Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 12.67.
Forward PE Ratio (12.67) = Close Price ($113.11) / Consensus Forward EPS ($8.93)
FORWARD PE RATIO
12.67
SECTOR MEDIAN · UTILITIES
17.63
median of 38 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-28.15%
vs the sector median at left
NRG Energy, Inc.
Market Cap
$23.86B
Forward PE Ratio
12.67
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) | $23.86B | 12.67 |
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)vs › | $25.54B | 20.27 |
| PPL Corporation (PPL)vs › | $25.87B | 17.64 |
| CMS Energy Corporation (CMS)vs › | $21.41B | 17.63 |
| Eversource Energy (ES)vs › | $26.40B | 15.10 |
| FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)vs › | $26.60B | 16.83 |
| American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)vs › | $26.91B | 22.26 |
| Edison International (EIX)vs › | $27.55B | 11.67 |
| Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)vs › | $27.85B | 19.74 |
| DTE Energy Company (DTE)vs › | $28.14B | 17.53 |
Trailing P/E
29.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
12.7
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $8.93 implies +134.4% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $3.81.
At today's $113.11 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $8.93 | $7.63 – $11.05 | 6 | 12.7x |
| 2027-12-31 | $11.07 | $10.45 – $11.71 | 7 | 10.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $12.85 | $10.18 – $15.40 | 6 | 8.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
