NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:NRG • US6293775085

153.32 USD
+8.88 (+6.15%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
153.36 USD
+0.04 (+0.03%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

5

NRG gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 46 industry peers in the Electric Utilities industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of NRG get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. NRG has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

5

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year NRG was profitable.
  • In the past year NRG had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years NRG 4 years were profitable.
  • NRG had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
NRG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFNRG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2B -2B 4B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 5.73%, NRG belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NRG's Return On Equity of 69.75% is amongst the best of the industry. NRG outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • NRG has a better Return On Invested Capital (11.56%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for NRG is significantly above the industry average of 4.57%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (11.56%) for NRG is above the 3 year average (10.16%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5.73%
ROE 69.75%
ROIC 11.56%
ROA(3y)2.54%
ROA(5y)4.09%
ROE(3y)21.93%
ROE(5y)31.38%
ROIC(3y)10.16%
ROIC(5y)11.32%
NRG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICNRG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200 400 600

1.3 Margins

  • NRG has a worse Profit Margin (4.61%) than 84.78% of its industry peers.
  • NRG's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of NRG (8.13%) is worse than 86.96% of its industry peers.
  • NRG's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of NRG (21.15%) is worse than 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • NRG's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.13%
PM (TTM) 4.61%
GM 21.15%
OM growth 3Y-18.92%
OM growth 5Y-11.2%
PM growth 3Y-22.57%
PM growth 5Y-39.18%
GM growth 3Y-4.97%
GM growth 5Y-4.2%
NRG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsNRG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so NRG is still creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, NRG has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, NRG has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, NRG has a worse debt to assets ratio.
NRG Yearly Shares OutstandingNRG Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M
NRG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsNRG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B

2.2 Solvency

  • NRG has an Altman-Z score of 2.47. This is not the best score and indicates that NRG is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of NRG (2.47) is better than 95.65% of its industry peers.
  • NRG has a debt to FCF ratio of 6.99. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as NRG would need 6.99 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • NRG has a Debt to FCF ratio of 6.99. This is amongst the best in the industry. NRG outperforms 86.96% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 5.66 is on the high side and indicates that NRG has dependencies on debt financing.
  • NRG's Debt to Equity ratio of 5.66 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NRG is outperformed by 93.48% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.66
Debt/FCF 6.99
Altman-Z 2.47
ROIC/WACC1.5
WACC7.69%
NRG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFNRG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5B 10B 15B

2.3 Liquidity

  • NRG has a Current Ratio of 1.05. This is a normal value and indicates that NRG is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of NRG (1.05) is better than 76.09% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.99 indicates that NRG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of NRG (0.99) is better than 76.09% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.05
Quick Ratio 0.99
NRG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesNRG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • NRG shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -10.10%.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 22.12% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.91% in the past year.
  • NRG shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 23.42% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-10.1%
EPS 3Y-10.93%
EPS 5Y22.12%
EPS Q2Q%44.74%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.91%
Revenue growth 3Y1.39%
Revenue growth 5Y23.42%
Sales Q2Q%5.23%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, NRG will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 9.67% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, NRG will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 4.44% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-11.03%
EPS Next 2Y0.39%
EPS Next 3Y5.34%
EPS Next 5Y9.67%
Revenue Next Year-2.89%
Revenue Next 2Y6.46%
Revenue Next 3Y5.97%
Revenue Next 5Y4.44%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
NRG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesNRG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 10B 20B 30B 40B
NRG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesNRG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 5 10 15

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 17.77, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of NRG.
  • 60.87% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than NRG, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • NRG is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.92, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.72, the valuation of NRG can be described as correct.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as NRG.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 27.78. NRG is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.77
Fwd PE 16.72
NRG Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsNRG Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as NRG.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of NRG indicates a rather cheap valuation: NRG is cheaper than 84.78% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 17.21
EV/EBITDA 11.3
NRG Per share dataNRG EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 100 150

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.8
EPS Next 2Y0.39%
EPS Next 3Y5.34%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • NRG has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.24%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.90, NRG's dividend is way lower than its industry peers. On top of this 82.61% of the companies listed in the same industry pay a better dividend than NRG!
  • NRG's Dividend Yield is slightly below the S&P500 average, which is at 1.83.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.24%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of NRG is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 75.36%!
  • NRG has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • As NRG did not decrease their dividend in the past 5 years, we can say the dividend looks stable.
Dividend Growth(5Y)75.36%
Div Incr Years5
Div Non Decr Years7
NRG Yearly Dividends per shareNRG Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.5 1 1.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • 29.77% of the earnings are spent on dividend by NRG. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of NRG is growing, but the earnings are growing slower. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP29.77%
EPS Next 2Y0.39%
EPS Next 3Y5.34%
NRG Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendNRG Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2B -2B 4B
NRG Dividend Payout.NRG Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.NRG Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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NRG ENERGY INC

