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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

Utilities | Utilities - Independent Power Producers | Houston, United States | NYSE
167.73 USD -0.77 (-0.457%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 170.00 +2.27 (1.353%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT

NRG Energy appears to be in a volatile phase with recent price fluctuations. While the stock has shown some upward momentum, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook. The dividend yield is moderate, and the company's fundamentals are mixed, showing some growth potential but also concerns about earnings stability. Long-term investors may consider buying and holding, while short-term traders should be cautious and look for momentum opportunities.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.057221
MSTL0.057439
AutoTheta0.079670
AutoARIMA0.149195

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.52
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.267
Excess Kurtosis -0.62
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 989.054
Revenue per Share 157.503
Market Cap 35,621,859,328
Trailing P/E 41.83
Forward P/E 14.84
Beta 1.34
Profit Margins 2.81%
Website https://www.nrg.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed signals. The calls show a concentration around the ATM strike of 165, with significant OI and IV, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, puts show higher IV at lower strikes, indicating potential bearish sentiment. The overall options data suggests a cautious approach, with traders hedging against downside risk while still showing some confidence in the stock's ability to move upwards.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 1.22% 2.41% 3.03%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-02 0.475 0.318557
2025-11-03 0.440 0.252965
2025-08-01 0.440 0.263978
2025-05-01 0.440 0.388710
2025-02-03 0.440 0.433836
2024-11-01 0.408 0.478376
2024-08-01 0.408 0.566977
2024-04-30 0.408 0.576582
2024-01-31 0.408 0.794357
2023-10-31 0.378 0.928072
2023-07-31 0.378 1.044664
2023-04-28 0.378 1.173211
2023-01-31 0.378 1.184640
2022-10-31 0.350 0.855029
2022-07-29 0.350 1.013591
2022-04-29 0.350 1.075862
2022-01-31 0.350 0.976479
2021-10-29 0.325 0.915672
2021-07-30 0.325 0.892798
2021-04-30 0.325 1.035958
2021-01-29 0.325 0.904201
2020-10-30 0.300 1.101752
2020-07-31 0.300 1.040314
2020-04-30 0.300 1.058382
2020-01-31 0.300 0.970387
2019-10-31 0.030 0.089952
2019-07-31 0.030 0.105786
2019-04-30 0.030 0.087799
2019-01-31 0.030 0.088421
2018-10-31 0.030 0.100028
2018-07-31 0.030 0.114401
2018-04-30 0.030 0.116986
2018-01-31 0.030 0.139563
2017-10-31 0.030 0.145368
2017-07-28 0.030 0.144560
2017-04-27 0.030 0.216331
2017-01-30 0.030 0.224437
2016-10-28 0.030 0.354953
2016-07-28 0.030 0.260221
2016-04-28 0.030 0.244960
2016-01-28 0.145 1.761907
2015-10-29 0.145 1.401089
2015-07-30 0.145 0.816783
2015-04-29 0.145 0.716463
2015-01-29 0.145 0.756820
2014-10-30 0.140 0.603609
2014-07-30 0.140 0.585458
2014-04-29 0.140 0.552434
2014-01-30 0.120 0.564685
2013-10-30 0.120 0.543392
2013-07-30 0.120 0.582820
2013-04-29 0.120 0.565703
2013-01-30 0.090 0.498972
2012-10-31 0.090 0.554291
2012-07-30 0.090 0.603305
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.9
dividendYield 1.13
exDividendDate 2026-02-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.795
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010652819
lastDividendValue 0.475
lastDividendDate 2026-02-02
dividendDate 2026-02-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.80180466
Address1 1,301 McKinney Street
All Time High 189.96
All Time Low 8.8
Ask 167.92
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,488,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,638,477
Average Volume 2,638,477
Average Volume10Days 2,488,720
Beta 1.338
Bid 167.66
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 5.416
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 167.73
Current Ratio 1.637
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 171.35
Day Low 166.29
Debt To Equity 989.054
Display Name NRG Energy
Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Dividend Rate 1.9
Dividend Yield 1.13
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,504,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,504,400
Earnings Growth -0.913
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.897
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,070,600
Ebitda 2,966,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.09656999
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.378
Enterprise To Revenue 1.582
Enterprise Value 48,575,864,832
Eps Current Year 9.1297
Eps Forward 11.30355
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,769,990,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 160.6834
Fifty Day Average Change 7.0466003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.043853942
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 80.180466
Fifty Two Week High 189.96
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.230011
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11702469
Fifty Two Week Low 90.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 76.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.84643334
Fifty Two Week Range 90.84 - 189.96
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,070,375,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.69
Float Shares 213,801,659
Forward Eps 11.30355
Forward P E 14.838701
Free Cashflow 1,090,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 16,702
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.19379
Gross Profits 5,952,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.044320002
Held Percent Institutions 0.86523
Implied Shares Outstanding 212,376,200
Industry Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Industry Disp Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Industry Key utilities-independent-power-producers
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=121544&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,769,990,400
Last Dividend Value 0.475
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,180,656,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through the Texas, East, West/Other, Vivint Smart Home, and Corporate Activities segments. The company offers retail electricity, energy management, demand response and virtual power plant programs, carbon offsets, smart home security, and automation services. It also offers system power, distributed and backup generation, energy storage, energy management, renewable and low-carbon products, and carbon management solutions for large business and commercial customers; a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions; and generation portfolio includes fossil fuel and renewable generation assets diversified by fuel type and dispatch level, with ongoing development of new natural gas and renewable projects. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related products; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, data center, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Long Name NRG Energy, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 35,621,859,328
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_413857
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 797,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 35,621,860,026
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 169.0
Operating Cashflow 1,912,999,936
Operating Margins 0.04256
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.4389
Peg Ratio 1.49
Phone 713 537 3000
Post Market Change 2.2700043
Post Market Change Percent 1.3533682
Post Market Price 170.0
Post Market Time 1,776,465,600
Previous Close 168.5
Price Eps Current Year 18.371906
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 30.96935
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.15983
Profit Margins 0.02813
Quick Ratio 1.093
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.64706
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.770004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.456976
Regular Market Day High 171.35
Regular Market Day Low 166.29
Regular Market Day Range 166.29 - 171.35
Regular Market Open 169.0
Regular Market Previous Close 168.5
Regular Market Price 167.73
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 3,407,846
Return On Assets 0.04571
Return On Equity 0.41548002
Revenue Growth 0.137
Revenue Per Share 157.503
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 212,376,200
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.02
Shares Short 4,245,017
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,416,943
Short Name NRG Energy, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.026600001
Short Ratio 1.27
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol NRG
Target High Price 306.0
Target Low Price 96.0
Target Mean Price 203.0
Target Median Price 202.0
Total Cash 4,707,999,744
Total Cash Per Share 21.931
Total Debt 16,625,999,872
Total Revenue 30,712,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.795
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010652819
Trailing Eps 4.01
Trailing P E 41.827927
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4881
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 159.69894
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.031052
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.050288696
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,407,846
Website https://www.nrg.com
Zip 77,010