Nrg Energy (NRG) Research & Development (2009 - 2020)

Nrg Energy (NRG) posted Research & Development of $2.0 million for Q4 2020, up 100.0% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 million in Q3 2020, and little changed year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q1 2020.

Nrg Energy (NRG) Research & Development (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Nrg Energy's Research & Development history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.0 million for Q4 2020.

  • Quarterly Research & Development changed 0.0% year-over-year to $2.0 million in Q4 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 was $8.0 million (up 14.29% YoY) and the FY2020 annual result came in at $8.0 million, up 14.29% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $2.0 million for Q4 2020 at Nrg Energy, up from $1.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $26.0 million in Q1 2016 and bottomed at -$17.0 million in Q4 2016.
  • A 5-year average of $5.9 million and a median of $2.5 million in 2018 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Research & Development sank 137.78% — and 2017, when it jumped 123.53%.
  • Nrg Energy's Research & Development stood at -$17.0 million in 2016, then soared by 123.53% to $4.0 million in 2017, then plunged by 50.0% to $2.0 million in 2018, then changed by 0.0% to $2.0 million in 2019, then changed by 0.0% to $2.0 million in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows NRG's Research & Development at $2.0 million in Q4 2020, $1.0 million in Q3 2020, and $2.0 million in Q2 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn -
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - -
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - 27.05 Mn
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn -2.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -17.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 26.00 Mn