Nrg Energy (NRG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Nrg Energy's Tax Rate came in at 23.68% for Q2 2026, down 8.35 percentage points from 32.03% a year earlier but up 74.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nrg Energy (NRG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nrg Energy reported Tax Rate of 18.99%, up 16.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 23.81%, up 1.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of -9.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 22.31% in FY2024 (+17.14 pp), 5.16% in FY2023 (-21.41 pp), 26.58% in FY2022 (+3.07 pp) and 23.50% in FY2021 (-9.48 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is -50.60% (Q1 2026) to 36.13% (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 53.60 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 74.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NRG's Tax Rate at -50.60% (Q1 2026), -3.13% (Q4 2025) and 36.13% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 106.51 Bn | 97.41 Bn | - | 44.22% |
| 2 | Vistra | 54.68 Bn | 47.87 Bn | - | 28.57% |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 33.19 Bn | 20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 2.17% |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 22.64 Bn | 16.86 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 23.68% |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.58 Bn | 15.14 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.71 Bn | 5.26 Bn | 117.49 Mn | 24.69% |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 8.01 Bn | -17.15 Bn | 927.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Oklo | 5.62 Bn | -1.21 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.60 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 68.70 Mn | - |
| 10 | Transalta | 3.93 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 313.03 Mn | 32.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.20% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.06% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 26.98% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.40% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 15.97% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.58% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.08% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.71% |
API Access
Nrg Energy Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=NRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();