NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) stock price, quote and key numbers

Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) closed at $100.37 on 25 September 2026, up 2.6%. That leaves it down 3.2% over a week, down 13.6% over a month and down 39.4% over a year. That is 3% of the way up its 52 week range of $97.50 to $189.96. The median analyst price target of $209 sits 108.2% above the close.

The price

Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.

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Trend and range

NRG trades below both its 50 day average of $118.06 and its 200 day average of $142.58, the shape of a downtrend. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 1.36, a stock that moves more than the market. It is 47.2% below its 52 week high and 2.9% above its 52 week low.

Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.

What analysts say

In the last 90 days 7 firms recorded 9 actions on NRG: 9 kept a view. Price targets: 3 raised and 6 lowered. The most recent targets from 7 firms run from $159 to $216, with a median of $209, 108.2% above the last close.

A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.

Earnings

The next report is on the calendar for 5 November 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $2.99. The last report, on 4 August 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $1.49 against $1.75 expected, a miss of 14.9%, on revenue of $7.5 billion. NRG Energy, Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reported quarters.

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The numbers

Over the trailing twelve months NRG Energy, Inc. shows revenue growth of 12.80%, a gross margin of 18.80%, an operating margin of 6.08% and a return on equity of 23.77%.

The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.

Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.

About NRG Energy, Inc.

Exchange

NYSE

Sector

Utilities

Industry

Utilities

Headquarters

PRINCETON, Texas

Chief executive

Mauricio Gutierrez

Employees

6,600

Website

nrg.com

NRG Energy, Inc. operates as an integrated power company in the United States. The company owns and leases power generation portfolio with approximately 18,000 megawatts of capacity at 25 plants. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage.

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Learn

• How to read a stock quote
• Reading a price chart from one day to one year
• Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
• What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
• The valuation ratios on a stock page
• Price alerts, targets and percent moves