SuperworthNRG Energy dividend yield NRG
Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 2012.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 2.02%
- 10-year median
- 1.7%
- Against its 10-year history
- 60th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 0.3% to 4.7%
- Peer median
- 3.5%
NRG Energy pays 2.02% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.
That is above its ten-year median of 1.7%, close to the middle of its last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 0.3% in Mar 2019 to 4.7% in May 2023.
The median for 10 utility stocks of a similar size is 3.5%.
Dividend yield over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | 1.6% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | 0.3% | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | 1.8% | 6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 2.0% | 6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Utilities nearest NRG Energy's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Dividend yield |
|---|---|
| NRGNRG Energy | 2.02% |
| EVRGEvergy | n/m |
| NINiSource | n/m |
| LNTAlliant Energy | n/m |
| CMSCMS Energy | 3.24% |
| EIXEdison International | 6.12% |
| ESEversource Energy | 4.62% |
| PPLPPL | 3.22% |
| FEFirstEnergy | 3.94% |
| CNPCenterPoint Energy | 2.24% |
| DTEDTE Energy | 3.53% |
| Peer median | 3.53% |
Where NRG Energy ranks
What the dividend yield tells you
Yearly dividends per share divided by the share price.
A yield that suddenly looks high often means the price fell because the dividend is at risk.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.