Is NRG Energy (NRG) a risky stock?
As of July 27, 2026, Clavix grades NRG Energy (NRG) C- for risk, a composite score of 56 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts NRG in the "average" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.
Grade as of July 27, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.
NRG price, last 3 months
NRG's daily closes over the past three months. Clavix reads risk from the fundamentals and news behind the price, not the line itself.
The five risk dimensions behind NRG's grade
Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how NRG scores on each, as of July 27, 2026.
What's moving NRG's risk right now
Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind NRG's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 27, 2026.
NRG declared a $0.475 per share quarterly dividend, matching its prior payout and signaling steady cash returns to shareholders. Hanseatic Management Services also opened a small 4,831-share position in Q1.
Preview data points to only modest earnings growth for NRG, suggesting a stable but unremarkable quarter with limited room for upside surprises. A July 24 SEC 8-K material event filing was also submitted.
Recent NRG news
The latest headlines Clavix ingested for NRG Energy, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of NRG's grade.
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NRG Energy plans to return $1.4 billion to shareholders in 2026 while simultaneously investing in data centers, power demand growth, and Texas-based projects.
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NRG Energy announced a quarterly dividend of $0.475 per share, payable on August 17th to stockholders of record on August 3rd, representing a 1.3% dividend yield.
What a C- grade means
On the Clavix A+ to F scale, NRG's composite of 56 falls in the C band (50–64), read as "average." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.
This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell NRG or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.