NRG Energy Inc. (NRG · NYSE)
NRG · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 12, 2026
Price (last ~year)
NRG Energy shares rebounded 13.4% over the past five days to $107.97, though the stock remains down 18.4% over three months and 40.9% below its 52-week high. Fundamentals show a sharp divergence: revenue grew 11.0% year over year to $33.12B TTM while earnings fell 85.6%, and the company missed consensus EPS in each of the last two quarters (by 10.2% and 13.9%) after beating in the prior two. Leverage is elevated at 7.2x debt/EBITDA on $23.47B of total debt, though the June quarter generated $779.0M in free cash flow and quarterly EBITDA of $1.47B improved markedly from the March quarter's $230.0M. The stock trades at 28.26x earnings with a PEG of 0.387, and sits 5.8% above its 20-day SMA but 22.3% below its 200-day.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $22.70B
- P/E
- 28.26
- PEG
- 0.387
- P/B
- 5.04
- P/S
- 0.685
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.08
- Beta
- 1.161
- Analyst target
- $185.5
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 18.8%
- Operating margin
- 12.8%
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- ROE
- 23.8%
- ROA
- 4.1%
Price movement
- Last
- $107.97
- 1-month
- -4.8%
- 3-month
- -18.4%
- RSI (14)
- 57
- vs SMA200
- -22.3%
- 52-wk position
- 14.5% -40.9% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $7.48B | $976.0M | $506.0M | $1.47B |
| 2026-03-31 | $10.30B | $257.0M | $125.0M | $230.0M |
| 2025-12-31 | $7.75B | $251.0M | $66.0M | $669.0M |
| 2025-09-30 | $7.63B | $422.0M | $152.0M | $788.0M |
Recent news
- Neutral Edison International (EIX) Receives a Hold from Barclays · 2026-10-10
- Neutral Current ratio of NRG Energy, Inc. – VIE:NRGE · 2026-10-10
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- Bullish NRG Energy Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day · 2026-10-09
- Somewhat-Bullish Why is NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) drawing attention as electricity demand surges? · 2026-10-09
- Neutral NRG Energy (NRG) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know · 2026-10-08
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- 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)