Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Nrg Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.45% for Q3 2026, up 6.03 percentage points from 5.42% a year earlier but down 1.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nrg Energy (NRG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Nrg Energy reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 7.68%, down 0.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.01%, down 2.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -6.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.62% in FY2024 (+7.28 pp), 1.33% in FY2023 (-5.07 pp), 6.40% in FY2022 (-5.98 pp) and 12.38% in FY2021 (+0.23 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -19.99% (Q1 2023) to 30.71% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.30 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 31.73 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 50.71 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NRG's Return on Sales [ROS] at 13.05% (Q2 2026), 3.20% (Q1 2026) and 3.83% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - | 26.09% |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 26.88% |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 41.22% |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 11.45% |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - | 19.22% |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn | 48.83% |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn | 14.84% |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - | 25.86% |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn | 16.45% |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 | -3,816.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.45% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.80% |
API Access
Nrg Energy Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();