Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Nrg Energy has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.57% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1310.0% year-over-year to 4.57%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.57% (down 1310.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.95%, down 500.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.57%, down from 9.96% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 41.3% in Q1 2022, with the low at 11.17% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.48% across 5 years, with a median of 13.26% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 3416 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 5152 bps.
• Nrg Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.39% in 2022, then plunged by 81 bps to 2.2% in 2023, then surged by 632 bps to 16.1% in 2024, then sank by 38 bps to 9.96% in 2025, then sank by 54 bps to 4.57% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.57% (Q1 2026), 9.96% (Q4 2025), and 15.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.