Down 44% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%; up 140% over three years.
NRG's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 3. Trading picked back up.
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| Long-term trend | −2 |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 4 |
ReportReports Mon Nov 9, before the open. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It fell after 3 of its last 4 reports, -4.3% on average. Past reports ›
Mon Nov 2: Ex-dividend, $0.475 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 16.
After its last 4 reports it closed -4.3% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
NRG is #29 of 44 by Quality Score among Electric Services.
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Net income over four quarters: NRG $849M, CEG $3.46B, VST $2.22B, TLN -$185M.
Reports Mon Nov 9, before the open (in 7 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The improvement was due to the addition of the portfolio of assets acquired from LS Power and higher realized capacity prices in the East, partially offset by milder weather and higher supply costs.”
NRG's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $7.90 to $9.90 |
Sales grew 28% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.90 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +1.1% | -15.5% | -14.1% |
| May 6, 2026 | -2.7% | -4.3% | -12.8% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | -1.8% | +4.3% | -0.5% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $31B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 116% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.90 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $403M a year |
| Free cash flow | $348M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 6 years |
9 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: NRG is under 0.1% of VYM, under 0.1% of SPMO, and under 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
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.
“While there has been consolidation in the competitive retail energy space over the past few years, there is still considerable competition for customers.”
NRG scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #29 of 44 in Electric Services by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 44% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%; up 140% over three years. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
NRG scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #29 of 44 in Electric Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind NRG's 3.
Reports Mon Nov 9, before the open, a date the company confirmed. NRG closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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