NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- NRG's free cash flow has been growing at a compound average annual rate of 74.73% over the past 5.76 years -- higher than 92.23% of current US-listed dividend stocks.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with NRG's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: PLD, LND, ESP, SFL and WPC.
NRG Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $86.72 | $77.35 | 102.74% |
A technique commonly used by dividend investors to value dividend-issuing stocks is the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), which seeks to determine a fair share price based on the dividend provided by the company relative to a number of other company-specific factors. In the case of NRG, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 102.74%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Nrg Energy Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- NRG's market cap is about 9 billion US dollars -- its dividend yield of 3.67 is greater than 84.76% of its fellow stocks in the large market cap class.
- Beta, which compares volatilty of an individual stock to that of the S&P 500, is lower for NRG than it is for only 10.96% of other equities in the Utilities sector that also issue dividends.
- As other dividend issuers in the Utilities sector, Nrg Energy Inc has an equity discount rate lower than only 15.07% of them.
NRG Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | Dividend | $0.41 | -- |
| 2024-08-01 | Dividend | $0.41 | -- |
| 2024-04-30 | Dividend | $0.41 | -- |
| 2024-01-31 | Dividend | $0.41 | +7.96% |
| 2023-10-31 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2023-07-31 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2023-04-28 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2023-01-31 | Dividend | $0.38 | +7.71% |
| 2022-10-31 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2022-07-29 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2022-04-29 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2022-01-31 | Dividend | $0.35 | +7.69% |
| 2021-10-29 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2021-07-30 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2021-04-30 | Dividend | $0.33 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | Dividend | $0.33 | +8.33% |
| 2020-10-30 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2020-07-31 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2020-04-30 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | Dividend | $0.30 | +900.00% |
| 2019-10-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2019-07-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2019-04-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2019-01-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2018-10-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2018-07-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2018-04-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2018-01-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2017-10-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2017-07-28 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2017-04-27 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2017-01-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2016-10-28 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2016-07-28 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2016-04-28 | Dividend | $0.03 | -79.31% |
| 2016-01-28 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2015-10-29 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2015-07-30 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2015-04-29 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2015-01-29 | Dividend | $0.15 | +3.57% |
| 2014-10-30 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2014-07-30 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2014-04-29 | Dividend | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| 2014-01-30 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2013-10-30 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2013-07-30 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2013-04-29 | Dividend | $0.12 | +33.33% |
| 2013-01-30 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2012-10-31 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2012-07-30 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2007-06-01 | Split |
NRG Dividends vs. Peers
NRG's dividend yield currently ranks #19 of 83 vs. its peers in the Utilities - Domestic category.
Looking for More Information on NRG dividends?
Want to do more research on Nrg Energy Inc's dividends? Try the links below:Nrg Energy Inc Common Stock (NRG) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Nrg Energy Inc (NRG) - Dividend Investor
Nrg Energy Inc (NRG) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha