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

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

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

Nrg Energy has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $317.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 46.08% year-over-year to $317.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 86.96% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 143.01% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $317.0 million, up from $298.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $378.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $22.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $170.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $150.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Capital Expenditures tumbled 84.51% — and 2025, when it soared 886.36%.
  • Nrg Energy's Capital Expenditures stood at $117.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 10.26% to $105.0 million in 2023, then soared by 77.14% to $186.0 million in 2024, then surged by 60.22% to $298.0 million in 2025, then grew by 6.38% to $317.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $317.0 million (Q1 2026), $298.0 million (Q4 2025), and $254.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn -19.69 Mn
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn -126.00 Mn
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 883.00 Mn
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn 317.00 Mn
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 42.00 Mn
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - 32.81 Mn
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 15.17 Mn
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -19.69 Mn
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -19.69 Mn
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -19.69 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 150.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 150.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 105.00 Mn