Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Nrg Energy (NRG) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.82% in Q2 2026, down 3.50 percentage points from 9.32% a year earlier but up 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nrg Energy reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.95%, down 5.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +0.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.98% in FY2024 (+11.13 pp), 2.85% in FY2023 (-9.79 pp), 12.64% in FY2022 (-10.65 pp) and 23.30% in FY2021 (+15.03 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -11.44% in Q1 2023 to 35.50% in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 30.48 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 46.95 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 4.50% (Q1 2026), 8.78% (Q4 2025) and 14.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 91.41 Bn | 82.66 Bn | - | 5.52% |
| 2 | Vistra | 47.03 Bn | 40.22 Bn | - | 11.31% |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 30.66 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 2.59 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.02 Bn | 14.24 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 5.82% |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 15.36 Bn | 12.95 Bn | - | 0.92% |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.80 Bn | 5.72 Bn | 117.49 Mn | 4.47% |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.72 Bn | 29.09 Bn | 927.00 Mn | 83.96% |
| 8 | Oklo | 6.64 Bn | 6.64 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Clearway Energy | 6.34 Bn | 8.91 Bn | - | 1.45% |
| 10 | Ormat Technologies | 5.71 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 68.70 Mn | 6.41% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.46% |
API Access
Nrg Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();