Company Profile: NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

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$96.26 +1.73% vs. previous close · Market cap $20.23B

Today's multi-factor rank: 440 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores

Momentum

2.9/10

Value

5.8/10

Growth

4.8/10

Quality

3.0/10

Multifactor

4.1/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$94.62

Open:$95.64

Day's Low:$95.19

Day's High:$98.56

Bid / Ask:-

Market Cap:20.23B

Enterprise Value:43.85B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$90.80

52-Week High:$189.96

Current position in 52-week range

52w Low-52w High

50-Day Avg:$104.19

200-Day Avg:$135.00

Volume

Volume Today:3,878,773

Avg Volume (3m):3,072,203

Avg Volume (10d):2,873,190

52-Week Change:-43.68%

vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-

Beta:1.20

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):25.27

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):9.10

PEG Ratio:0.40

Price / Book:4.81

Price / Sales (TTM):0.61

EV / Revenue:1.32

EV / EBITDA:13.48

Dividends

Current yield:2.01%

Annual Dividend Rate:$1.90

Dividend Trailing:$1.87

Yield Trailing:1.97%

5-Year Avg Yield:1.98%

Payout Ratio:47.91%

Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):33.12B

Gross Profit:6.23B

EBITDA:3.25B

Net Income (TTM):782.00M

Rev Growth (YoY):+11.00%

Earnings Growth (YoY):-

Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-

Margins

Gross Margin:-

EBITDA Margin:-

Operating Margin:-

Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$3.81

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$10.57

Revenue Per Share:$164.80

Cash Per Share:-

Book Value:$19.99

Last Dividend:-

Ex-Dividend Date:-

Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:162.00M

Total Debt:23.47B

Net Debt (Debt - Cash):23.30B

Debt / Equity:483.36%

Current Ratio:0.97

Quick Ratio:0.37

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.56B

Free Cash Flow (FCF):772.37M

FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-

Enterprise Value:43.85B

EV / Revenue:1.32

EV / EBITDA:13.48

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):23.77%

ROA (Return on Assets):4.06%

P/E (trailing):25.27

P/E (forward):9.10

Price / Book:4.81

PEG Ratio:0.40

52-Week Change:-43.68%

S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$3.81

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$10.57

P/E (forward):9.10

PEG Ratio:0.40

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-

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Net Margin:-

Gross Margin:-

EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$164.80

Cash Per Share:-

Book Value:$19.99

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:772.37M

Operating Cash Flow:1.56B

EBITDA:3.25B

Total Revenue (TTM):33.12B

Net Income (TTM):782.00M

Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter	Period	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS	Difference	Surprise %	Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

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% Institutional:-

% Inst. (of Float):-

No. of Institutions:-

Visual distribution

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Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:210,210,483

Float (free shares):209,258,230

Short interest (shares):5,978,131

Short % of float:-

Short Ratio (days to cover):1.89

Short interest, prior month:-

Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-

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Board risk:-

Compensation Risk:-

Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization	Report Date	% Shares	No. Shares	Value (USD)	Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund	Report Date	% Shares	No. Shares	Value (USD)	Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider	Title	Date	Action	Shares

Options Chain

Expiration Date:

CALLS

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PUTS

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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type	Date	Official link
8-K	2026-08-04	View filing ↗
8-K	2026-07-15	View filing ↗
SD	2026-05-29	View filing ↗
8-K	2026-05-21	View filing ↗
8-K	2026-05-06	View filing ↗
8-K	2026-05-01	View filing ↗
8-K/A	2026-04-30	View filing ↗
8-K	2026-04-28	View filing ↗
DEFA14A	2026-04-16	View filing ↗
8-K	2026-04-14	View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States

City:Houston

Employees:16,702

Sector:Utilities

Industry:Utilities - Independent Power Producers

Website:-

Key Executives

Name	Title	Age	Total pay
Mr. Robert J. Gaudette	President, CEO & Director	52	2.15M
Mr. Bruce Chung	EVP & CFO	51	2.16M
Mr. Brian E. Curci J.D.	Executive VP of Legal & General Counsel	47	1.75M
Dr. Lawrence Stephen Coben Ph.D.	Advisor	66	5.02M
Mr. Brad Bentley	Executive Vice President & President of NRG Consumer	49	3.43M
Mr. Gerald Alfred Spencer	Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer	43	-
Mr. Dak Liyanearachchi	Executive VP & CTO	56	-
Ms. Virginia Kirkland Kinney	Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer	51	-

