Nrg Energy (NRG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Nrg Energy (NRG) posted Tax Rate of 50.6% for Q1 2026, down 1519.28% on a QoQ basis from 3.12% in Q4 2025, and down 7446.0% year-over-year from 0.69% in Q1 2025.

Nrg Energy (NRG) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nrg Energy's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 50.6% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 7446.0% year-over-year to 50.6% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.02% (down 2454.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.81%, up 150.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 50.6% for Q1 2026 at Nrg Energy, down from 3.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 36.13% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 50.6% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 17.76% and a median of 22.86% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Tax Rate soared 1178 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 7446 bps.
  • Nrg Energy's Tax Rate stood at 21.34% in 2022, then grew by 23 bps to 26.19% in 2023, then slumped by 62 bps to 10.07% in 2024, then slumped by 131 bps to 3.12% in 2025, then slumped by 1519 bps to 50.6% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NRG's Tax Rate at 50.6% in Q1 2026, 3.12% in Q4 2025, and 36.13% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 15.10%
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -50.60%
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 22.22%
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -10.55%
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn 26.09%
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn -30.00%
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -50.60%
Mar 31, 2026 -50.60%
Mar 31, 2026 -50.60%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.13%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.13%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.13%
Sep 30, 2025 36.13%
Sep 30, 2025 36.13%
Sep 30, 2025 36.13%
Jun 30, 2025 32.03%
Jun 30, 2025 32.03%
Jun 30, 2025 32.03%
Mar 31, 2025 23.86%
Mar 31, 2025 23.86%
Mar 31, 2025 23.86%
Dec 31, 2024 10.07%
Dec 31, 2024 10.07%
Dec 31, 2024 10.07%
Sep 30, 2024 24.36%
Sep 30, 2024 24.36%