Nrg Energy, Inc. (NRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Nrg Energy's Share-based Compensation was $31 million in Q2 2026, down 6.1% from $33 million a year earlier and down 24.4% from the prior quarter.
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Nrg Energy, Inc. (NRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nrg Energy's Share-based Compensation was $144 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 34.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $134 million, up 31.4% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 43.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $102 million in FY2024 (+1.0%), $101 million in FY2023 (+260.7%), $28 million in FY2022 (+33.3%) and $21 million in FY2021 (-4.5%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has moved between $5 million (Q4 2021) and $51 million (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 400.0%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 16.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, NRG's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $41 million (Q1 2026), $51 million (Q4 2025) and $21 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.00 Mn |
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Nrg Energy, Inc. Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "NRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();