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NRG Energy (NRG Energy) Dividend Yield %

: 2.17% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of NRG Energy is 2.17%.

Warning Sign:

NRG Energy Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for NRG Energy's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

NRG' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 2.13   Max: 6.39
Current: 2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of NRG Energy was 6.39%. The lowest was 0.28%. And the median was 2.13%.

NRG's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
61.63% of 245 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 2.96 vs NRG: 2.17

NRG Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.19.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of NRG Energy was 0.59. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.13.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of NRG Energy is 2.31%.

NRG Energy's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.38.

During the past 12 months, NRG Energy's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 77.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of NRG Energy was 126.80% per year. The lowest was -40.90% per year. And the median was 8.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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NRG Energy Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for NRG Energy's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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NRG Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 3.20 3.02 4.32 2.92

NRG Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.32 4.16 3.89 3.85 2.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, NRG Energy's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


NRG Energy Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, NRG Energy's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NRG Energy's Dividend Yield % falls into.



NRG Energy Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

NRG Energy Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4082024-01-312024-02-012024-02-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3782023-10-312023-11-012023-11-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3782023-07-312023-08-012023-08-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3782023-04-282023-05-012023-05-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

NRG Energy's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.542/69.97
=2.20 %

Current Share Price is $69.97.
NRG Energy's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.542.

NRG Energy's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.632/69.97
=2.33 %

Current Share Price is $69.97.
NRG Energy's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.408 * 4 = $1.632.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


NRG Energy  (NYSE:NRG) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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NRG Energy (NRG Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 5.5 million customers. Its 2023 acquisition of Vivint Smart Home adds 1.9 million home services customers. NRG also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 13 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
Executives
Rasesh M. Patel officer: Exec VP, Vivint C/O VIVINT SMART HOME, INC., 4931 NORTH 300 WEST, PROVO UT 84604
Elisabeth B Donohue director C/O SYNACOR, INC., 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BUFFALO NY 14202
Heather Cox director 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Paul W Hobby director 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77027
Lawrence S Coben director SUNRISE CAPITAL, 685 THIRD AVE 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017-4024
Mauricio Gutierrez officer: Exec VP & Chief Operating Ofc 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Antonio Carrillo director 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Bruce Chung officer: EVP, Strategy and NRG Services 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Emily Picarello officer: Vice Pres & Corp Controller 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert J Gaudette officer: Senior VP, Business Solutions 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30342
Elizabeth R Killinger officer: Sr. VP & President,NRG Retail NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Christopher Moser officer: Exec Vice Pres, Operations 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
David Callen officer: Chief Accounting Offficer NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Alberto Fornaro officer: Executive Vice Pres & CFO 1415 W. 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Gaetan Frotte officer: Interim CFO, Sr VP & Treasurer 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540

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