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 −19.59% over the past year and −22.41% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 2, 2003, NRG is up +875.88% in real purchasing-power return, or +10.56%/yr, and is currently −32.55% below its real total-return high on Feb. 24, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Tue 2003-12-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
+875.88%
+10.56%/yr |
+5.39%/yr
R2=0.373 |
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| NRG Energy Inc. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 2003-12-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
$10,000.00
2003-12-02 |
$97,587.79
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −22.41% | −19.59% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
−32.55%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-02-24 peak |
−81.85%
on 2016-01-25 from 2007-10-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −19.59% |
+48.29% +21.77%/yr |
+230.36% +48.93%/yr |
+169.55% +21.93%/yr |
+779.10% +24.28%/yr |
| Year | NRG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −22.41% |
| 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% |
