NRG Energy, Inc.
NRG Utilities Independent Power Producers NYSE
$149.37
+$0.07 (+0.04%)
Open: $150.21 | High: $151.33 | Low: $148.99 | Prev Close: $149.30
Market Cap: $28.62B
Volume: 480K | Avg: 1.9M
Last updated: January 26, 2026 at 06:04 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 430
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 22.33 |
| P/B Ratio | 14.63 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.96 |
| EPS | $6.69 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Shares Outstanding | 191.64M |
| 52-Week High | $180.54 |
| 52-Week Low | $79.57 |
| SMA 50 | $159.93 |
| SMA 200 | $152.77 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.18% |
| Annual Dividend | $1.76 |
| Next Earnings | March 04, 2026 12:00 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 20.5% |
| Operating Margin | 8.6% |
| Net Margin | 4.8% |
| ROE | 60.6% |
| ROA | 6.0% |
| Debt/Equity | 6.15 |
| Current Ratio | 1.05 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $24.02B |
| Total Liabilities | $21.54B |
| Total Equity | $2.48B |
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| Cash | $966.00M |
| Total Debt | $10.99B |
| Net Debt | $10.03B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $28.13B |
| Gross Profit | $6.03B |
| Operating Income | $2.42B |
| Net Income | $1.12B |
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| EBITDA | $3.50B |
| Revenue/Share | $154.30 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $2.31B |
| CapEx | $472.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.83B |
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| Book Value/Share | $10.21 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $-28.37 |
| Equity/Share | $10.21 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 50.00 Neutral |
| MACD |
0.00
Signal: 0.00
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| Volatility | 0.00% |
| Trading Signal | Neutral |
Performance & Returns
Insufficient historical data
Insufficient historical data (need 200+ days, have 0)Sector Comparison (Utilities)
| Metric | NRG | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 22.33 | 24.69 | 63% |
| P/B Ratio | 14.63 | 3.17 | 93% |
| ROE (%) | 60.59% | 12.44% | 97% |
| Net Margin (%) | 4.84% | 13.39% | 7% |
| Stock Score | 430 | 422.0 | 53% |
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
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| NRG | $149.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | Neutral | Mixed |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the NRG stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG | NRG Energy Receives All Regulatory Approvals for LS Power Portfolio Acquisition | Neutral | businesswire.com | Read More |
| NRG | NRG Energy (NRG) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts | Positive | zacks.com | Read More |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend | Neutral | businesswire.com | Read More |
| NRG | NRG Energy Controls Both Power Generation and Distribution as AI Data Centers Reshape the Grid | Neutral | 247wallst.com | Read More |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
No recent insider trading data available for NRG
Company Information
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to approximately 6 million residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, and energy efficiency, and advisory services, as well as carbon management and specialty services; and on-site energy solutions. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. As of December 31, 2021, it owns and leases power generation portfolio with approximately 18,000 megawatts of capacity at 25 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
| CEO | Lawrence Stephen Coben |
| Employees | 15637 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2003-12-02 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.nrg.com |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Independent Power Producers |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category