Nrg Energy (NRG) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Nrg Energy (NRG) posted Capital Expenditures of $317.0 million for Q1 2026, up 6.38% on a QoQ basis from $298.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 46.08% year-over-year from $217.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nrg Energy (NRG) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nrg Energy's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $317.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 46.08% year-over-year to $317.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 101.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, up 143.01% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $317.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nrg Energy, up from $298.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $378.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $60.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $170.6 million and a median of $142.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Capital Expenditures sank 51.41% — and 2025, when it surged 266.99%.
  • Nrg Energy's Capital Expenditures stood at $117.0 million in 2022, then declined by 10.26% to $105.0 million in 2023, then surged by 77.14% to $186.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 60.22% to $298.0 million in 2025, then rose by 6.38% to $317.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NRG's Capital Expenditures at $317.0 million in Q1 2026, $298.0 million in Q4 2025, and $254.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 883.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn 317.00 Mn
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 42.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - 20.66 Mn
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -19.69 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn -126.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 15.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 317.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 317.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 298.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 298.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 254.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 254.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 378.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 378.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 217.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 217.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 186.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 186.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 114.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 103.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 103.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 105.00 Mn