What is NRG's five-year median P/E?

14.8x. Half of NRG's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 860 weekly readings, from May 10, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares NRG only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

NRG Energy (NRG) valuation history

UtilitiesPart of the AI power theme

$97.54

Latest weekly close · Market cap $20.7B

Above its usual range

NRG Energy's P/E of 25.6x is higher than 70% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 8.5× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 14.8×

5-year median: 14.8×
10-year median: 10.5×
5-year low to high: 2.2× to 169.7×
Versus 5-year median: +74%

P/E

70thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +13%accelerating
EPS: +76%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

NRG P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	25.0×	78
Dec 30, 2024	25.2×	93
Dec 25, 2023	n/m	Too little history
Dec 26, 2022	4.0×	47
Dec 27, 2021	4.3×	41
Dec 28, 2020	2.3×	46
Dec 30, 2019	9.9×	1
Dec 31, 2018	n/m	Too little history
Dec 25, 2017	n/m	Too little history
Dec 26, 2016	n/m	Too little history

Utilities peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare NRG with peers

Utilities peers of NRG on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
CEGConstellation Energy	25.8×	Within its usual range	31
VSTVistra	23.8×	Within its usual range	32
AEEAmeren	19.4×	Within its usual range	31
AEPAmerican Electric Power	21.1×	Historically high	91
AESAES Corporation	5.7×	Below its usual range	15

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About this history

What is NRG's current P/E?: NRG Energy's P/E of 25.6x is higher than 70% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is NRG's five-year median P/E?: 14.8x. Half of NRG's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 860 weekly readings, from May 10, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares NRG only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.