Flags
Financial distress
NRG
NYQ:NRG · US6293775085
Electric UtilitiesX-Large
360
22
Value51
Quality44
Growth54
Safety3
Sentiment68
Value Creation10/20creating some value
- Creates more value than its capital costs
- Owner earnings growing
- Owner earnings per share growing
- Reinvests at strong returns
- Solid earnings base
What this means
NRG clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.
Profile
CountryUSA
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1992
Employees4,960
Websitenrg.com
ISINUS6293775085
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
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Description
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
NRG Energy, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.
360° rank · history
1007550250
79
2023202420252026
All-time high
100
Jan 2026
All-time low
50
Jan 2025
Average rank
81
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.
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Make Sense of the Ranks
Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.
360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100