NRG Energy Inc. (NRG · NYSE)
NRG · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Sep 21, 2026
Price (last ~year)
NRG Energy shares have fallen 26.9% over three months to $103.66, sitting at their 52-week low and 27.7% below the 200-day moving average, after missing consensus EPS in two of the last four quarters (including -10.2% and -13.9% in the two most recent). Revenue grew 11.0% year over year to $33.12B TTM, but earnings fell 85.6%, and the company carries $23.47B in total debt at 7.2x EBITDA with a current ratio of 0.97 and just $162.0M in cash. Quarterly results improved sequentially into June 2026 — revenue of $11.06B, operating income of $1.05B, and EBITDA of $1.99B, up sharply from the March quarter — and the quarter generated $779.0M in free cash flow. The stock trades at 26.99x earnings and 12.25x EV/EBITDA against an analyst target of $188.56.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $21.79B
- P/E
- 26.99
- PEG
- 0.398
- P/B
- 5.18
- P/S
- 0.658
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.25
- Beta
- 1.173
- Analyst target
- $188.56
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 18.8%
- Operating margin
- 12.8%
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- ROE
- 23.8%
- ROA
- 4.1%
Price movement
- Last
- $103.66
- 1-month
- -10.1%
- 3-month
- -26.9%
- RSI (14)
- 39
- vs SMA200
- -27.7%
- 52-wk position
- 0.0% -43.3% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $11.06B | $1.05B | $506.0M | $1.99B |
| 2026-03-31 | $10.30B | $257.0M | $125.0M | $237.0M |
| 2025-12-31 | $7.75B | $251.0M | $66.0M | $1.21B |
| 2025-09-30 | $7.63B | $422.0M | $152.0M | $786.0M |
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- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)