NRG vs TRP vs VST Stock Comparison

Nrg Energy, Tc Energy and Vistra Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$92.32 -8.3% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.73B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.38 +3.7% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.98B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tc Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tc Energy 6, Vistra 3, Nrg Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRGTRPVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.73B $64.98B $47.77B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 26.4x 23.6x VST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 25.1x 15.9x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% -1.0% +3.8% NRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 21.9% 10.6% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 12.4% 11.3% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 1.2x 2.8x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.04% 0.01% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.6% +22.4% -26.8% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +2.6%/yr +49.0%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 19.7% 51.0% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 68/100 68/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

NRGTRPVST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNRGTRPVST
Valuation 65 #9 of 24 74 #10 of 35 74 #7 of 24
Growth 77 #6 of 23 33 #23 of 34 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 73 #7 of 23 97 #2 of 34 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 17 #20 of 24 91 #4 of 35 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 90 #3 of 20 43 #18 of 31 74 #6 of 20
Overall 64 68 68
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNRGTRPVSTSPY
1 month -8.3%+3.7%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months -34.5%-11.6%-14.2% +2.9%
6 months -42.2%+0.6%-14.7% +6.4%
Year to date -42.0%+13.4%-13.1% +11.4%
1 year -43.6%+22.4%-26.8% +13.1%
3 years +119.4%+83.3%+328.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.0%+22.4%+62.5% +21.5%
5 years +123.9%+13.4%+633.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.5%+2.6%+49.0% +10.9%
10 years +701.4%+32.3%+792.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.1%+2.8%+24.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNRGTRPVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%19.7%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%18.5%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.41-0.071.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.871.13-0.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-44.3%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.8%-12.0%-30.4% -2.5%
52-week high $184.03$70.91$201.47 $779.14
52-week low $92.32$49.79$134.71 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNRGTRPVST
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 24.1x 26.4xmedian 21.3x 23.3xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 11.3x 8.5xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 12.9x 6.7xmedian 16.4x 20.9xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.59 0.56median 1.93 1.47median 0.59

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNRGTRPVST
Revenue $33.13B $11.24B $19.21B
Gross profit $6.23B $11.08B –
Operating income $2.02B $6.82B $3.56B
Net income $849.00M $2.94B $2.22B
Free cash flow $348.00M $9.65B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $2.37 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $162.00M $1.46B $435.00M
Total debt $23.44B $11.91B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 212.00M 1.04B 339.23M
Enterprise value $13.95B $61.07B $40.96B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNRGTRPVST
P/E 24.9x 26.4x 23.3x
P/FCF 55.8x 6.7x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 10.5x 9.2x
P/S 0.6x 5.8x 2.5x
P/B 4.0x 3.3x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 3.3x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 8.5x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 11.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 6.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF 122.7x 7.8x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.5x 12.2x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 0.56 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRGTRPVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% -1.0% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% -1.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 348.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% -10.0% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.0% – 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% -17.9% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 52.5% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.9% -19.4% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 47.4% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.1% 14.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 4.4% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.0% -1.1% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -5.1% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRGTRPVST
Gross margin 18.8% 98.5% –
EBITDA margin 11.4% 78.8% 33.0%
Operating margin 6.1% 60.7% 18.5%
Pretax margin 3.2% 34.9% 14.6%
Net margin 2.4% 21.9% 10.6%
FCF margin 1.1% 85.9% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.7% 55.2% 26.7%
Return on equity 17.5% 12.6% 40.0%
Return on assets 2.1% – 5.3%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 12.4% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 6.7% – 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRGTRPVST
Debt / assets 58.7% – 46.0%
Debt / equity 4.8x 0.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 1.2x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 67.3x 1.2x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 87.8% – 87.1%
Equity / assets 12.2% – 12.9%
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.8x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRGTRPVST
Dividend yield 2.0% 5.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 8.4% -0.1% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 10.5% 5.5% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.7% 87.7% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 126.1% 26.7% 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.6% 3.8% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -8.5% 0.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNRGTRPVST
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.55FY2026 $2.49FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +305.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.5% +15.7% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.32BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026 $21.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +4.4% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRGTRPVST
Held by institutions 93.7% 65.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 1,023 696 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -5.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 508 328 852
Institutions selling 385 216 415
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.52 2.05

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NRGTRPVST
NRG 1.00 0.19 0.78
TRP 0.19 1.00 0.11
VST 0.78 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRG, TRP and VST?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nrg Energy (NRG) $19.73B, Tc Energy (TRP) $64.98B, Vistra (VST) $47.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRG, TRP and VST?

Vistra (VST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nrg Energy (NRG) 25.2x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x, Vistra (VST) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 10.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.1x, Vistra (VST) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nrg Energy (NRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Nrg Energy (NRG) -43.6%, Tc Energy (TRP) +22.4%, Vistra (VST) -26.8%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Nrg Energy (NRG) +17.5%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.6%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%. Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 50.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Vistra (VST) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRG, TRP and VST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tc Energy (TRP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.