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

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

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

Nrg Energy's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$486.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 176.18% year-over-year to -$486.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$358.0 million (down 115.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $766.0 million, down 58.23% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$486.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nrg Energy, down from -$175.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.6 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$1.7 billion in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $75.8 million and a median of $198.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 209.2% — and 2024, when it jumped 463.24%.
  • Nrg Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 108.98% to $136.0 million in 2023, then soared by 463.24% to $766.0 million in 2024, then sank by 122.85% to -$175.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 177.71% to -$486.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NRG's Free Cash Flow at -$486.0 million in Q1 2026, -$175.0 million in Q4 2025, and $230.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 316.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -486.00 Mn
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 419.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -38.52 Mn
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn 109.38 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn 111.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -21.57 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 953.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 953.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 198.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 198.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 136.00 Mn