $1.04B
Total Assets 12-point trend, -28.0% $29.14B $24.02B $26.04B $29.15B $23.18B $14.90B $12.53B $10.63B $23.36B $30.68B $32.88B $40.47B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +167.4% $2.83B $2.51B $2.33B $3.64B $2.27B $649M $722M $863M $684M $782M $869M $1.06B
Accrued Liabilities 3-point trend, +13.5% $1.86B $2.03B $1.64B · · · · · · · · ·
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, +65.2% $8.03B $8.81B $9.50B $12.98B $7.92B $1.92B $2.36B $2.40B $3.35B $4.70B $4.38B $4.86B
Capital Leases 8-point trend, +144000000.00 $144M $117M $128M $180M $236M $278M $483M $0 · · · ·
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -28.6% $15M $12M $22M $134M $73M $19M $17M $65M $21M $20M $19M $21M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, +1.7% $861M $821M $947M $973M $993M $1.07B $1.08B $1.27B $534M $666M $900M $847M
Total Liabilities 12-point trend, -3.6% $27.46B $21.54B $23.13B $25.32B $19.58B $13.22B $10.85B $11.84B $21.31B $26.19B $27.12B $28.48B
Long-term Debt 12-point trend, -18.6% $16.58B $10.89B $10.94B $8.10B $8.10B $8.86B $6.04B $6.69B $9.49B $16.70B $19.62B $20.37B
Common Stock 12-point trend, -50.0% $2M $2M $3M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, -44.8% $1.98B $1.53B $820M $1.41B $464M $-1.40B $-1.62B $-6.02B $-6.27B $-3.79B $-3.01B $3.59B
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, -45.2% $1.09B $297M $1.89B $5.86B $5.27B $5.23B $5.04B $3.63B $2.39B $2.40B $2.41B $1.98B
AOCI 12-point trend, +53.4% $-81M $-117M $-91M $-177M $-126M $-206M $-192M $-94M $-72M $-135M $-173M $-174M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, -85.6% $1.68B $2.48B $2.91B $3.83B $3.60B $1.68B $1.66B $-1.23B $1.97B $4.45B $5.43B $11.68B
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, -28.0% $29.14B $24.02B $26.04B $29.15B $23.18B $14.90B $12.53B $10.63B $23.36B $30.68B $32.88B $40.47B
Shares Outstanding 12-point trend, -43.5% 190,376,607 198,604,003 208,130,950 229,561,030 243,753,899 244,231,933 248,996,189 283,650,039 316,743,089 315,443,011 314,190,042 336,662,624
Cash Flow 19
Annual Cash Flow data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, -7.7% $1.41B $1.40B $1.29B $720M $785M $435M $373M $421M $596M $756M $1.35B $1.52B
Stock-based Comp 12-point trend, +219.0% $134M $102M $101M $28M $21M $22M $20M $25M $35M $10M $39M $42M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, +4540.0% $222M $181M $-109M $371M $621M $225M $-3.34B $1M $-63M $19M $1.34B $-5M
Amort. of Intangibles 12-point trend, +151.1% $673M $876M $1.00B $490M $495M $168M $134M $133M $166M $157M $238M $268M
Other Non-cash 12-point trend, -287.5% $-713M $-505M $-1.14B $-1.89B $-3.12B $645M $-426M $412M $2.32B $1.40B $4.49B $-184M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, +26.7% $1.91B $2.31B $-221M $360M $493M $1.84B $1.41B $1.38B $1.61B $1.91B $1.35B $1.51B
CapEx 12-point trend, +26.2% $1.15B $472M $598M $367M $269M $230M $228M $388M $254M $544M $1.03B $909M
Investing Cash Flow 12-point trend, +43.6% $-1.64B $-24M $-910M $-332M $-3.04B $-494M $556M $-205M $-639M $-757M $-1.53B $-2.90B
Debt Issued 6-point trend, -58.0% · · · · · · $1.92B $1.10B $1.18B $4.41B $1.00B $4.56B
