NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.52% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.83%. Currently, NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $16.66 billion.
Buying $100 In NRG: If an investor had bought $100 of NRG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $227.24 today based on a price of $79.92 for NRG at the time of writing.
NRG Energy's Performance Over Last 5 Years
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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