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NRG Energy, Inc.

NRG

NYSEUtilitiesIndependent Power Producers

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$113.11

−$2.25 · -1.95%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

NRG company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

39

Expensive

Momentum

35

Weakening

Sentiment

67

Bullish

Risk resilience

55

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its affiliated entities, operates as a comprehensive power utility spanning the United States. Its operations are divided into three main geographical divisions: Texas, East, and West. The company plays a crucial role in generating, distributing, and selling electricity and various related services, serving approximately six million customers across residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale sectors. Their energy generation capabilities are diverse, drawing from natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage technologies. Beyond core power provision, NRG offers an extensive array of solutions, including centralized system power, decentralized generation, renewable energy products, emergency backup power, distributed solar and storage installations, demand-side management, energy efficiency programs, expert advisory services, carbon management initiatives, and bespoke on-site energy solutions. Furthermore, NRG actively engages in the trading of electric power, natural gas, and associated commodities, alongside environmental credits, weather-related products, and various financial instruments such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps. The company also manages fuel procurement and transportation services. It directly markets energy, services, and products to retail consumers through several established brands, including NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. As of December 31, 2021, NRG Energy's generation assets encompassed approximately 18,000 megawatts of capacity across 25 owned and leased facilities. The corporation was founded in 1989 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Industry
Independent Power Producers
Sector
Utilities
Headquarters
US
CEO
Robert J. Gaudette
Listed since
Dec 2, 2003
Employees
16,702

Market position

Day range

Current $113.11

52-week range

Current $113.11

Open
$116.58
Previous close
$115.36
Volume
2.36M
0.84× average
Average volume
2.81M
Average daily volume
Market cap
23.86B USD
Beta
1.2
Market reference 1
50-day average
$131.81
-14.18% below average
200-day average
$149.42
-24.30% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
43.08B USD
P/E (TTM)
29.61×
P/B (TTM)
4.87×
P/S (TTM)
0.65×
EV / EBITDA
11.32×
Earnings yield
2.78%
Free cash flow yield
2.47%
Dividend yield
1.65%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
16.42%
Operating margin
5.38%
Net margin
2.31%
Return on equity
51.40%
Return on assets
2.96%
Return on invested capital
7.00%

Financial health

Debt / equity
4.83×
Current ratio
1.64×
Altman Z-score
1.57
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends27%17%7%-3%Gross margin, FY2021: 24.11%Gross margin, FY2022: 13.00%Gross margin, FY2023: 7.97%Gross margin, FY2024: 21.44%Gross margin, FY2025: 21.85%Operating margin, FY2021: 12.38%Operating margin, FY2022: 6.40%Operating margin, FY2023: 1.33%Operating margin, FY2024: 8.62%Operating margin, FY2025: 6.02%Net margin, FY2021: 8.10%Net margin, FY2022: 3.87%Net margin, FY2023: -0.70%Net margin, FY2024: 4.00%Net margin, FY2025: 2.81%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 24.11%. Gross margin FY2022 13.00%. Gross margin FY2023 7.97%. Gross margin FY2024 21.44%. Gross margin FY2025 21.85%. Operating margin FY2021 12.38%. Operating margin FY2022 6.40%. Operating margin FY2023 1.33%. Operating margin FY2024 8.62%. Operating margin FY2025 6.02%. Net margin FY2021 8.10%. Net margin FY2022 3.87%. Net margin FY2023 -0.70%. Net margin FY2024 4.00%. Net margin FY2025 2.81%.

