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NRG

NYQ:NRG · US6293775085
Electric UtilitiesX-Large

360

22
EV / EBIT90
Price / Owner Earnings1
Owner Earnings Yield65
Dividend Yield57
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit50
Price/Book17
Return on Capital21
Cash Return on Capital65
Return on Equity3
EBIT Margin1
Gross Profitability71
Cash Conversion99
Accruals1
Owner Earnings Margin65
Sales growth85
Profit Growth83
Long-Term EPS Growth99
Owner Earnings Growth1
Reinvestment11
Price momentum23
Debt load11
Refinancing76
Debt Payback6
Liquidity23
Analyst ratings76
Opinion Changes55
Price Target Upside100
Market mood89
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

NRG clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1992
Employees4,960
Websitenrg.com
ISINUS6293775085
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Smart BuildingEnergy ManagementCleanTechClean EnergyEnergy StorageClimateTechSmart MetersEnergy EfficiencyData Center TechnologyPower GridUtility Scale SolarConventional NuclearSmart EnergyElectronicsEnergy

Description

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) operates as an energy and smart home company fueled by market-leading brands, proprietary technologies, and complementary sales channels. The company serves electricity, natural gas, and smart-home technology solutions to appr…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

NRG Energy, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 255.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 42% yearly growth; analysts expect 24%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
79
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2026

All-time low

50

Jan 2025

Average rank

81

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
95
100
100
Price/Earnings
76
68
95
97
Price/Book
17
7
19
28
Dividend Yield
57
5
20
77
Value (overall)
76
43
70
87

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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