NRG ENERGY, INC. NRG
NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, serves electricity, natural gas, and smart-home technology solutions to approximately 8 million residential customers (comprised of 6 million retail energy and 2 million smart home), in addition to large commercial and industrial, data center, and wholesale customers. Across North America, NRG is redefining customers' experience with energy under brand names such as NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. As of December 31, 2025, the Company's core power and natural gas business consists of approximately 12 GW of competitive power generation, primarily in Texas, and a natural gas portfolio that serves approximately 1,900 MMDth annually.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.35B | $27.75B | $28.26B | $31.49B | $26.78B | $8.69B | $7.99B | $8.15B | $9.07B | $8.91B |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | — | — | — | $6.54B | $7.30B | $7.11B | $6.89B | $6.68B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | $2.15B | $688.0M | $1.04B | $2.19B | $2.24B |
| R&D | — | — | — | — | — | $8.0M | $7.0M | $11.0M | $22.0M | $48.0M |
| SG&A | $2.60B | $2.35B | $2.09B | $1.15B | $1.29B | $810.0M | $760.0M | $799.0M | $836.0M | $1.03B |
| Total operating expenses | $28.84B | $25.91B | $30.02B | $29.58B | $23.89B | $7.99B | $8.54B | $8.53B | $9.92B | $8.99B |
| Operating income | $1.84B | $2.42B | $384.0M | $2.02B | $3.34B | $1.10B | $1.29B | $982.0M | -$741.0M | $33.0M |
| Interest expense | $741.0M | $651.0M | $667.0M | $417.0M | $485.0M | $401.0M | $413.0M | $483.0M | $557.0M | $583.0M |
| Pre-tax income | $1.13B | $1.45B | -$213.0M | $1.66B | $2.86B | $761.0M | $786.0M | $467.0M | -$1.39B | -$931.0M |
| Income tax | $270.0M | $323.0M | $11.0M | $442.0M | $672.0M | $251.0M | $3.33B | $7.0M | $44.0M | $25.0M |
| Net income | $864.0M | $1.12B | -$202.0M | $1.22B | $2.19B | $510.0M | $4.44B | $268.0M | -$2.15B | -$774.0M |
| EPS, basic | 4.09 | 5.14 | -1.12 | 5.17 | 8.93 | 2.08 | 16.94 | 0.88 | -6.79 | -2.22 |
| EPS, diluted | 4.01 | 4.99 | -1.12 | 5.17 | 8.93 | 2.07 | 16.81 | 0.87 | -6.79 | -2.22 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 199.0M | 212.0M | 228.0M | 236.0M | 245.0M | 246.0M | 264.0M | 308.0M | 317.0M | 316.0M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $4.71B | $966.0M | $541.0M | $430.0M | $250.0M | $3.90B | $345.0M | $563.0M | $770.0M | $591.0M |
| Receivables | $4.07B | $3.49B | $3.54B | $4.77B | $3.25B | $904.0M | $1.02B | $1.02B | $900.0M | $1.06B |
| Inventory | $461.0M | $478.0M | $607.0M | $751.0M | $498.0M | $327.0M | $383.0M | $412.0M | $453.0M | $721.0M |
| Total current assets | $13.15B | $8.96B | $9.73B | $16.23B | $10.84B | $6.03B | $3.09B | $3.60B | $4.44B | $6.71B |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.05B | $5.97B | $15.37B |
| Goodwill | $5.02B | $5.01B | $5.08B | $1.65B | $1.79B | $579.0M | $579.0M | $573.0M | $539.0M | $662.0M |
| Other intangibles | $2.31B | $2.91B | $3.93B | $2.13B | $2.51B | $668.0M | $789.0M | $591.0M | $507.0M | $1.97B |
| Total assets | $29.14B | $24.02B | $26.04B | $29.15B | $23.18B | $14.90B | $12.53B | $10.63B | $23.36B | $30.68B |
| Accounts payable | $2.83B | $2.51B | $2.33B | $3.64B | $2.27B | $649.0M | $722.0M | $863.0M | $684.0M | $782.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $8.03B | $8.81B | $9.50B | $12.98B | $7.92B | $1.92B | $2.36B | $2.40B | $3.35B | $4.70B |
| Long-term debt | — | $10.89B | $10.94B | $8.10B | $8.10B | $8.86B | $6.04B | $6.69B | $9.49B | $16.70B |
| Total liabilities | $27.46B | $21.54B | $23.13B | $25.32B | $19.58B | $13.22B | $10.85B | $11.84B | $21.31B | $26.19B |
| Retained earnings | $1.98B | $1.53B | $820.0M | $1.41B | $464.0M | -$1.40B | -$1.62B | -$6.02B | -$6.27B | -$3.79B |
| Total equity | $1.68B | $2.48B | $2.91B | $3.83B | $3.60B | $1.68B | $1.66B | -$1.23B | $1.97B | $4.45B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.91B | $2.31B | -$221.0M | $360.0M | $493.0M | $1.84B | $1.41B | $1.38B | $1.61B | $1.91B |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $1.41B | $1.40B | $1.29B | $720.0M | $785.0M | $435.0M | $373.0M | $421.0M | $596.0M | $756.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $134.0M | $102.0M | $101.0M | $28.0M | $21.0M | $22.0M | $20.0M | $25.0M | $35.0M | $10.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.15B | $472.0M | $598.0M | $367.0M | $269.0M | $230.0M | $228.0M | $388.0M | $254.0M | $544.0M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.64B | -$24.0M | -$910.0M | -$332.0M | -$3.04B | -$494.0M | $556.0M | -$205.0M | -$639.0M | -$757.0M |
| Financing cash flow | $3.55B | -$1.75B | -$400.0M | $1.04B | -$272.0M | $2.20B | -$2.15B | -$1.53B | -$1.14B | -$768.0M |
| Dividends paid | $411.0M | $405.0M | $381.0M | $332.0M | $319.0M | $295.0M | $32.0M | $37.0M | $38.0M | $76.0M |
| Buybacks | $1.31B | $935.0M | $1.15B | $600.0M | $48.0M | $229.0M | $1.44B | $1.25B | $0 | $0 |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001013871-26-000004.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.91B | $9.07B | $8.15B | $7.99B | $8.69B | $26.78B | $31.49B | $28.26B | $27.75B | $30.35B |
| Gross profit | $2.24B | $2.19B | $1.04B | $688.0M | $2.15B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | -$774.0M | -$2.15B | $268.0M | $4.44B | $510.0M | $2.19B | $1.22B | -$202.0M | $1.12B | $864.0M |
Recent filings and events
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Officer or director change Item 5.02
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Officer or director change Item 5.02
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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