Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Nrg Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.86% for Q3 2026, down 6.47 percentage points from 15.33% a year earlier but up 2.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nrg Energy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.95%, down 5.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +0.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.95% in FY2024 (+12.82 pp), 2.12% in FY2023 (-13.19 pp), 15.31% in FY2022 (-14.72 pp) and 30.03% in FY2021 (+20.66 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -11.17% (Q2 2023) to 41.30% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 34.16 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 51.52 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NRG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 6.71% (Q2 2026), 4.57% (Q1 2026) and 9.96% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - | 6.98% |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 13.12% |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 4.74% |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 8.86% |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - | 0.58% |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn | 3.48% |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn | -0.71% |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - | 1.44% |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn | 3.50% |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 | -7.27% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 41.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.92% |
API Access
Nrg Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();