How much would $1,000 invested in NRG be worth today?

$1,000 invested in NRG on November 7, 2016 would be worth $9,562 on November 6, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 25.3% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the NRG calculator go?

NRG data begins December 2, 2003, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 22 years, 11 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in NRG Energy (NRG): What It Would Be Worth Today

NRG

$88.27+9.58%

as of close, Nov 6, 2026

☾ AH $88.27 +9.58%

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Result#

$1,000Nov 7, 2016$9,562Nov 6, 20269.6×your money

$1,000 invested in NRG on November 7, 2016 was worth $9,562 on November 6, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 25.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 9.6 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,040 in the S&P 500 and $6,044 in the Nasdaq-100: NRG beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$7,757if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−55.7%Feb 24 to Nov 5, 2026

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$8,562on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 90% of all 156 periods of 10 years since 2003.

Your dates

−60%0%140%

Worst: −8.6% a year, May 2007 to May 2017Best: 35.2% a year, Feb 2016 to Feb 2026

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in NRG, November 7, 2016 to November 6, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA lowLog scale: equal steps are equal percentage moves

Highest value$19,706 · Feb 2026$1,974 · Mar 2020$3,064 · Jan 2023$8,843 · Apr 2025$

$1,000$2,000$5,000$20k$9,562

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How far NRG was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −55.7% from Feb 24, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, not back to the high by the end date.

−55.7% from its high−48.8% from its high−32.6% from its high−26.2% from its high

high−56%

Your one buy. $1,000 on November 7, 2016, worth $9,562 on November 6, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

9.6×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on November 6, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to November 6, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$500$1,000$2,000$5,000$10k

20052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in NRG, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Nov 6, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Nov 6, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$8,847	8.8×	24.8%	$5,866
2018	$3,743	3.7×	16.1%	$4,384
2019	$2,827	2.8×	14.2%	$4,449
2020	$2,768	2.8×	16.0%	$3,161
2021	$2,856	2.9×	19.7%	$2,194
2022	$2,336	2.3×	19.2%	$1,681
2023	$3,033	3.0×	33.5%	$2,535
2024	$1,813	1.8×	23.3%	$1,654
2025	$979	0.98×	−1.1%	$1,297
2026	$539	0.54×	—	$1,074

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. NRG data begins December 2, 2003; values as of November 6, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

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