Here's what $1,000 invested in NRG Energy 5 years ago would be worth today – NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG)

NRG Energy NRG Over the past 5 years, NRG Energy has outperformed the market by 3.93% on an annualized basis, resulting in an average annual return of 18.1%. NRG Energy currently has a market cap of $16.91 billion.

Buying $1000 worth of NRG: If an investor had bought $1000 worth of NRG stock 5 years ago, it would have been worth $2,339.23 today based on a price of $81.92 for NRG at the time of writing.

NRG Energy's performance over the past five years

Finally, what's the point of all this? The key takeaway from this article is to look at the difference that compound returns can make to the growth of your cash over time.

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