Nrg Energy (NRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Nrg Energy (NRG) posted Share-based Compensation of $79.0 million for Q1 2026, up 54.9% on a QoQ basis from $51.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 172.41% year-over-year from $29.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nrg Energy (NRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nrg Energy's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $79.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 172.41% year-over-year to $79.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $184.0 million (up 275.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $134.0 million, up 168.0% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $79.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nrg Energy, up from $51.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $79.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$15.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $17.1 million and a median of $7.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation sank 500.0% — and 2025, when it surged 920.0%.
  • Nrg Energy's Share-based Compensation stood at -$15.0 million in 2022, then soared by 120.0% to $3.0 million in 2023, then surged by 66.67% to $5.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 920.0% to $51.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 54.9% to $79.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NRG's Share-based Compensation at $79.0 million in Q1 2026, $51.0 million in Q4 2025, and $6.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 69.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.00 Mn
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - -1.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 1.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 51.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 48.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 48.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.00 Mn