NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

NRG Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover NRG Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $187.15, which forecasts a 10.82% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $126 and the highest is $308.

Price Target: $187.15 (+10.82%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$126	$187.15	$195	$308
Change	-25.39%	+10.82%	+15.47%	+82.38%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NRG Energy stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25
Strong Buy	5	5	6	6	6	6
Buy	3	3	3	4	5	5
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	11	12	13	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $185 → $195	Hold	Maintains	$185 → $195	+15.47%	Nov 7, 2025
Stephen Byrd Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $145 → $144	Hold	Maintains	$145 → $144	-14.73%	Oct 28, 2025
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Initiates $202	Buy	Initiates	$202	+19.61%	Oct 28, 2025
Angie Storozynski Seaport Global	Seaport Global	Strong Buy Maintains $198 → $202	Strong Buy	Maintains	$198 → $202	+19.61%	Oct 8, 2025
Andrew Weisel Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Buy Initiates $212	Buy	Initiates	$212	+25.53%	Sep 22, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

30.21B

Increased by 7.41%

from 28.13B

Revenue Next Year

35.10B

Increased by 16.16%

from 30.21B

EPS This Year

8.06

Increased by 61.44%

from 4.99

EPS Next Year

9.28

Increased by 15.17%

from 8.06

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	9.09B	26.99B	31.54B	28.82B	28.13B	30.21B	35.10B
Revenue Growth	-7.41%	196.81%	16.87%	-8.62%	-2.40%	7.41%	16.16%
EPS	2.07	8.93	5.17	-1.12	4.99	8.06	9.28
EPS Growth	-87.68%	331.23%	-42.08%	-	-	61.44%	15.17%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.96	18.20
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	16	16

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	33.3B	46.7B
Avg	30.2B	35.1B
Low	26.4B	29.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	18.5%	54.6%
Avg	7.4%	16.2%
Low	-6.0%	-3.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.98	14.29
Avg	8.06	9.28
Low	7.48	7.38

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	80.0%	77.4%
Avg	61.4%	15.2%
Low	49.8%	-8.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.