NRG Energy (NRG)
Utilities · Independent Power Producer and Retail Energy Provider
NRG Energy is an integrated power generation and retail energy company that owns and operates natural gas, solar, and other generation assets while serving residential and business customers with electricity and gas.
What NRG Energy does
NRG Energy, Inc. is a diversified energy company that generates, owns, and operates power generation facilities and sells power to wholesale markets and retail customers. The company operates a retail customer segment serving residential and business customers, and a generation segment with natural gas, solar, and other thermal power plants. NRG also manages energy trading, risk management, and acquisition/divestiture activities, including recent integration of assets from LS Power Portfolio.
Themes: ["Power generation","Retail energy","Natural gas assets","Wholesale energy markets","Generation asset management","Energy trading","Climate change strategy","Commodity price exposure","Renewable integration","M&A and portfolio optimization"]
Fundamentals
- Price$140.48 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$29.7B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-6.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E124.46 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+0.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+19.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+8.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity4.75 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.21 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.4%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Commodity price volatility: NRG faces exposure to wholesale power and natural gas price fluctuations, weather-driven demand swings, and fuel cost variability that can significantly impact profitability and cash flows.","Integration and execution risk: The company must successfully integrate LSP Portfolio assets and complete ongoing acquisition/divestiture activities while realizing anticipated cost savings and synergies.","Regulatory and geopolitical headwinds: Changes in market rules, environmental laws, tariff impositions, and international conflicts (including Middle East geopolitical tensions) pose material risks to operations and cost structure."]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.