NRG Stock — NRG Energy Inc.

NRG Energy Inc. (NRG)

NRG is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.68%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 73/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 1456.7% over the past 22.7 years, 468.9 points ahead of SPY at 987.8%.

At the current 1.66% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $166 per year, or $13.83 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

NRG Energy operates as an integrated energy and home services company across the United States and Canada, offering retail electricity and energy management solutions to residential customers, large-scale generation and energy storage assets to commercial and industrial clients, and smart home security and automation services through its Vivint subsidiary. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the energy sector and utilities space.

NRG performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 1456.7% over the past 22.7 years, 468.9 points ahead of SPY at 987.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.9%.

NRG key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

73 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.21%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/02/2003

Distribution rate

1.66%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.68%

5-year average yield

2.54

Last close

$111.12

Market cap

$24,413,845,504

Average volume

2162040.0

Last dividend

$0.4750

Ex-dividend date

08/03/2026

Payment date

08/17/2026

Beta

1.203

Payout ratio

0.2743

P/E ratio

30.2448

Forward P/E

12.837

EPS

$3.84

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.66%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.68%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NRG risks and drawbacks

NRG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.9%.

Who may consider NRG — and who may not

NRG may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NRG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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