NRG Energy, Inc.

NYSE:NRG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$32.8b

NRG Energy Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

NRG Energy is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 20.8% and 5.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 22.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 52.3% in 3 years.

Key information

20.8%

Earnings growth rate

22.88%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities earnings growth10.9%
Revenue growth rate5.3%
Future return on equity52.28%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated24 Mar 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

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Feb 19

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Jul 18
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At US$152, Is NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jun 23
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Results: NRG Energy, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

May 15
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NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Shares Leap 40% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

May 04
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Mar 11

NRG Energy: Soaring Consumer Demand Sees Its Upside Potential

Jan 14

NRG Energy: Electrifying Growth, But Overvalued

Dec 18

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Nov 09

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:NRG - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202837,2252,3813,9834,6689
12/31/202736,2852,1003,2814,08910
12/31/202634,9651,7613,0343,54610
12/31/202530,7137977651,913N/A
9/30/202529,7791,3741,6992,742N/A
6/30/202529,3674551,3802,289N/A
3/31/202529,2861,2972,2622,894N/A
12/31/202428,1301,0581,8162,306N/A
9/30/202428,1188971,1891,595N/A
6/30/202428,8412,0071,6742,130N/A
3/31/202428,5301,5771,0841,644N/A
12/31/202328,823-256-843-221N/A
9/30/202329,871-1,817-2,497-1,860N/A
6/30/202330,435-2,076-4,410-3,857N/A
3/31/202331,369-1,854-3,369-2,914N/A
12/31/202231,5431,221-13360N/A
9/30/202230,7341,88986396N/A
6/30/202228,8333,4403,0093,305N/A
3/31/202226,7944,0052,8073,086N/A
12/31/202126,9892,187224493N/A
9/30/202121,9702,4412,0352,306N/A
6/30/202118,1701,0721,2601,522N/A
3/31/202115,165307478712N/A
12/31/20209,0935101,5971,837N/A
9/30/20209,2614,1441,6721,902N/A
6/30/20209,4484,2691,4511,680N/A
3/31/20209,6754,1441,4701,712N/A
12/31/20199,8214,1171,1961,413N/A
9/30/20199,618564N/A1,207N/A
6/30/20199,582455N/A1,289N/A
3/31/20199,578270N/A936N/A
12/31/20189,478460N/A1,377N/A
9/30/20189,314-788N/A1,941N/A
6/30/20189,094-860N/A2,049N/A
3/31/20188,757-748N/A2,027N/A
12/31/20179,074-1,161N/A1,610N/A
9/30/20179,430-644N/A1,083N/A
6/30/201710,111-700N/A1,351N/A
3/31/201710,235-895N/A1,467N/A
12/31/20168,915-766N/A1,908N/A
9/30/201611,339-6,289N/A1,658N/A
6/30/201612,352-6,365N/A1,662N/A
3/31/201613,504-6,304N/A1,603N/A
12/31/201512,328-6,297N/A1,349N/A
9/30/201515,855-13N/A1,788N/A
6/30/201515,99092N/A1,598N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: NRG's forecast earnings growth (20.8% per year) is above the savings rate (3.4%).

Earnings vs Market: NRG's earnings (20.8% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: NRG's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: NRG's revenue (5.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.5% per year).

High Growth Revenue: NRG's revenue (5.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: NRG's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (52.3%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/08 08:00
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/08 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

NRG Energy, Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel FordBarclays
Nicholas CampanellaBarclays
James ThalackerBMO Capital Markets Equity Research