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NRG Financials NRG Energy

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 28.4% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (11.1% vs 28.4% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 6.1% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 13.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($16.6B) exceeds cash ($4.7B); net debt is $11.9B.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (13.4% vs 28.4% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 2.5× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 5.1× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 12 consecutive years, consuming 47.6% of earnings and 53.7% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 6.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$6B $13B $31B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-1% 27% 56% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$2B -$207M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $10B $20B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$3B $250M $4B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $30.3B $864M 0.0% 6.1% $766M $16.6B $4.7B
2024 $27.7B $1.1B 0.0% 8.7% $1.8B $10.9B $966M
2023 $28.3B -$202M 0.0% 1.4% -$819M $10.9B $541M
2022 $31.5B $1.2B 0.0% 6.4% -$7M $8.1B $430M
2021 $26.8B $2.2B 0.0% 12.5% $224M $8.1B $250M
2020 $8.7B $510M 24.7% 12.7% $1.6B $8.9B $3.9B
2019 $8.0B $4.4B 8.6% 16.1% $1.2B $6.0B $345M
2018 $8.1B $268M 12.8% 12.1% $989M $6.7B $563M
2017 -$2.2B $1.4B $9.5B $770M
2016 -$774M $1.4B $16.7B $591M
2015 -$6.4B $320M $19.6B $853M
2014 $134M $601M $20.4B $2.1B
2013 -$386M -$717M $16.8B $2.3B
2012 $295M -$2.2B $15.9B $2.1B
2011 $197M -$1.1B $9.7B $1.1B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced NRG against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 21.8 43.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.7 1.3 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 2.3 4.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is NRG growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, NRG Energy's revenue has grown 28.4% per year, and net income grown 11.1% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does NRG have?

As of FY2025, NRG Energy reported $16.6B of total debt against $4.7B of cash; operating income covered interest expense 2.5×.

What is NRG's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 6.1%, and net margin 2.8%.

What is NRG's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, NRG Energy traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 35.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.