As of October 29, 2026, NRG Energy had a market cap of $20.51 billion, which increased by 0.59% compared to the previous trading day. Market capitalization, often referred to as market cap, represents the total value of a company's outstanding shares on the stock market and is a common measure of its overall size and valuation.
Data updated: Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
NRG Energy Inc. (NRG)
🌍 United States📈 NYSE🏭 Utilities🏢 Electric Utilities
Note: Each point on the chart represents the market capitalization at the end of the trading day. Source: Data compiled from
EDGAR filings,
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and Yahoo Finance.
📈 NRG Energy Market Cap History by Year and Month
NRG Energy Market Cap History by Year and Month
Year / Month
Market Cap
% Change
2026
$20.51B
▼ 32.80%
$20.51B
▲ 1.94%
$20.12B
▼ 13.13%
$23.16B
▼ 18.94%
$28.57B
▼ 8.08%
$31.08B
▲ 9.86%
$28.29B
▼ 14.38%
$33.04B
▲ 6.44%
$31.04B
▼ 19.21%
$38.42B
▲ 31.35%
$29.25B
▼ 4.16%
2025
$30.52B
▲ 70.33%
$30.52B
▼ 6.03%
$32.48B
▼ 2.29%
$33.24B
▲ 6.10%
$31.33B
▲ 11.26%
$28.16B
▼ 13.86%
$32.69B
▲ 4.11%
$31.4B
▲ 3.02%
$30.48B
▲ 42.30%
$21.42B
▲ 14.24%
$18.75B
▼ 10.46%
$20.94B
▲ 3.20%
$20.29B
▲ 13.24%
2024
$17.918B
▲ 53.51%
$17.918B
▼ 12.95%
$20.583B
▲ 12.40%
$18.312B
▼ 1.91%
$18.669B
▲ 6.41%
$17.544B
▲ 13.08%
$15.514B
▼ 4.42%
$16.232B
▼ 3.88%
$16.887B
▲ 11.47%
$15.15B
▲ 4.23%
$14.535B
▲ 26.30%
$11.508B
▲ 4.25%
$11.039B
▼ 5.42%
2023
$11.672B
▲ 59.21%
$11.672B
▲ 8.07%
$10.8B
▲ 12.88%
$9.568B
▲ 8.41%
$8.826B
▲ 2.59%
$8.603B
▼ 1.16%
$8.704B
▲ 1.02%
$8.616B
▲ 10.76%
$7.779B
▼ 1.01%
$7.858B
▼ 0.34%
$7.885B
▲ 4.66%
$7.534B
▼ 4.10%
$7.856B
▲ 7.16%
2022
$7.331B
▼ 30.19%
$7.331B
▼ 25.04%
$9.78B
▼ 4.39%
$10.229B
▲ 15.14%
$8.884B
▼ 8.48%
$9.707B
▲ 9.35%
$8.877B
▼ 1.10%
$8.976B
▼ 17.83%
$10.924B
▲ 27.20%
$8.588B
▼ 6.41%
$9.176B
▲ 0.14%
$9.163B
▼ 5.86%
$9.733B
▼ 7.31%
2021
$10.501B
▲ 14.50%
$10.501B
▲ 19.07%
$8.819B
▼ 9.68%
$9.764B
▼ 2.30%
$9.994B
▼ 10.60%
$11.179B
