# NRG Energy, Inc (NRG)

- Sector: Utilities · Industry: Utilities Independent Power Producers
- SEC CIK: 0001013871 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001013871))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/nrg
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-08-04; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**B** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 4 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $33.1B | $30.4B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $33.1B | $30.7B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $348M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | $348M | -$4.4B |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | $348M | $766M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 2 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 2.6% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 2.6% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 6.1% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 50.5% |  |
| Debt under control | failed | 9.90 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | 1.1% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $33.1B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $849M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $348M |
| Net margin | 2.6% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 50.5% |
| Debt to equity | 9.90 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $3.81 |
| Share price | $97.00 |
| Market value | $20.4B |
| Price / earnings | 25.5x |
| Price / sales | 0.6x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/nrg)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/nrg/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/nrg/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/nrg/earnings)

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