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 −40.55% over the past year and −36.83% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 2, 2003, NRG is up +694.54% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.48%/yr, and is currently −45.08% below its real total-return high on Feb. 24, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Tue 2003-12-02💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
+694.54%
+9.48%/yr |
+5.51%/yr
R2=0.386 |
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| NRG Energy Inc. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 2003-12-02💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
$10,000.00
2003-12-02 |
$79,454.26
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −36.83% | −40.55% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NRG × |
−45.08%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-02-24 peak |
−81.85%
on 2016-01-25 from 2007-10-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRG × | −40.55% |
+9.24% +4.52%/yr |
+140.70% +34.02%/yr |
+134.25% +18.56%/yr |
+722.36% +23.45%/yr |
| Year | NRG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −36.83% |
| 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% |