NYSE:NRG (2/6/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 153.36 +0.04 (+0.03%)

153.32

+8.88 (+6.15%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Earnings (Last)11-06
Earnings (Next)02-24
Inst Owners94.25%
Inst Owner Change-0.85%
Ins Owners0.59%
Ins Owner Change-0.62%
Market Cap29.38B
Revenue(TTM)29.78B
Net Income(TTM)1.37B
Analysts77.89
Price Target193.91 (26.47%)
Short Float %2.15%
Short Ratio2.23
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.24%
Yearly Dividend1.99
Dividend Growth(5Y)75.36%
DP29.77%
Div Incr Years5
Div Non Decr Years7
Ex-Date02-02
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)18.17%
Min EPS beat(2)6.61%
Max EPS beat(2)29.74%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)32.63%
Min EPS beat(4)6.61%
Max EPS beat(4)77.8%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)56.44%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-45.25%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-49.41%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.32%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.06%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.58%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.44%
Min Revenue beat(4)-11%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.6%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-5.59%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)14.6%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)22.86%
PT rev (1m)0.22%
PT rev (3m)6.81%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.9%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-27.46%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.02%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.58%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-8.92%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.75%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.77
Fwd PE 16.72
P/S 0.99
P/FCF 17.21
P/OCF 10.72
P/B 14.91
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 11.3
EPS(TTM)8.63
EY5.63%
EPS(NY)9.17
Fwd EY5.98%
FCF(TTM)8.91
FCFY5.81%
OCF(TTM)14.31
OCFY9.33%
SpS155.39
BVpS10.28
TBVpS-28.57
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.8
Graham Number44.68
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5.73%
ROE 69.75%
ROCE 14.89%
ROIC 11.56%
ROICexc 12.11%
ROICexgc 23.27%
OM 8.13%
PM (TTM) 4.61%
GM 21.15%
FCFM 5.73%
ROA(3y)2.54%
ROA(5y)4.09%
ROE(3y)21.93%
ROE(5y)31.38%
ROIC(3y)10.16%
ROIC(5y)11.32%
ROICexc(3y)10.6%
ROICexc(5y)12.26%
ROICexgc(3y)20.56%
ROICexgc(5y)20.12%
ROCE(3y)13.08%
ROCE(5y)14.57%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-2%
ROICexgc growth 5Y16.16%
ROICexc growth 3Y-16.33%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.76%
OM growth 3Y-18.92%
OM growth 5Y-11.2%
PM growth 3Y-22.57%
PM growth 5Y-39.18%
GM growth 3Y-4.97%
GM growth 5Y-4.2%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.24
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 5.66
Debt/FCF 6.99
Debt/EBITDA 3.24
Cap/Depr 101.37%
Cap/Sales 3.48%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 79.69%
Profit Quality 124.24%
Current Ratio 1.05
Quick Ratio 0.99
Altman-Z 2.47
F-Score7
WACC7.69%
ROIC/WACC1.5
Cap/Depr(3y)43.04%
Cap/Depr(5y)39.77%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.64%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.69%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-10.1%
EPS 3Y-10.93%
EPS 5Y22.12%
EPS Q2Q%44.74%
EPS Next Y-11.03%
EPS Next 2Y0.39%
EPS Next 3Y5.34%
EPS Next 5Y9.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.91%
Revenue growth 3Y1.39%
Revenue growth 5Y23.42%
Sales Q2Q%5.23%
Revenue Next Year-2.89%
Revenue Next 2Y6.46%
Revenue Next 3Y5.97%
Revenue Next 5Y4.44%
EBIT growth 1Y205.17%
EBIT growth 3Y-17.79%
EBIT growth 5Y9.6%
EBIT Next Year75.63%
EBIT Next 3Y32.81%
EBIT Next 5Y24.08%
FCF growth 1Y169.11%
FCF growth 3Y101.55%
FCF growth 5Y10.05%
OCF growth 1Y247.42%
OCF growth 3Y67.24%
OCF growth 5Y11.07%

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to NRG.


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NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


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The financial health rating of NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) is 5 / 10.


How sustainable is the dividend of NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) stock?

The dividend rating of NRG ENERGY INC (NRG) is 5 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 29.77%.