Income trends

Revenue

30.71B USD+9.17%

Operating income

1.85B USD-23.68%

Net income

864M USD-23.20%
Income trends across reported periods34.72B USD22.02B USD9.32B USD−3.38B USDRevenue, FY2021: 26.99B USDRevenue, FY2022: 31.54B USDRevenue, FY2023: 28.82B USDRevenue, FY2024: 28.13B USDRevenue, FY2025: 30.71B USDOperating income, FY2021: 3.34B USDOperating income, FY2022: 2.02B USDOperating income, FY2023: 384M USDOperating income, FY2024: 2.42B USDOperating income, FY2025: 1.85B USDNet income, FY2021: 2.19B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.22B USDNet income, FY2023: −202M USDNet income, FY2024: 1.13B USDNet income, FY2025: 864M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 26.99B USD. Revenue FY2022 31.54B USD. Revenue FY2023 28.82B USD. Revenue FY2024 28.13B USD. Revenue FY2025 30.71B USD. Operating income FY2021 3.34B USD. Operating income FY2022 2.02B USD. Operating income FY2023 384M USD. Operating income FY2024 2.42B USD. Operating income FY2025 1.85B USD. Net income FY2021 2.19B USD. Net income FY2022 1.22B USD. Net income FY2023 −202M USD. Net income FY2024 1.13B USD. Net income FY2025 864M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue30.71B USD28.13B USD28.82B USD31.54B USD26.99B USD
Cost of goods sold24B USD22.1B USD26.53B USD27.44B USD20.48B USD
Gross profit6.71B USD6.03B USD2.3B USD4.1B USD6.51B USD
Selling, general, and administrative4.84B USD2.35B USD1.84B USD1.15B USD1.29B USD
Operating expenses4.86B USD3.61B USD1.91B USD2.08B USD3.17B USD
Interest expense772M USD651M USD667M USD417M USD485M USD
Depreciation and amortization1.96B USD1.4B USD1.3B USD720M USD836M USD
Operating income1.85B USD2.42B USD384M USD2.02B USD3.34B USD
Net income864M USD1.13B USD−202M USD1.22B USD2.19B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
55%
6 beats, 5 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+38.23%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.49
Estimate 1.69 · Miss by 11.83%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates3.122.351.590.83Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 26, 2025: actual 1.52, estimate 2, surprise -24.00%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 2.68, estimate 1.75, surprise +53.14%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 1.68, estimate 1.74, surprise -3.45%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 2.75, estimate 2.14, surprise +28.50%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 24, 2026: actual 1.03, estimate 0.972, surprise +5.97%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 1.48, estimate 1.77, surprise -16.38%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 4, 2026: actual 1.49, estimate 1.69, surprise -11.83%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 5, 2026: actual —, estimate 2.96, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates10.7B9.15B7.59B6.04BQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 26, 2025: actual 6.86B USD, estimate 7.82B USD, surprise -12.25%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 8.59B USD, estimate 7.92B USD, surprise +8.37%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 6.74B USD, estimate 6.45B USD, surprise +4.46%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 7.64B USD, estimate 7.46B USD, surprise +2.31%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 24, 2026: actual 7.76B USD, estimate 6.68B USD, surprise +16.26%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 10.29B USD, estimate 8.43B USD, surprise +22.15%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 4, 2026: actual 7.48B USD, estimate 7.31B USD, surprise +2.31%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 5, 2026: actual —, estimate 9.49B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$202.36

78.91% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $221Average $202.36Low $165

Rating distribution

27 ratings
Strong buy14%
Buy1867%
Hold726%
Sell14%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions
UBSmaintainBuy
Wolfe ResearchupgradePeer PerformOutperform

NRG news

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.76

2025 complete year+35.4% since 2021

2026 partial: $1.425

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 3, 2026

$0.475

Quarterly

Record Aug 3, 2026 · Payment Aug 17, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 1, 2026

$0.475

Quarterly

Record May 1, 2026 · Payment May 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 2, 2026

$0.475

Quarterly

Record Feb 2, 2026 · Payment Feb 17, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 3, 2025

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Nov 3, 2025 · Payment Nov 17, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 1, 2025

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Aug 1, 2025 · Payment Aug 15, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 1, 2025

$0.44

Quarterly

Record May 1, 2025 · Payment May 15, 2025

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