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NRG Energy NRG Price / earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$10.3B+19.5%
Gross profit$1.4B-30.9%
Operating income$328.0M-71.1%
Net income$125.0M-83.3%
EPS (diluted)$0.52-85.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$178.0M-74.3%
Total debt$26.8B+122%
Total equity$4.9B+75.5%
Total assets$40.1B+60.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$169.0M-120%
CapEx$317.0M+46.1%
Free cash flow-$486.0M-176%

Valuation

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Market cap$27.88B+59.6%
Enterprise value$54.52B+87.0%
P/S0.9×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin16.4%-5.0pp
Operating margin3.2%-6.0pp
Net margin0.7%-3.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.2%-38.7pp
Debt / equity5.5×+1.1×
Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from NRG Energy’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: NRG Energy’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is NRG Energy's price / earnings?
NRG Energy (NRG) reported price / earnings of 129.9× in Q1 2026.
How has NRG Energy's price / earnings changed year-over-year?
NRG Energy's price / earnings increased by 811.1% year-over-year, from 14.3× to 129.9×.
What does price / earnings mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.
How do you interpret price / earnings?
Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.
How does price / earnings compare across companies?
Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.