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

Nrg Energy (NRG) reported Share-based Compensation of $41.0 million for Q1 2026, up 41.38% on a YoY basis from $29.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 19.61% quarter-over-quarter from $51.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Nrg Energy has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $41.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 41.38% year-over-year to $41.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $146.0 million (up 44.55% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $134.0 million, up 31.37% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $41.0 million, down from $51.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $51.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $6.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $23.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation soared 400.0% — and 2025, when it slipped 16.0%.
  • Nrg Energy's Share-based Compensation stood at $7.0 million in 2022, then surged by 100.0% to $14.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 42.86% to $20.0 million in 2024, then soared by 155.0% to $51.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 19.61% to $41.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $41.0 million (Q1 2026), $51.0 million (Q4 2025), and $21.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn -
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 32.00 Mn
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn 41.00 Mn
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - -1.00 Mn
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - 15.59 Mn
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 1.35 Mn
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 51.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 25.00 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 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.00 Mn