Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning NRG Energy Stock In The Last 5 Years

NRG Energy NRG has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.27% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.33%. Currently, NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $18.47 billion.

Buying $1000 In NRG: If an investor had bought $1000 of NRG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,234.37 today based on a price of $89.49 for NRG at the time of writing.

NRG Energy's Performance Over Last 5 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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