NRG Energy, Inc.

NYSE:NRG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$19.2b

NRG Energy Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

NRG Energy's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -30.3%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 23.5% per year. NRG Energy's return on equity is 38.3%, and it has net margins of 3.2%.

Key information

-30.3%

Earnings growth rate

-28.0%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities Industry Growth6.3%
Revenue growth rate23.5%
Return on equity38.3%
Net Margin3.2%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Nov 09

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)?

Sep 09
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Sep 04

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Aug 27

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Aug 05
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Jul 15
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Is It Too Late To Consider Buying NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)?

May 22
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)?

NRG Energy: Fundamentals Remain Strong, Staying With The Buy Rating Despite Recent Rally

May 16

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) 28% Share Price Climb

Mar 20
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NRG Energy, Inc. - Changes Within Has Been Quick And Impressive

Feb 14

Health Check: How Prudently Does NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Use Debt?

Feb 09
Health Check: How Prudently Does NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Use Debt?

NRG Energy: Well-Positioned For Long-Term Growth

Feb 06

Market Cool On NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Revenues

Jan 05
Market Cool On NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Revenues

Lights Still On At NRG Energy, Rated Hold As Earnings Overshadowed By Share Price

Nov 20

What Does NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Share Price Indicate?

Oct 25
What Does NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Share Price Indicate?

Calculating The Fair Value Of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)

Sep 13
Calculating The Fair Value Of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)

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Sep 11

What Is NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Share Price Doing?

Jul 14
What Is NRG Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NRG) Share Price Doing?

NRG: Go Back To The Basics To Deliver Returns

Jul 04

NRG Energy's Analyst Day Underlines Its Commitment To Controversial 'All In' Retail Model

Jun 23

NRG Energy - Seeking Identity

Jun 05

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3775

Apr 23
NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3775

Industry Analysts Just Made A Stunning Upgrade To Their NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) Revenue Forecasts

Mar 22
Industry Analysts Just Made A Stunning Upgrade To Their NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) Revenue Forecasts

NRG Energy GAAP EPS of $5.17, revenue of $31.54B, reaffirms FY Adjusted EBITDA guidance

Feb 16

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)?

Jan 30
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG)?

NRG Energy dividend declines by 7.3% to $0.35

Jan 20

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How NRG Energy makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:NRG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2428,1188972,4560
30 Jun 2428,8412,0072,4540
31 Mar 2428,5301,5772,3840
31 Dec 2328,823-2562,2190
30 Sep 2329,871-1,8171,6650
30 Jun 2330,435-2,0761,4890
31 Mar 2331,369-1,8541,3180
31 Dec 2231,5431,2211,2390
30 Sep 2230,7341,8891,3790
30 Jun 2228,8333,4401,3840
31 Mar 2226,7944,0051,3900
31 Dec 2126,9892,1871,9910
30 Sep 2121,9702,4411,9400
30 Jun 2118,1701,0721,7980
31 Mar 2115,1653071,6520
31 Dec 209,0935109180
30 Sep 209,2614,1448782
30 Jun 209,4484,2698473
31 Mar 209,6754,1448475
31 Dec 199,8214,1178550
30 Sep 199,6185648277
30 Jun 199,5824558287
31 Mar 199,5782708178
31 Dec 189,47846079911
30 Sep 189,314-78878913
30 Jun 189,094-86076818
31 Mar 188,757-74875210
31 Dec 179,074-1,16183622
30 Sep 179,430-64492842
30 Jun 1710,111-7001,01957
31 Mar 1710,235-8951,10180
31 Dec 168,915-7661,03248
30 Sep 1611,339-6,2891,122102
30 Jun 1612,352-6,3651,168119
31 Mar 1613,504-6,3041,188138
31 Dec 1512,328-6,2971,228154
30 Sep 1515,855-131,168138
30 Jun 1515,990921,099122
31 Mar 1516,211111,070106
31 Dec 1415,868781,01688
30 Sep 1414,471-29197183
30 Jun 1413,392-34092685
31 Mar 1412,700-11989985
31 Dec 1311,295-39589584

Quality Earnings: NRG has a large one-off gain of $1.3B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: NRG became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NRG's earnings have declined by 30.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NRG has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NRG has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Electric Utilities industry (13.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst NRG's Return on Equity (38.25%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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