NRG drawdown: 23.4% below the all-time high
NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) is 23.4% below its all-time high, set Feb 24, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown. "All-time" means since our price data begins (2003).
- Below all-time high
- −23.4%
- 76.6% of ATH
- All-time high
- $184.0
- Feb 24, 2026
- Time below the high
- 5 mo
- since Feb 24, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −80.9%
- Jan 25, 2016
- Longest underwater
- 16.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 12, 2025
- 14 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 8, 2025
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2003#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of NRG, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2007 | Jan 25, 2016 | −80.9% | 8.3 yrs | Nov 14, 2023 | 16.1 yrs |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | −34.4% | 3 mo | not yet | 5 mo+ |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | −26.2% | 37 days | May 1, 2025 | 2 mo |
| Oct 3, 2005 | Nov 11, 2005 | −21.3% | 39 days | Jan 13, 2006 | 3 mo |
| Mar 1, 2005 | May 3, 2005 | −20.7% | 2 mo | Aug 1, 2005 | 5 mo |
| May 24, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | −19.9% | 2 mo | Sep 20, 2024 | 4 mo |
| Jun 15, 2007 | Jul 27, 2007 | −19.8% | 42 days | Oct 17, 2007 | 4 mo |
| Dec 12, 2003 | Feb 24, 2004 | −19.7% | 2 mo | Jun 9, 2004 | 6 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2003: how far NRG stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: NRG is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ
- How far is NRG from its all-time high?
- NRG is currently 23.4% below its all-time high, set Feb 24, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest NRG drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2003) took the stock 80.9% below its prior high, bottoming Jan 25, 2016. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily closing prices since 2003 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — NRG may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.