Nrg Energy (NRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Nrg Energy (NRG) reported Free Cash Flow of -$486.0 million for Q1 2026, down 176.18% on a YoY basis from $638.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 177.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$175.0 million in Q4 2025.

Nrg Energy (NRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nrg Energy has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$486.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 176.18% year-over-year to -$486.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$358.0 million (down 116.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $766.0 million, down 58.23% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$486.0 million, down from -$175.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.6 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at -$1.7 billion in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $75.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $230.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 209.2% — and 2024, when it jumped 463.24%.
  • Nrg Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.5 billion in 2022, then jumped by 108.98% to $136.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 463.24% to $766.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 122.85% to -$175.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 177.71% to -$486.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$486.0 million (Q1 2026), -$175.0 million (Q4 2025), and $230.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn 109.38 Mn
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn 108.00 Mn
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 316.00 Mn
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn -486.00 Mn
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 419.00 Mn
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - -50.68 Mn
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 -21.57 Mn
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 109.38 Mn
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 109.38 Mn
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 109.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -486.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -486.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 230.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 230.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 73.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 73.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 638.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 638.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 766.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 766.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -83.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 906.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 906.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 136.00 Mn