NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)
Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for NRG is $198.39, 91.2% above the last close of $103.75 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $164.99 to $225.91. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E27.4x
- P/E vs sector+31.9%
- P/E vs own-60.1%
- Target upside+91.2%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$21.81B
- FCF yield+1.6%
- Insiders-$191K
- Earnings in20d
- News0.00
Why it moved
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) rose 0.9% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.4).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $103.75 · -38.2% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▼ -6.3%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~24d
- RSI48
- Support-3.2%
- Resistance+5.8%
- Off 52w high-43.3%
- Off ATH-43.3%
- 52w range$103.75
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.94
- ATR+4.5%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
12 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $103.75 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 11 · Hold 3 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +11.0% year over year, free cash flow 10.4% of revenue, operating margin 13.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $7.48B | 2.31 | $779M | 26.9% | 13.0% | 6.8% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $10.3B | 0.52 | -$486M | 8.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $7.75B | 0.26 | -$175M | 32.8% | 3.2% | 0.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $7.63B | 0.69 | $230M | 13.5% | 5.5% | 2.0% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $6.74B | -0.62 | $73M | 16.5% | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $8.59B | 3.61 | $638M | 23.6% | 13.2% | 8.7% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $6.82B | 3.00 | $766M | 28.6% | 14.0% | 9.4% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $7.22B | -3.79 | -$83M | -0.2% | -11.2% | -10.6% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $271.37 | -1.3% | -32.0% | +29.2% | 26.4 | $96.15B | |
| 2 |  | $152.02 | -1.4% | -27.3% | +42.0% | 25.6 | $51.02B | |
| 3 |  | $66.85 | +1.3% | -10.3% | +5.1% | 17.3 | $25.18B | |
| 4 | | $103.75 | +0.9% | -43.3% | +91.2% | 27.4 | $21.81B | |
| 5 |  | $68.70 | +2.6% | -12.7% | +13.6% | 20.3 | $21.54B | |
| 6 |  | $55.93 | +0.5% | -29.3% | +3.2% | 5.8 | $21.52B | |
| 7 |  | $42.68 | +3.5% | -12.5% | +14.5% | 22.7 | $20.46B | |
| 8 |  | $83.30 | +2.1% | -4.7% | +5.8% | 21.1 | $19.2B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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