All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
NRG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, NRG returned −34.68% over the past year and −33.60% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 2, 2003, NRG is up +735.13% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.73%/yr, and is currently −42.28% below its real 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 × |
+735.13%
+9.73%/yr |
+5.49%/yr
R2=0.384 |
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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 |
$83,512.65
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −33.60% | −34.68% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
−42.28%
on 2026-10-07 from 2026-02-24 peak |
−81.85%
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 × | −34.68% |
+11.12% +5.42%/yr |
+169.71% +39.20%/yr |
+145.45% +19.67%/yr |
+774.36% +24.21%/yr |
| Year | NRG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −33.60% |
| 2025 | +74.25% |
| 2024 | +73.58% |
| 2023 | +63.88% |
| 2022 | −28.12% |
| 2021 | +10.75% |
| 2020 | −3.46% |
| 2019 | −1.56% |
| 2018 | +36.98% |
| 2017 | +128.86% |
| 2016 | +4.30% |
| 2015 | −55.35% |
| 2014 | −5.18% |
| 2013 | +25.14% |
| 2012 | +25.81% |
| 2011 | −9.94% |
| 2010 | −18.46% |
| 2009 | −1.48% |
| 2008 | −46.22% |
| 2007 | +48.67% |
| 2006 | +15.95% |
| 2005 | +26.37% |
| 2004 | +59.42% |
| 2003 | +13.88% |
