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Nrg Energy (NRG) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Nrg Energy's Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $7.4 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 26.84% year-over-year to $7.4 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $28.8 billion, up 11.3%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $28.8 billion, 11.3% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $7.4 billion in Q4 2025 per NRG's latest filing, up from $7.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $9.5 billion in Q1 2023 to a low of $3.7 billion in Q2 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $6.9 billion, with a median of $7.3 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: surged 358.39% in 2021, then tumbled 33.02% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $7.8 billion in 2021, then increased by 18.28% to $9.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 19.92% to $7.3 billion in 2023, then decreased by 20.17% to $5.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 26.84% to $7.4 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NRG's Operating Expenses are $7.4 billion (Q4 2025), $7.2 billion (Q3 2025), and $6.7 billion (Q2 2025).