Net Debt Issued 6-point trend, -58.0% · · · · · · $1.92B $1.10B $2.27B $5.53B $1.00B $4.56B
Stock Issued 10-point trend, -100.0% · · $0 $0 $1M $1M $3M $21M $-2M $1M $1M $21M
Stock Repurchased 12-point trend, +3261.5% $1.31B $935M $1.15B $600M $48M $229M $1.44B $1.25B $0 $0 $437M $39M
Net Stock Activity 12-point trend, -7183.3% $-1.31B $-935M $-1.17B $-606M $-47M $-228M $-1.44B $-1.23B $-2M $1M $-436M $-18M
Dividends Paid 12-point trend, +109.7% $411M $405M $381M $332M $319M $295M $32M $37M $38M $76M $201M $196M
Financing Cash Flow 12-point trend, +180.3% $3.55B $-1.75B $-400M $1.04B $-272M $2.20B $-2.15B $-1.53B $-1.14B $-768M $-432M $1.26B
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, +2871.7% $3.83B $524M $-1.53B $1.07B $-2.82B $3.54B $-228M $-473M $226M $-182M $-349M $-138M
Taxes Paid 12-point trend, +1216.7% $67M $182M $48M $66M $32M $24M $8M $9M $9M $14M $12M $-6M
Free Cash Flow 12-point trend, +27.5% $766M $1.83B $-819M $-7M $224M $1.61B $1.19B $989M $276M $828M $26M $601M
Levered FCF 10-point trend, -194.4% · · $-1.45B $-313M $-147M $1.34B $-980M $513M $-619M $-252M $-1.40B $-493M
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Margin 12-point trend, -25.0% 6.0% 8.6% 1.3% 6.4% 12.4% 12.2% 13.1% 10.4% -5.5% 4.3% -27.5% 8.0%
Net Margin 12-point trend, +234.5% 2.8% 4.0% -0.70% 3.9% 8.1% 5.6% 45.2% 2.8% -20.3% -6.3% -43.5% 0.84%
Pretax Margin 12-point trend, +334.1% 3.7% 5.1% -0.74% 5.3% 10.6% 8.4% 8.0% 4.9% -14.5% -7.1% -34.7% 0.85%
EBITDA Margin 12-point trend, -39.9% 10.6% 13.6% 5.2% 8.4% 15.3% 16.9% 16.9% 14.8% 4.4% 15.3% -16.9% 17.6%
ROA 12-point trend, +802.8% 3.2% 4.5% -0.73% 4.7% 11.5% 3.7% 38.3% 1.6% -8.0% -2.5% -17.4% 0.36%
ROE 12-point trend, +3498.3% 43.5% 45.0% -6.3% 27.3% 57.0% 28.2% 10202.3% -24.7% -67.1% -15.7% -74.6% 1.2%
ROIC 12-point trend, +685.9% 83.6% 76.0% 12.5% 38.7% 71.0% 44.1% 407.8% -78.4% -30.0% 12.1% -93.9% 10.6%
Liquidity & Solvency 3
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 12-point trend, -7.3% 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.4 3.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8
Quick Ratio 12-point trend, +54.4% 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7
Interest Coverage 10-point trend, -49.3% · · 0.6 4.8 6.9 2.8 3.1 2.0 -0.7 0.5 -3.6 1.1
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 12-point trend, +171.5% 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Inventory Turnover 7-point trend, +67.7% · · · · · 18.4 18.4 16.4 12.0 7.2 8.6 11.0
Receivables Turnover 12-point trend, -35.0% 8.1 8.0 6.9 7.9 13.0 9.4 9.6 9.9 9.9 10.6 11.8 12.5
Per Share 7
Annual Per Share data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 12-point trend, -74.5% $8.83 $12.48 $13.96 $16.68 $14.77 $6.88 $6.66 $-4.35 $6.21 $14.09 $17.30 $34.68
Revenue / Share 11-point trend, +229.7% $154.34 $132.69 $126.42 $133.66 $110.16 $36.96 $37.20 $30.77 · $39.09 $44.60 $46.81
Cash Flow / Share 11-point trend, +115.8% $9.61 $10.88 $-0.97 $1.53 $2.01 $7.47 $5.35 $4.47 · $6.56 $3.98 $4.45
Cash / Share 12-point trend, +293.5% $24.73 $4.86 $2.60 $1.87 $1.03 $15.99 $1.39 $1.98 $3.13 $6.25 $4.83 $6.29
Dividend / Share 7-point trend, +225.9% $2 $2 · · · · · $0 $0 $0 $1 $1
