NRG Energy/$NRG
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About NRG Energy
NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the US, with 6 million customers. Vivint Smart Home, which NRG acquired in 2023, has 2 million home-services customers. NRG also is one of the largest US independent power producers, with 26 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity in Texas and the Eastern US. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
- Ticker
- $NRG
- Sector
- Utilities
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 16,702
- Headquarters
- Houston, United States
- Website
- www.nrg.com
NRG Energy Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$20B
24.83
$3.87
1.17
$1.87
1.98%
Price and volume
Market cap
$20B
Beta
1.17
52-week high
$189.96
52-week low
$90.80
Average daily volume
3.1M
Dividend rate
$1.87
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.968
Quick ratio
0.371
Long term debt to equity
4.514
Total debt to equity
4.834
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
51.71%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.03%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,253
Gross margin (TTM)
18.80%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.56%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.28%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
18.99%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,980,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.06%
Return on equity (TTM)
23.77%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
24.832
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.583
Price to book
4.8
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-2.99
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
54.084
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.85%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.776
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.94%
Forward dividend yield
1.98%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
12.80%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
76.19%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.86%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
10.37%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-24.50%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-15.14%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.95%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
18.21%
What the Analysts think about NRG Energy
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The LS Power acquisition more than doubled NRG’s generation fleet, adding about 13 GW of gas-fired and dual-fuel capacity across Texas and the eastern US. The acquired portfolio contributed to stronger East segment earnings in the second quarter, while NRG maintained its full-year guidance. (NRG Energy)
Vivint is adding customers and lifting recurring service margins: its customer base grew 8% year on year to 2.45 million in the second quarter, while segment adjusted EBITDA rose by $42 million. This gives NRG a growing source of service income alongside its more volatile power business. (NRG Energy)
NRG is advancing a 1.2 GW Texas power project for a global cloud and AI company, with a potential expansion to 2.4 GW. The proposed long-term contract structure is designed to provide mostly capacity-payment revenue, which could make the project less exposed to power prices if final agreements and approvals are secured. (Utility Dive)
Mild weather and low power prices pressured NRG’s Texas business: second-quarter adjusted EBITDA there fell by $131 million year on year to $381 million. This shows how weather and market conditions can quickly weigh on earnings. (NRG Energy)
The LS Power acquisition has increased financing and depreciation costs, weighing on per-share earnings: second-quarter adjusted EPS fell to $1.49 from $1.73 a year earlier, even as adjusted EBITDA rose. NRG also reported quarterly interest expense of $310 million, up from $148 million. (NRG Energy)
The proposed hyperscaler project is not yet fully contracted: NRG said it was aligned on principal terms, but final documentation and approvals were still outstanding. Texas had also announced a pause on new data-centre grid interconnections, creating uncertainty around timing and delivery. (Utility Dive)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 19 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing NRG Energy
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $NRG weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Utilities Sector€2B7A | $1.3B | 1.51% |
iShares S&P 500 Utilities Sector£IUSU | $1.3B | 1.51% |
SPDR MSCI World Utilities€WUTI | $91M | 0.88% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Utilities$XDWU | $959M | 0.87% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Utilities£XWUS | $959M | 0.87% |
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