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NRG

NYQ:NRG US6293775085
79
  • Value
    78
  • Growth
    50
  • Safety
    Safety
    25
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    99
  • 360° View
    360° View
    79
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Company Description

NRG Energy, Inc. is an energy and home services company. It operates in the energy and home services industries, with brands like NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, and Vivint. It serves customers across the United States and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $28,717 million, profits of $6,030 million, and revenue of $28,130 million, with 15,637 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 83 (better than 83% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock NRG are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for NRG. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 78, which means that the share price of NRG is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 78% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 54, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 97. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 25. This means 75% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than NRG. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country USA
Industry Electric Utilities
Size X-Large
Website nrg.com
Index
S&P 500
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 8-Jun-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
78 46 70 87
Growth
50 100 56 65
Safety
Safety
25 21 79 45
Sentiment
99 37 22 47
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79 50 70 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
77 72 54 46
Opinions Change
50 56 50 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 25 22 47
Market Pulse
89 20 29 68
Sentiment
99 37 22 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
78 46 70 87
Growth
50 100 56 65
Safety Safety
25 21 79 45
Combined
49 61 92 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
93 95 100 100
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
76 68 95 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 7 19 28
Dividend Yield
57 9 20 77
Value
78 46 70 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
85 60 10 1
Profit Growth
83 100 84 94
Capital Growth
11 68 4 100
Stock Returns
23 99 97 23
Growth
50 100 56 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
11 5 18 1
Refinancing
76 92 89 93
Liquidity
23 1 88 58
Safety Safety
25 21 79 45

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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