Exelonvs.NRG Energy
EXC vs NRG · both in Utilities & power producers, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: Electricity utilities and large power producers, from nuclear to renewable portfolios.
Exelon is about 1.8× larger than NRG Energy by market cap; Exelon trades at the lower P/E (16.9 vs 30.0); year to date, Exelon leads (+1.7% vs −29.8%).
Side by side
| EXC | NRG | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $47B | $25.4B |
| Price | $44.31 | $113.61 |
| Today | −0.1% | +1.6% |
| Return YTD | +1.7% | −29.8% |
| Return 1Y | −1.4% | −23.0% |
| P/E | 16.9 | 30.0 |
| P/S | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| P/B | 1.6 | 5.2 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
ExelonEXC
Distributes electricity and gas to several large US cities, ComEd and PECO among them.
Full EXC profile →NRG EnergyNRG
Generation plants on one side, millions of retail electricity and gas customers on the other, plus the Vivint smart-home business. The fleet runs on gas, coal and solar, and it is positioned for the demand growth data centers are driving in Texas and beyond.
Full NRG profile →More EXC & NRG comparisons
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