NRG
NRG Energy, Inc.
Stock
$95.65−1.52 (−1.56%)Close Sep 30, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.3B | −$221M | $360M | $493M | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $2.1B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Capital expenditures | $1.2B | $1.1B | $472M | $598M | $367M | $269M | $230M | $228M | $388M | $254M | $544M | $1.0B | $909M | $2.0B | $3.4B | $2.3B | $706M | $734M | $899M | $481M |
| Free cash flow | $348M | $766M | $1.8B | −$819M | −$7.0M | $224M | $1.6B | $1.2B | $989M | $1.4B | $1.4B | $320M | $601M | −$717M | −$2.2B | −$1.1B | $917M | $1.4B | $580M | $1.0B |
| Stock-based compensation | $144M | $134M | $102M | $101M | $28M | $21M | $22M | $20M | $25M | $35M | $10M | $39M | $42M | $38M | $41M | $28M | $30M | $26M | $26M | $19M |
| Buybacks | $1.6B | $1.3B | $935M | $1.2B | $600M | $48M | $229M | $1.4B | $1.3B | $0 | $0 | $437M | $39M | $25M | $0 | $430M | $180M | $500M | $185M | $353M |
| Dividends paid | — | $411M | $405M | $381M | $332M | $319M | $295M | $32M | $37M | $38M | $76M | $201M | $196M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends per share | $1.83 | $1.76 | $1.63 | $1.51 | $1.40 | $1.30 | $1.20 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.24 | $0.58 | $0.54 | $0.45 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.1% | 2.5% | 6.5% | −2.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 17.7% | 12.1% | 10.4% | 14.9% | 15.3% | 2.6% | 3.8% | −6.3% | −26.7% | −12.6% | 10.4% | 15.3% | 8.4% | 17.3% |