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NRG Energy (NRG) stock profile and business model

What NRG Energy does, how the business earns money, and how valuation, peers, ownership, and risk shape the TECHi profile.

Section freshness

Prices as of Sep 18, 10:27 AM EDT · Fundamentals checked Sep 18, 10:27 AM EDT · Statements Jun 30, 2026

Investor profile snapshot

NRG live price, business model and key metrics

Start with the live market print, then use this profile to connect NRG Energy's operating model with revenue, margins, peer context, and investor risk.

RealtimeRealtime regular-session pricing

$104.44

-$1.80(-1.69%)10:27 AM ET - vs previous closei

Quote as of Sep 18, 2026, 10:27 AM EDT

Realtime NYSE quote as of Sep 18, 2026, 10:27 AM EDT.

Market data source

Today14%
$103.99L Sep 18 '26$107.10H Sep 18 '26
52-week1%
$103.99$189.96
Long-term ranges5Y, 10Y, Since first print
5Y46%
$30.25L Mar 16 '23$189.96H Feb 25 '26
10Y53%
$9.84L Nov 3 '16$189.96H Feb 25 '26
Since first print53%
$8.80L Dec 7 '15$189.96H Feb 25 '26

1Y · USD · 254 pts

$106.23

Last close · Sep 26

-35.25%Open summary
Market-data preview · Sep 25 to Sep 261-year price range
NRG one-year price chartServer-rendered SVG chart showing NRG price history.
1Y High$189.961Y Low$105.13

NRG one-year SVG chart preview from 2025-09-15 to 2026-09-17.

Live price

$104.44

Live during market hours

Market cap

$21.95B

Equity scale

Analyst view

Buy

Target $188.75 (+80.73% implied)

Company · Profile

About NRG Energy (NRG)

Sector, leadership, and how NRG Energy earns its revenue.

NRG Energy

Market · NRG

NRG Energy is tracked through live quote data, fundamentals, historical prices, analyst views, and TECHi's source-attributed stock-data layer.

Headquarters
Houston, TX, United States
Founded
2004

Business identity

NRG Energy company facts and operating footprint

NRG Energy is tracked through live quote data, fundamentals, historical prices, analyst views, and TECHi's source-attributed stock-data layer.

Headquarters
Houston, TX, United States
Founded
2004
Registration and filing identifiersShow
Asset type
Common Stock
Fiscal year end
December
Latest quarter
Jun 30, 2026

Key metrics

NRG valuation, revenue and margin profile

Full statistics
Market cap
$21.95B
Equity scale
Revenue TTM
$32.64B
Trailing twelve months
Net margin
2.60%
Profit after expenses
Revenue growth
9.68%
Latest YoY quarter
Free cash flow
$779.00M
Reported in USD

Margin quality snapshot

Operating margin6.17%
Net margin2.60%

Competitors

NRG competitors and peer context

Peer data is limited for this ticker.

Risk heatmap

NRG business risks investors should monitor

Valuation sensitivity

Elevated

27.27x

Use the forward P/E and PEG context before treating the profile as cheap or expensive.

Balance-sheet flexibility

Elevated

D/E 0.31 · CR 0.97

Debt load and near-term liquidity shape how much strategic patience the company has.

Growth durability

Monitor

9.68%

Latest YoY revenue growth is the first check on whether the business model is still expanding.

Market sensitivity

Monitor

Beta 1.17

Higher beta can amplify drawdowns when rates, earnings expectations, or sector appetite shift.

Regulatory and operating pressure

Monitor

Sector pending

Industry rules, supply chains, customer concentration, and macro demand remain the main operating risks to monitor.

NRG ownership and registration profile

Float shares
209.26M
Insider ownership
4.46%
Institutional ownership
95.71%
Address
1301 McKinney Street, Houston, TX, 77010, United States

Size & scale

Market cap
$21.95B
Enterprise value
$23.30B
Shares outstanding
210.21M
Currency
USD

Frequently asked

Common questions.

Where does TECHi source the NRG profile?

NRG profile facts come from company filings and TECHi's market-data providers; any detail that is not available is left blank rather than inferred.