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NRG Energy, Inc. NRG

Utilities  —  Utilities Independent Power Producers
100.37 2.52 2.58% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$20.7B
P/E
26.4×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Return on invested capital

NRG Energy, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.54%, down 4.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.79%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (fiscal 2015) to 20.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Utilities Independent Power Producers industry median of 2.93% and above the Utilities sector median of 3.63%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 8.79% (3.72)
FY2024 12.5% 10.67
FY2023 1.84% (11.18)
FY2022 13.0% (6.94)
FY2021 20.0% 9.24
FY2020 10.7% (0.53)
FY2019 11.3% (1.88)
FY2018 13.1% 17.64
FY2017 −4.51% (4.62)
FY2016 0.11% 11.19

Against its own ten years

Low −11.1% High 20.0%
Ten-year median 10.7%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
VST Vistra Corp. compare 9.05%
CEG Constellation Energy Corporation compare 5.66%
HNRG Hallador Energy Company compare 5.09%
NRG NRG Energy, Inc. 4.54%
KEN Kenon Holdings Ltd. compare 1.32%
TLN Talen Energy Corporation compare 0.50%
DGXX Digi Power X Inc. compare −15.6%
OKLO Oklo Inc. compare −17.0%
Utilities Independent Power Producers industry median 2.93%
Utilities sector median 3.63%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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