All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
NRG total return snapshot: NRG returned −32.38% over the past year and −31.13% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 2, 2003, NRG is up +1,421.51% in nominal total return, or +12.65%/yr, and is currently −40.59% below its total-return high on Feb. 24, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026
| Tue 2003-12-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
+1,421.51%
+12.65%/yr |
+7.96%/yr
R2=0.538 |
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| NRG Energy Inc. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 2003-12-02💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
$10,000.00
2003-12-02 |
$152,151.07
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −31.13% | −32.38% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
−40.59%
on 2026-10-07 from 2026-02-24 peak |
−79.41%
on 2016-01-25 from 2007-10-18 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −32.38% |
+18.43% +8.83%/yr |
+194.55% +43.35%/yr |
+200.19% +24.59%/yr |
+1,116.93% +28.39%/yr |
| Year | NRG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −31.13% |
| 2025 | +78.91% |
| 2024 | +78.58% |
| 2023 | +69.37% |
| 2022 | −23.47% |
| 2021 | +18.54% |
| 2020 | −2.14% |
| 2019 | +0.69% |
| 2018 | +39.59% |
| 2017 | +133.69% |
| 2016 | +6.46% |
| 2015 | −55.02% |
| 2014 | −4.46% |
| 2013 | +27.02% |
| 2012 | +27.99% |
| 2011 | −7.27% |
| 2010 | −17.24% |
| 2009 | +1.20% |
| 2008 | −46.17% |
| 2007 | +54.76% |
| 2006 | +18.87% |
| 2005 | +30.71% |
| 2004 | +64.61% |
| 2003 | +13.77% |
