NRG Energy, Inc.

NRG Energy, Inc.

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$133.39

-0.28%
UtilitiesIndependent Power Producers

NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated power company in the United States. It operates through Texas, East, and West. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to approximately 6 million residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage. The company also provides system power, distributed generation, renewable products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, and energy efficiency, and advisory services, as well as carbon management and specialty services; and on-site energy solutions. In addition, it trades in electric power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Further, the company procures fuels; provides transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and products and services to retail customers under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. As of December 31, 2021, it owns and leases power generation portfolio with approximately 18,000 megawatts of capacity at 25 plants. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$28.14B
EPS4.0900
P/E Ratio32.61
Earnings Date08/05/2026
0.45%
Dividend Yield
59%
3Y-60.0%
5Y-48.0%
10Y+134.0%
108.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-16%
3Y-1757.0%
5Y-211.0%
10Y-3352.0%
3Y+55.0%
5Y+69.0%
10Y+1400.0%
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NRG Energy, Inc. Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

NRG Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

50

Latest Dividend

$0.4750

Annual Amount

$2.2700

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
Apr 20, 2026
May 1, 2026May 15, 2026
$0.4750
$0.4750
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 23, 2026
Feb 2, 2026Feb 17, 2026
$0.4750
$0.4750
Quarterly+7.95%
Oct 20, 2025
Nov 3, 2025Nov 17, 2025
$0.4400
$0.4400
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 21, 2025
Aug 1, 2025Aug 15, 2025
$0.4400
$0.4400
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 8, 2025
May 1, 2025May 15, 2025
$0.4400
$0.4400
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 22, 2025
Feb 3, 2025Feb 18, 2025
$0.4400
$0.4400
Quarterly+7.84%
Oct 11, 2024
Nov 1, 2024Nov 15, 2024
$0.4080
$0.4080
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 19, 2024
Aug 1, 2024Aug 15, 2024
$0.4080
$0.4080
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 17, 2024
May 1, 2024May 15, 2024
$0.4080
$0.4080
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 19, 2024
Feb 1, 2024Feb 15, 2024
$0.4080
$0.4080
Quarterly+7.94%
Oct 19, 2023
Nov 1, 2023Nov 15, 2023
$0.3780
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 17, 2023
Aug 1, 2023Aug 15, 2023
$0.3780
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 19, 2023
May 1, 2023May 15, 2023
$0.3780
$0.3780
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 20, 2023
Feb 1, 2023Feb 15, 2023
$0.3770
$0.3780
Quarterly+8.00%
Oct 21, 2022
Nov 1, 2022Nov 15, 2022
$0.3500
$0.3500
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 20, 2022
Aug 1, 2022Aug 15, 2022
$0.3500
$0.3500
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 20, 2022
May 2, 2022May 16, 2022
$0.3500
$0.3500
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 21, 2022
Feb 1, 2022Feb 15, 2022
$0.3500
$0.3500
Quarterly+7.69%
Oct 15, 2021
Nov 1, 2021Nov 15, 2021
$0.3250
$0.3250
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 20, 2021
Aug 2, 2021Aug 16, 2021
$0.3250
$0.3250
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 19, 2021
May 3, 2021May 17, 2021
$0.3250
$0.3250
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 21, 2021
Feb 1, 2021Feb 16, 2021
$0.3250
$0.3250
Quarterly+8.33%
Oct 23, 2020
Nov 2, 2020Nov 16, 2020
$0.3000
$0.3000
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 17, 2020
Aug 3, 2020Aug 17, 2020
$0.3000
$0.3000
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 15, 2020
May 1, 2020May 15, 2020
$0.3000
$0.3000
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 21, 2020
Feb 3, 2020Feb 18, 2020
$0.3000
$0.3000
Quarterly+900.00%
Oct 17, 2019
Nov 1, 2019Nov 15, 2019
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 19, 2019
Aug 1, 2019Aug 15, 2019
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 8, 2019
May 1, 2019May 15, 2019
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 23, 2019
Feb 1, 2019Feb 15, 2019
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 17, 2018
Nov 1, 2018Nov 15, 2018
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 18, 2018
Aug 1, 2018Aug 15, 2018
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 19, 2018
May 1, 2018May 15, 2018
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 19, 2018
Feb 1, 2018Feb 15, 2018
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 18, 2017
Nov 1, 2017Nov 15, 2017
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 24, 2017
Aug 1, 2017Aug 15, 2017
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 7, 2017
May 1, 2017May 15, 2017
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 19, 2017
Feb 1, 2017Feb 15, 2017
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 20, 2016
Nov 1, 2016Nov 15, 2016
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 14, 2016
Aug 1, 2016Aug 15, 2016
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 18, 2016
May 2, 2016May 16, 2016
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly-79.31%
Jan 19, 2016
Feb 1, 2016Feb 16, 2016
$0.1450
$0.1450
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 12, 2015
Nov 2, 2015Nov 16, 2015
$0.1450
$0.1450
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 15, 2015
Aug 3, 2015Aug 17, 2015
$0.1450
$0.1450
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 20, 2015
May 1, 2015May 15, 2015
$0.1450
$0.1450
Quarterly0.00%
Jan 20, 2015
Feb 2, 2015Feb 17, 2015
$0.1450
$0.1450
Quarterly+3.57%
Oct 14, 2014
Nov 3, 2014Nov 17, 2014
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 18, 2014
Aug 1, 2014Aug 15, 2014
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 21, 2014
May 1, 2014May 15, 2014
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly+16.67%
Jan 22, 2014
Feb 3, 2014Feb 17, 2014
$0.1200
$0.1200
Quarterly-
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NRG Energy, Inc. Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-411.00M
2025
Net Income
864.00M
2025
Payout Ratio
47.57%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
47.57%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
53.7%

Solid FCF coverage. Dividend appears sustainable with reasonable cushion for maintaining capital expenditures and handling temporary setbacks.

Dividend Growth
-1.5%

Dividend cut is concerning. Investigate whether due to one-time factors or fundamental business deterioration. Reassess dividend sustainability.

Sustainability
Good

Sustainable dividend with adequate coverage. Some areas for improvement but overall appears safe for dividend investors.