Dividend Paid / Share 11-point trend, +1157.1% $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $0 $0 $0 · $0 $0
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, +1643.5% $4.01 $4.99 $-1.12 $5.17 $8.93 $2.07 $16.81 $0.87 $-6.79 $-2.22 $-19.46 $0.23
Growth Rates 10
Annual Growth Rates data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -95.3% 9.2% -2.4% -8.6% 16.9% 196.8% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -101.9% -0.88% 1.4% 46.9% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 27.6% · · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 3-point trend, -105.9% -19.6% · · -42.1% 331.4% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 2-point trend, +53.9% -8.1% -17.6% · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 5Y 14.1% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 3-point trend, -107.1% -23.2% · · -44.2% 328.8% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 2-point trend, +45.2% -10.9% -19.9% · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 11.1% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 6.9% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 13
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for NRG
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +93.6% $30.71B $28.13B $28.82B $31.54B $26.99B $9.09B $9.82B $9.48B $9.07B $8.91B $12.33B $15.87B
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, +544.8% $864M $1.12B $-202M $1.22B $2.19B $510M $4.44B $268M $-2.15B $-774M $-6.38B $134M
Market Cap 12-point trend, +234.1% $30.32B $17.92B $10.76B $7.30B $10.50B $9.17B $9.90B $11.23B $9.02B $3.87B $3.70B $9.07B
P/E 12-point trend, -66.1% 39.7 18.1 -46.2 6.2 4.8 18.1 2.4 45.5 -4.2 -5.5 -0.6 117.2
P/S 12-point trend, +72.6% 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.6
P/B 12-point trend, +2220.7% 18.0 7.2 3.7 1.9 2.9 5.5 6.0 -9.1 4.6 0.9 0.7 0.8
P / Tangible Book 2-point trend, +649.7% · · · 158.8 · 21.2 · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 12-point trend, +163.7% 15.8 7.8 -48.7 20.3 21.3 5.0 7.0 8.2 6.5 1.9 2.8 6.0
P / FCF 12-point trend, +162.2% 39.6 9.8 -13.1 -1043.5 46.9 5.7 8.4 11.4 32.7 4.7 142.2 15.1
Dividend Yield 12-point trend, -37.0% 1.4% 2.3% 3.5% 4.5% 3.0% 3.2% 0.32% 0.33% 0.42% 2.0% 5.4% 2.2%
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, +196.5% 2.5% 5.5% -2.2% 16.2% 20.7% 5.5% 42.3% 2.2% -23.8% -18.1% -165.3% 0.85%
Payout Ratio 10-point trend, +584.4% 47.6% 36.0% -188.6% 27.2% 14.6% 57.8% 0.72% 13.8% -1.8% -9.8% · ·
Annual Payout 12-point trend, +109.7% $411M $405M $381M $332M $319M $295M $32M $37M $38M $76M $201M $196M

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
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Revenue $30.71B$28.13B$28.82B$31.54B$26.99B
Operating Margin % 6.0%8.6%1.3%6.4%12.4%
Net Income $864M$1.12B$-202M$1.22B$2.19B
Diluted EPS $4.01$4.99$-1.12$5.17$8.93
Balance Sheet
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Current Ratio 1.61.01.01.31.4
Quick Ratio 1.10.50.40.40.4
Cash Flow
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Free Cash Flow $766M$1.83B$-819M$-7M$224M

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