▲ 10.74%
$10.095B
▲ 2.33%
$9.865B
▲ 25.37%
$7.869B
▼ 10.22%
$8.765B
▼ 5.06%
$9.232B
▲ 3.53%
$8.917B
▼ 11.84%
$10.114B
▲ 10.28%
2020
$9.171B
▼ 7.34%
$9.171B
▲ 14.67%
$7.998B
▲ 3.60%
$7.72B
▲ 2.86%
$7.505B
▼ 10.67%
$8.401B
▲ 1.78%
$8.254B
▲ 3.84%
$7.949B
▼ 9.66%
$8.799B
▲ 6.84%
$8.236B
▲ 23.00%
$6.696B
▼ 18.59%
$8.225B
▼ 10.46%
$9.186B
▼ 7.19%
2019
$9.898B
▼ 11.88%
$9.898B
▼ 0.98%
$9.996B
▼ 0.97%
$10.094B
▲ 1.15%
$9.979B
▲ 8.36%
$9.209B
▲ 4.32%
$8.828B
▼ 5.90%
$9.382B
▲ 3.17%
$9.094B
▼ 17.32%
$10.999B
▼ 7.19%
$11.851B
▲ 1.19%
$11.712B
▲ 1.88%
$11.496B
▲ 2.34%
2018
$11.233B
▲ 24.56%
$11.233B
▲ 0.82%
$11.142B
▲ 6.19%
$10.493B
▼ 7.53%
$11.348B
▲ 5.68%
$10.738B
▲ 11.74%
$9.61B
▼ 0.59%
$9.667B
▼ 10.32%
$10.779B
▲ 10.42%
$9.762B
▲ 0.66%
$9.698B
▲ 18.07%
$8.214B
▼ 0.58%
$8.262B
▼ 8.38%
2017
$9.018B
▲ 133.20%
$9.018B
▲ 3.00%
$8.755B
▲ 10.60%
$7.916B
▼ 2.25%
$8.098B
▲ 2.73%
$7.883B
▲ 1.18%
$7.791B
▲ 43.11%
$5.444B
▲ 7.25%
$5.076B
▼ 4.98%
$5.342B
▼ 9.63%
$5.911B
▲ 12.98%
$5.232B
▲ 0.11%
$5.226B
▲ 35.14%
2016
$3.867B
▲ 4.57%
$3.867B
▲ 8.11%
$3.577B
▲ 6.68%
$3.353B
▼ 5.18%
$3.536B
▼ 7.39%
$3.818B
▼ 12.41%
$4.359B
▼ 7.67%
$4.721B
▼ 8.47%
$5.158B
▲ 8.48%
$4.755B
▲ 16.06%
$4.097B
▲ 20.68%
$3.395B
▲ 1.56%
$3.343B
▼ 9.60%
2015
$3.698B
▼ 59.24%
$3.698B
▼ 4.76%
$3.883B
▼ 5.78%
$4.121B
▼ 13.21%
$4.748B
▼ 27.92%
$6.587B
▼ 11.26%
$7.423B
▼ 1.84%
$7.562B
▼ 10.02%
$8.404B
▼ 0.15%
$8.417B
▼ 0.20%
$8.434B
▲ 4.15%
$8.098B
▼ 2.46%
$8.302B
▼ 8.50%
2014
$9.073B
▼ 2.43%
$9.073B
▼ 14.15%
$10.569B
▲ 4.26%
$10.137B
▼ 1.60%
$10.302B
▼ 0.89%
$10.395B
▼ 0.58%
$10.456B
▼ 16.71%
$12.554B
▲ 4.45%
$12.019B
▲ 8.93%
$11.034B
▲ 6.66%
$10.345B
▲ 9.42%
$9.454B
▲ 4.85%
$9.017B
▼ 3.03%
2013
$9.299B
▲ 25.37%
$9.299B
▲ 8.66%
$8.558B
▼ 7.25%
$9.227B
▲ 4.41%
$8.837B
▲ 4.25%
$8.477B
▼ 2.12%
$8.661B
▲ 0.59%
$8.61B
▲ 4.62%
$8.23B
▼ 8.43%
$8.988B
▲ 4.99%
$8.561B
▲ 10.38%
$7.756B
▲ 0.17%
$7.743B
▲ 4.40%
2012
$7.417B
▲ 77.99%
$7.417B
▲ 53.98%
$4.817B
▼ 2.13%
$4.922B
▲ 0.98%
$4.874B
▲ 0.25%
$4.862B
▲ 7.71%
$4.514B
▲ 14.19%
