NRG Energy (NRG) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 6th. Analysts expect NRG Energy to post earnings of $1.65 per share and revenue of $8.4257 billion for the quarter. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.19 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $7.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.68 billion. NRG Energy had a return on equity of 109.48% and a net margin of 2.81%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.56 EPS. On average, analysts expect NRG Energy to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

NRG Energy Price Performance

NRG Energy stock traded up $2.72 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $156.09. The stock had a trading volume of 234,458 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,546,794. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.52 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.92. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $159.13 and its 200 day moving average is $160.74. NRG Energy has a one year low of $114.00 and a one year high of $189.96.

NRG Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be issued a $0.475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. NRG Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on NRG. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $232.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley set a $159.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Friday. Wolfe Research raised shares of NRG Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Zacks Research raised shares of NRG Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $210.00 price objective on shares of NRG Energy in a report on Monday, April 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.57.

Insider Activity at NRG Energy

In other NRG Energy news, VP Virginia Kinney sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.65, for a total transaction of $783,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 55,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,693,291.75. This represents a 8.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of NRG Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $99,000. Compound Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,983 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 821.0% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 522,887 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $83,265,000 after purchasing an additional 466,115 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp boosted its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 30,700 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $4,889,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NRG Energy by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 814,795 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $129,832,000 after purchasing an additional 39,567 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.72% of the company’s stock.

NRG Energy Company Profile

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) is a U.S.-based integrated power company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of power generation assets and participates in wholesale and retail energy markets. NRG supplies electricity to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and retail consumers, while also providing energy-related products and services designed to manage consumption and support reliability.

NRG’s generation mix includes conventional thermal plants as well as renewable and distributed energy resources.