Is NRG Energy (NRG) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is the share price of NRG Energy (NRG)?

NRG Energy last traded at $137.04 (+4.1% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

NRG Energy

NRG · NYSE · Utilities · United States

$137.04+4.1%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:37 PM

Snapshot

TickerNRG

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Independent Power Producers

CountryUnited States

Employees16,702

HeadquartersHouston, United States

Market cap$28.9B

P/B6.9

Volume806.96K

Websitewww.nrg.com

Filings tracked0

About NRG Energy

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through the Texas, East, West/Other, Vivint Smart Home, and Corporate Activities segments. The company offers retail electricity, energy management, demand response and virtual power plant programs, carbon offsets, smart home security, and automation services. It also offers system power, distributed and backup generation, energy storage, energy management, renewable and low-carbon products, and carbon management solutions for large business and commercial customers; a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions; and generation portfolio includes fossil fuel and renewable generation assets diversified by fuel type and dispatch level, with ongoing development of new natural gas and renewable projects. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related products; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, data center, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders4.4%
Institutions95.1%
Public & other0.5%

1,450 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.53%
FMR, LLC8.25%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.54%
State Street Corporation5.58%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.36%
Franklin Resources, Inc.3.65%
Victory Capital Management Inc.3.40%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.83%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $9.0B · EPS 3.14

Est. earnings growth +13.0%

Next fiscal year

Rev $36.3B · EPS 11.51

Est. earnings growth +24.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$120.1152-wk range$189.96

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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