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

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 11.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

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

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

NRG Energy (NRG) valuation history

Above its usual range

As of Oct 22, 2026

NRG's P/E of 26.2x is higher than 73% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

NRG year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	25.0×	78%
Dec 30, 2024	25.2×	93%
Dec 25, 2023	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 26, 2022	4.0×	46%
Dec 27, 2021	4.3×	40%
Dec 28, 2020	2.3×	45%
Dec 30, 2019	9.9×	1%
Dec 31, 2018	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 25, 2017	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 26, 2016	Unavailable	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
CEGConstellation Energy	26.4×	34%
VSTVistra	26.4×	40%
AEEAmeren	18.8×	23%
AESAES Corporation	5.7×	13%

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What is NRG's current P/E?: NRG's P/E of 26.2x is higher than 73% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is NRG's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 11.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.