Nrg Energy (NRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Nrg Energy (NRG) reported Interest Expenses of $285.0 million for Q1 2026, up 74.85% on a YoY basis from $163.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 17.28% quarter-over-quarter from $243.0 million in Q4 2025.

Nrg Energy (NRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nrg Energy has reported Interest Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $285.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 74.85% year-over-year to $285.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $863.0 million (up 30.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $741.0 million, up 13.82% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $285.0 million, up from $243.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $285.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $103.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $162.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $152.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses slumped 36.92% — and 2025, when it surged 97.56%.
  • Nrg Energy's Interest Expenses stood at $104.0 million in 2022, then surged by 87.5% to $195.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 36.92% to $123.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 97.56% to $243.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 17.28% to $285.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $285.0 million (Q1 2026), $243.0 million (Q4 2025), and $187.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn -59.79 Mn
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn -31.00 Mn
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 263.00 Mn
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn 285.00 Mn
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 119.00 Mn
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - -
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 -
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -59.79 Mn
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -59.79 Mn
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -59.79 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 285.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 285.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 243.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 243.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 187.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 187.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 148.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 148.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 163.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 123.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 123.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 213.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 213.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 163.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 152.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 195.00 Mn