Nrg Energy NRG
NYSE NRG
$113.11 -2.25 (-1.95%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Nrg Energy's (NRG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$486.0 million in Q1 2026, down 176.18% YoY from $638.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 177.71% on a QoQ basis from -$175.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Nrg Energy (NRG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$486.0 million in 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 declined to -$486.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$175.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.6 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$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 plunged 209.2% — and 2024, when it jumped 463.24%.
  • Tracing NRG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: 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 Vistra 45.98 Bn 44.11 Bn 3.16 Bn 334.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 23.94 Bn 23.78 Bn 2.01 Bn 779.00 Mn
3 Talen Energy 14.44 Bn 14.08 Bn - -573.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.46 Bn 7.46 Bn - -141.68 Mn
5 Transalta 3.69 Bn 3.42 Bn 313.03 Mn 50.60 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.45 Bn 2.12 Bn 84.00 Mn 63.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 347.05 Mn 218.93 Mn -5.52 Mn -85.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 779.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 779.00 Mn
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