NRG Energy Inc. drawdown: 43.7% below the all-time high
NRG Energy Inc. is 43.7% below its all-time high, set Feb 24, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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.
- Below all-time high
- −43.7%
- 56.3% of ATH
- All-time high
- $184.03
- Feb 24, 2026
- Time below the high
- 7 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
- Jan 15, 2025
- 1.7 yrs ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 3, 2020
- 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. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
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 | Sep 18, 2026 | −43.7% | 7 mo | not yet | 7 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 Energy Inc. 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: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, 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 Energy Inc. from its all-time high?
- NRG Energy Inc. is currently 43.7% below its all-time high, set Feb 24, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest NRG Energy Inc. drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2003) took NRG Energy Inc. 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 data since -1 from NRG; no free deep history exists for NRG Energy Inc. — for a 150-year 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. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.