Nrg Energy (NRG) Income before Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Nrg Energy's EBT was $779 million in Q3 2026, up 227.3% from $238 million a year earlier and up 17.5% from the prior quarter.
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Nrg Energy (NRG) Income before Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nrg Energy's EBT was $1.59 billion through Sep 30, 2026, down 11.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.13 billion, down 21.7% from FY2024.
- EBT shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT was $1.45 billion in FY2024, -$213 million in FY2023, $1.66 billion in FY2022 (-41.8%) and $2.86 billion in FY2021 (+275.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT was higher in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 19.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 391.6%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 96.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, NRG's EBT in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $663 million (Q2 2026), $83 million (Q1 2026) and $64 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 779.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 663.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 83.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 64.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 238.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 985.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 715.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 695.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 653.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 408.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 397.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 83.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 665.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -595.00 Mn |
API Access
Nrg Energy Income before Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-before-taxes&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-before-taxes", "ticker": "NRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-before-taxes&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();