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NRG ENERGY, INC. NRG
NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.30% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $30.7B at a 2.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-16 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.176 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.068 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.063 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.061 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG | NRG ENERGY, INC. | 5/9 | 1.86 | 36.5 | +9.2% |
| SO | SOUTHERN CO | 4/9 | 0.72 | 25.2 | +10.4% |
| NEE | NEXTERA ENERGY INC | 4/9 | 0.99 | 27 | +9.8% |
| AEP | AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC | 3/9 | 0.75 | — | +9.5% |
| EIX | EDISON INTERNATIONAL | 6/9 | 0.95 | 6.5 | +9.8% |
| VST | Vistra Corp. | 5/9 | 0.04 | 56.7 | +3% |
| D | DOMINION ENERGY, INC | 6/9 | 0.61 | 20.4 | +14.3% |
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About NRG ENERGY, INC.
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.
FAQ
Is NRG financially healthy?
NRG ENERGY, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does NRG pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NRG ENERGY, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 1.30% with a 47.6% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is NRG?
In FY2025, NRG ENERGY, INC. had a net margin of 2.8% and a return on equity of 51.4%.
Is NRG overvalued or undervalued?
NRG ENERGY, INC. trades at about 30.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.2×–107.2×, median 20.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NRG?
The average Wall-Street price target for NRG ENERGY, INC. is $192.12, about 59.2% above the recent price, from 17 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is NRG a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NRG ENERGY, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 36.5×, a dividend yield of 1.30%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.