NRG Energy Dividend yield

NRG Energy is part of Electricity business, which is part of Utilities industry. NRG Energy is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

NRG Energy stock dividend

NRG Energy paid a total dividend of 350 million USD last year, for a market value of 8,712 millions (Market Cap 8,647 millions). NRG Energy dividend per share is 1.51 USD, and his stock market price 37.55 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, NRG Energy has a dividend yield of 4.02%, which is similar to the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. However, it is lower than the average of Utilities industry. The company should be deeply analized because dividend yields should be similar among companies from the same industry unless they carry an opposite strategy.

In addition, you should compare NRG Energy stocks dividend with other Electricity companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

NRG Energy Dividend Payout

About the ability of NRG Energy to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.51 per share, an amount that accounts for 4.02%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). NRG Energy payout on ernings is currently 24.51%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Utilities industry, which are 39.34% and 60.08% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that NRG Energycan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of NRG Energy is USD 1.55 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.51, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of NRG Energy, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Utilities industry and Electricity sector companies.

NRG Energy Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of NRG Energy's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	4.02%	1.51	24.51%	232
2022	4.40%	1.40	13.65%	230
2021	3.02%	1.30	50.00%	245
2020	3.20%	1.20	6.71%	244
2019	0.30%	0.12	4.29%	253
2018	0.30%	0.12	5.91%	290
2017	0.42%	0.12	-8.96%	316
2016	1.06%	0.12	-0.63%	314
2015	4.69%	0.58	55.77%	334

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of NRG Energy dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Electricity stocks.

NRG Energy Stock performance

Finally, last moth NRG Energy showed a return of -1.20% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.79% of Utilities firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -9.00% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Electricity firms.