NRG Energy Cash Flow Statement
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NRG Energy free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, NRG Energy generated $1.91 billion of operating cash flow and spent $1.15 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $766.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 2.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 58.2% from the prior year's $1.83 billion.
NRG Energy returned $1.72 billion to shareholders: $411.0 million in dividends and $1.31 billion in share repurchases, equal to 225% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.9 times.
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NRG Energy cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 864.00M | 1.13B | -202.00M | 1.22B | 2.19B | 510.00M | 4.44B | 268.00M | -2.34B | -891.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -23.20% | — | -116.54% | -44.17% | +328.82% | -88.52% | +1557.09% | — | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.41B | 1.40B | 1.29B | 720.00M | 785.00M | 435.00M | 373.00M | 421.00M | 596.00M | 756.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 134.00M | 102.00M | 101.00M | 28.00M | 21.00M | 22.00M | 20.00M | 25.00M | 35.00M | 10.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -1.29B | -624.00M | -663.00M | -586.00M | -786.00M | -25.00M | -348.00M | -250.00M | -206.00M | -124.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.91B | 2.31B | -221.00M | 360.00M | 493.00M | 1.84B | 1.41B | 1.38B | 1.61B | 1.91B |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.15B | -472.00M | -598.00M | -367.00M | -269.00M | -230.00M | -228.00M | -388.00M | -254.00M | -544.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.64B | -24.00M | -910.00M | -332.00M | -3.04B | -494.00M | 556.00M | -205.00M | -639.00M | -757.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -411.00M | -405.00M | -381.00M | -332.00M | -319.00M | -295.00M | -32.00M | -37.00M | -38.00M | -76.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.31B | -935.00M | -1.15B | -600.00M | -48.00M | -229.00M | -1.44B | -1.25B | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 6.68B | 3.20B | 731.00M | 0 | 1.10B | 3.23B | 1.92B | 1.10B | 1.18B | 4.41B |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | -1.95B | -1.95B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | 3.55B | -1.75B | -400.00M | 1.04B | -272.00M | 2.20B | -2.15B | -1.53B | -1.14B | -768.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 3.83B | 524.00M | -1.53B | 1.07B | -2.82B | 3.54B | -228.00M | -473.00M | 226.00M | -182.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 766.00M | 1.83B | -819.00M | -7.00M | 224.00M | 1.61B | 1.19B | 989.00M | 1.36B | 1.36B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of NRG Energy's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow NRG's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?