NRG Energy, Inc. NRG

100.37 2.52 2.58% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$20.7B
P/E
26.4×
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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Return on equity

NRG Energy, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 26.8%, down 29.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (55.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −74.8% (fiscal 2015) to 2,093.4% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Utilities Independent Power Producers industry median of 1.70% and above the Utilities sector median of 9.00%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 55.8% 3.94
FY2024 51.8% 60.23
FY2023 −8.42% (41.30)
FY2022 32.9% (49.96)
FY2021 82.8% 52.28
FY2020 30.6% (2,062.84)
FY2019 2,093.4% 2,020.38
FY2018 73.0% 140.15
FY2017 −67.1% (52.94)
FY2016 −14.2% 60.64

Against its own ten years

Low −74.8% High 2,093.4%
Ten-year median 32.9%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VST Vistra Corp. compare 75.4%
NRG NRG Energy, Inc. 26.8%
CEG Constellation Energy Corporation compare 15.0%
KEN Kenon Holdings Ltd. compare 3.98%
HNRG Hallador Energy Company compare −0.58%
OKLO Oklo Inc. compare −7.70%
TLN Talen Energy Corporation compare −12.8%
DGXX Digi Power X Inc. compare −24.7%
Utilities Independent Power Producers industry median 1.70%
Utilities sector median 9.00%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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