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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

NYSE · Common stock · Electric Services

$101.00+3.16 (+3.22%)

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NRG at a glance

Key statistics

$20.57B

Market capitalization

Previous close
$97.84
Open
$99.26
Day range
$98.39 – $101.00
Volume
1.00M
Average volume (30 sessions)
3.06M
Shares outstanding
210.99M
Price / earnings
26.3
Earnings per share
$3.72
Price / book
4.2
Price / sales
0.6
Dividend yield
2.13%
Beta (1 year, vs SPY)
1.35

Where the price sits in its year

52-week range

8% of the range

Below the 52-week high
-46.8%
Above the 52-week low
+8.2%

Completed sessions through Oct 20, 2026

Technical snapshot

Below its 50-day and 200-day averages

20-day average
$101.12-3.2%
50-day average
$108.45-9.8%
200-day average
$137.55-28.9%
RSI (14)40.4

Between the conventional 30 and 70 bands.

-8.7%

1 week

-5.3%

1 month

-30.1%

3 months

-38.6%

Year to date

-42.0%

1 year

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  • Spencer Gerald Alfred

    −1.6K

    SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · Open-market sale

    $191.07K · Sep 8, 2026

  • Bentley Brad

    +112

    Exec VP, Pres NRG Consumer · Grant or award

    · Aug 3, 2026

  • Carter Matthew Jr

    +149

    Director · Grant or award

    · Aug 3, 2026

  • Spencer Gerald Alfred

    +14

    SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · Grant or award

    · Aug 3, 2026

  • Bentley Brad

    −1.6K

    Exec VP, Pres NRG Consumer · Shares withheld for tax

    · Aug 4, 2026

  • Cox Heather

    +68

    Director · Grant or award

    · Aug 3, 2026

  • Kapoor Sanjay

    +13

    Director · Grant or award

    · Aug 3, 2026

  • Liyanearachchi Dak

    +24

    Exec VP, Chief Technology Ofc. · Grant or award

    · Aug 3, 2026

About NRG Energy, Inc.

NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the US, with 6 million customers. Vivint Smart Home, which NRG acquired in 2023, has 2 million home-services customers. NRG also is one of the largest US independent power producers, with 26 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity in Texas and the Eastern US. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.

Exchange
NYSE
Security
Common stock
Industry
Electric Services
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Employees
16,702
Listed since
Oct 20, 1993
Website
nrg.com
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