NRG

NRG Energy
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders · Utilities · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$96.80
+1.6% on the session
1-year return
-41.4%
-35.0% over six months
Volatility
48.3%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-47.9%
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 -41.4%, against -29.6% over three months and -13.4% over one. It trades 30.8% below its 200-day average, so recent moves have not repaired the longer downtrend. Annualized volatility of 48.3% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -47.9%, and it has traded a median $308M 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#487 of 496

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+1.6%
1 week-0.2%
1 month-13.4%
3 months-29.6%
6 months-35.0%
1 year-41.4%
12-1 momentum-32.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)48.3%
Max drawdown (1y)-47.9%
Distance vs 200-day average-30.8%
Return per unit of risk-0.86
Median daily dollar volume$308M
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