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NRG Energy, Inc.

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-7.15% 2026-03-03

From 2026-03-03 session.

LS Power's $2.1B secondary offering floods market with 14.3 million shares, dragging NRG lower

NRG Energy's stock declined 7.2% following several corporate announcements. The company reported full year 2025 financial results on February 24, 2026, exceeding raised guidance and returning 1.6 billion dollars in capital to shareholders with GAAP net income of 66 million dollars. However, LS Power affiliates launched a secondary offering of 14.3 million NRG shares priced at 164 dollars per share on March 3, 2026, seeking to raise approximately 2.1 billion dollars from shares received in NRG's January 30, 2026 acquisition of LS Power portfolio entities.

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NRG Energy is a major U.S. integrated power company that generates, sells, and delivers electricity and related products to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company has been pivoting toward consumer-focused energy services including virtual power plants and smart home offerings under incoming CEO Robert Gaudette. Today's decline stems from a large secondary share offering tied to NRG's recent acquisition of LS Power portfolio entities.

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