Bath & Body Works Inc vs NRG Energy Inc — how do they compare? Bath & Body Works Inc trades at $19 (market cap $3.81B), while NRG Energy Inc trades at $120.98 (market cap $24.83B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc is far larger — about 6.5× Bath & Body Works Inc's market cap, and Bath & Body Works Inc pays the higher dividend (4.24%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBWI | NRG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.81B | $24.83B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Utilities |
52-Week High | $31.87 | $184.03 |
52-Week Low | $14.85 | $117.04 |
Enterprise Value | $7.70B | $48.79B |
Dividend Yield | 4.24% | 1.61% |
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Bath & Body Works is a specialty home fragrance and fragrant body care retailer operating under the Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, and White Barn brands. The company generates most of its business in North America, with less than 5% of sales from international markets in fiscal 2021. For fiscal 2021, 72% of sales stemmed from the brick-and-mortar network (which is composed of more than 1,700 retail stores), up from 65% in 2020, as consumer shopping patterns began to return to normal. Future growth is expected from store reformatting, digital and international channels, as well as new category expansion.
Read more on BBWI →NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 7 million customers, including its 2021 acquisition of Direct Energy. It also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 16 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. Since 2018, NRG has divested its 47% stake in NRG Yield, among other renewable energy and conventional generation investments. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
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