NRG

NRG Energy
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders · Utilities · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$120.58
+4.3% on the session
1-year return
-18.9%
-29.0% over six months
Volatility
47.9%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-36.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

NRG Energy is a independent power producers & energy traders name in the utilities sector. Over the past year it returned -18.9%, against -2.2% over three months and -8.0% over one. It trades 19.1% below its 200-day average, so recent moves have not repaired the longer downtrend. Annualized volatility of 47.9% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -36.8%, and it has traded a median $316M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.37 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Utilities#31 of 31
Stronger than 0% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#468 of 500

How NRG scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders.

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Full metrics
1 day+4.3%
1 week-0.1%
1 month-8.0%
3 months-2.2%
6 months-29.0%
1 year-18.9%
12-1 momentum-11.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)47.9%
Max drawdown (1y)-36.8%
Distance vs 200-day average-19.1%
Return per unit of risk-0.39
Median daily dollar volume$316M
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