$3.953B
▲ 13.30%
$3.489B
▼ 9.87%
$3.871B
▲ 8.49%
$3.568B
▼ 8.35%
$3.893B
▲ 1.35%
$3.841B
▼ 7.82%
2011
$4.167B
▼ 13.73%
$4.167B
▼ 7.93%
$4.526B
▼ 8.12%
$4.926B
▼ 2.67%
$5.061B
▼ 10.50%
$5.655B
▼ 4.36%
$5.913B
▼ 0.24%
$5.927B
▼ 0.70%
$5.969B
▼ 0.27%
$5.985B
▲ 12.35%
$5.327B
▲ 7.66%
$4.948B
▼ 3.53%
$5.129B
▲ 6.19%
2010
$4.83B
▼ 19.46%
$4.83B
▲ 0.81%
$4.791B
▼ 3.83%
$4.982B
▼ 4.38%
$5.21B
▲ 1.26%
$5.145B
▼ 10.40%
$5.742B
▲ 6.95%
$5.369B
▼ 9.93%
$5.961B
▼ 3.40%
$6.171B
▲ 15.65%
$5.336B
▼ 6.71%
$5.72B
▼ 6.60%
$6.124B
▲ 2.12%
2009
$5.997B
▲ 10.30%
$5.997B
▼ 2.30%
$6.138B
▲ 4.12%
$5.895B
▼ 18.44%
$7.228B
▲ 1.47%
$7.123B
▼ 1.32%
$7.218B
▲ 4.82%
$6.886B
▲ 15.36%
$5.969B
▲ 25.14%
$4.77B
▲ 14.72%
$4.158B
▼ 6.88%
$4.465B
▼ 17.98%
$5.444B
▲ 0.13%
2008
$5.437B
▼ 47.01%
$5.437B
▼ 1.52%
$5.521B
▲ 1.90%
$5.418B
▼ 6.07%
$5.768B
▼ 35.06%
$8.882B
▲ 3.71%
$8.564B
▼ 15.41%
$10.124B
▲ 3.18%
$9.812B
▼ 5.37%
$10.369B
▲ 12.90%
$9.184B
▼ 5.88%
$9.758B
▲ 6.82%
$9.135B
▼ 10.96%
2007
$10.26B
▲ 44.87%
$10.26B
▲ 1.42%
$10.116B
▼ 7.17%
$10.897B
▲ 7.44%
$10.142B
▲ 11.02%
$9.135B
▼ 1.19%
$9.245B
▼ 8.22%
$10.073B
▼ 5.41%
$10.649B
▲ 11.31%
$9.567B
▲ 8.56%
$8.813B
▲ 8.57%
$8.117B
▲ 10.72%
$7.331B
▲ 3.52%
2006
$7.082B
▲ 86.22%
$7.082B
▼ 1.60%
$7.197B
▲ 9.08%
$6.598B
▲ 6.30%
$6.207B
▼ 10.54%
$6.938B
▲ 2.85%
$6.746B
▲ 2.21%
$6.6B
▼ 3.15%
$6.815B
▲ 4.54%
$6.519B
▲ 5.25%
$6.194B
▲ 77.48%
$3.49B
▼ 10.40%
$3.895B
▲ 2.42%
2005
$3.803B
▲ 21.19%
$3.803B
▲ 7.92%
$3.524B
▲ 1.53%
$3.471B
▲ 0.96%
$3.438B
▼ 1.32%
$3.484B
▲ 4.37%
$3.338B
▲ 1.99%
$3.273B
▲ 5.17%
$3.112B
▲ 14.96%
$2.707B
▼ 8.95%
$2.973B
▼ 11.31%
$3.352B
▲ 10.05%
$3.046B
▼ 2.93%
2004
$3.138B
▼ 27.96%
$3.138B
▼ 1.94%
$3.2B
▲ 15.36%
$2.774B
▲ 2.97%
$2.694B
▼ 1.50%
$2.735B
▲ 2.86%
$2.659B
▲ 7.22%
$2.48B
▲ 17.31%
$2.114B
▼ 2.58%
$2.17B
▼ 2.25%
$2.22B
▼ 42.17%
$3.839B
▼ 3.49%
$3.978B
▼ 8.68%
2003
$4.356B
▲ 13.76%
$4.356B
▲ 13.76%
All market cap values reflect closing prices for the period shown.
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