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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG): Quantitative Analysis

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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) — Utilities — Utilities - Independent Power Producers. NRG is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, NRG has returned −38.7% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

NRG ranks 440 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 30 of the 31 Utilities companies that score. Its strongest factor is value (Z 0.48, ranked 100 of 489); its weakest is momentum (Z -1.25, ranked 463 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

Factor	Z-Score	Rank
Multifactor	-0.516	440 of 461
Momentum	-1.245	463 of 494 ↑1
Value	0.479	100 of 489
Quality	-1.205	462 of 468
Growth	-0.095	209 of 489

Market data

Metric	Value
Price	$96.26
Market Cap	20.23B
P/E	25.27
Revenue (last 12 months)	33.12B
Price / book	4.81
Book value per share	$19.99
52-week range	$90.80 – $189.96
Dividend yield	2.01%
Beta	1.20
Average volume	3,072,203
Shares outstanding	210.21M
Short interest (% of float)	3.80% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does NRG report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are NRG insiders doing? 116 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 13 sells, the last one on Sep 8, 2026 →

NRG latest SEC filings

Annual report (10-K): filed Feb 24, 2026, fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025 · view the filing on sec.gov
Quarterly report (10-Q): filed Aug 4, 2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · see its 10-Q filings on sec.gov
Earnings release (8-K): Aug 4, 2026, before the open · view the 8-K on sec.gov

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All NRG filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about NRG Energy (NRG)

When does NRG Energy report earnings?

According to Nasdaq's public calendar (checked on Nov 4, 2026), NRG Energy will report its next earnings on Nov 9, 2026, before the US market opens. The date is announced by the company itself and can change. Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Aug 4, 2026). NRG earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is NRG Energy's P/E ratio?

NRG Energy's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 25.3 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Jun 30, 2026. The median of the 31 Utilities companies with a P/E is 21.1, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: NRG Energy is above its sector median. Utilities stocks, company by company →

Where does NRG Energy rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, NRG Energy ranks 440 of 461, and 30 of the 31 Utilities companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have NRG Energy insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of NRG Energy shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Sep 8, 2026, by an officer, for $191k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 13 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All NRG insider trades →

Does NRG Energy pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 2.01% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $1.90 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Nov 2, 2026.

What sector is NRG Energy in, and which index?

NRG Energy is classified in the Utilities sector (industry: Utilities - Independent Power Producers), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 31 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Utilities stocks →

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Value and momentum: the two that have survived bestWhat the value and momentum scores on this page actually measure, and why they are the two factors that have best survived scrutiny.
Quality and low volatilityWhere the quality score comes from, and why it is the factor with the most competing definitions, all of them called the same thing.
Sales growth: the driver that gets overestimated mostWhat sits behind the growth score and the twelve-month revenue, and why it is the number people extrapolate too far most often.
Dividends and payout: high is not always goodThis company pays a dividend and its yield is in the table above: when a high figure is good news and when it is a warning.

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

Company Profile: NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

52-Week Range

Volume

Valuation Multiples

Dividends

Valuation Context

Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Margins

Per Share

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Cash Flows

Profitability

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

Growth and Margins

Per Share

Cash Flows (TTM)

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

Shares & Short Interest

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Top Institutional Holders

Top Mutual Funds

Recent Insider Trades

Options Chain

CALLS

PUTS

Sentiment Metrics

Expected move

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Company and Executive Profile

General Information

Key Executives

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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG): Quantitative Analysis

Factor scores

Market data

NRG latest SEC filings

Frequently asked questions about NRG Energy (NRG)

When does NRG Energy report earnings?

What is NRG Energy's P/E ratio?

Where does NRG Energy rank on Quant500?

Have NRG Energy insiders bought or sold shares?

Does NRG Energy pay a dividend?

What sector is NRG Energy in, and which index?

What is behind these numbers