NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | -169M | 123M | 484M | 451M | 855M | 952M | 31M | 1.06B | 267M | 241M | 566M | 570M | -1.6B | -1.4B | -1.43B | 1.51B | 1.68B | -1.36B | 1.48B | 1.29B |
| Operating CF Growth % | -119.77% | -87.08% | 1461.29% | -57.29% | 220.22% | 295.02% | -94.52% | 85.26% | 116.71% | 117.24% | 139.55% | -62.33% | -195.35% | -2.64% | -196.82% | 16.92% | 282.77% | -386.74% | 120.27% | 167.91% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | -1.65% | 1.59% | 6.34% | 6.69% | 9.96% | 13.96% | 0.43% | 15.86% | 3.59% | 3.54% | 7.12% | 8.98% | -20.69% | -17.8% | -16.82% | 20.78% | 21.23% | -19.33% | 22.36% | 24.68% |
| Net Income | 125M | 66M | 152M | -104M | 750M | 643M | -767M | 738M | 511M | 482M | 343M | 308M | -1.33B | -1.09B | 67M | 513M | 1.74B | -427M | 1.62B | 1.08B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 432M | 376M | 223M | 226M | 218M | 257M | 261M | 285M | 268M | 319M | 350M | 302M | 203M | 161M | 187M | 143M | 197M | 334M | 105M | 166M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -178M | 525M | 328M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 102M | 112M | -100M | 126M | 111M | 369M | 26M | 351M | 298M | -1.21B | 179M | 70M | -12M | -27M | 26M | 851M | 197M | -583M | -286M | 28M |
| Working Capital Changes | -869M | -486M | 188M | 170M | -253M | -337M | 486M | -345M | -840M | 634M | -332M | -141M | -484M | -444M | -1.72B | -2M | -460M | -513M | -490M | -312M |
| Capital Expenditures | -7.07B | -298M | -254M | -948M | -217M | -186M | 364M | -103M | -69M | 1.72B | -169M | -182M | -2.35B | -117M | -100M | -90M | -60M | 546M | -76M | -128M |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 68.95% | 3.94% | 3.24% | 14.07% | 2.56% | 2.76% | 5.04% | 1.61% | 1.02% | 25.28% | 2.13% | 2.98% | 30.43% | 1.51% | 1% | 1.25% | 0.99% | 7.75% | 1.15% | 2.44% |
| CapEx / D&A | 16.37x | 0.81x | 1.11x | 4.19x | 1.01x | 0.73x | 1.39x | 0.38x | 0.28x | 5.39x | 0.48x | 0.63x | 11.58x | 0.74x | 0.45x | 0.64x | 0.40x | 1.63x | 0.72x | 0.77x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | -0.02x | 0.40x | 1.96x | 0.48x | 3.89x | 5.06x | 0.09x | 9.87x | 3.51x | 0.14x | 3.35x | 3.02x | -0.68x | -11.75x | -16.84x | 16.63x | 21.49x | -2.49x | 19.45x | 10.11x |
| Cash from Investing | -7.07B | -298M | -258M | -948M | -134M | -187M | 364M | -109M | -92M | 1.72B | -129M | -152M | -2.35B | -127M | -86M | -39M | -80M | 546M | -93M | -128M |
| Acquisitions | -6.75B | -1.18B | 580M | -566M | -14M | 1M | 483M | -2M | -19M | 1.76B | -4M | 4M | -2.27B | 0 | 4M | 55M | -12M | 607M | -13M | -38M |
| Purchase of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -74M | -108M | -98M | -87M | -93M | -90M | -120M | -151M | -291M | -207M | -124M |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75M | 100M | 81M | 99M | 85M | 85M | 117M | 161M | 286M | 198M | 108M |
| Other Investing | 0 | 1.18B | -591M | 0 | 100M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3M | 67M | 52M | 50M | 71M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6M | 5M | 1M |
| Cash from Financing | 2.65B | 4.09B | 215M | -297M | -458M | -714M | -350M | -403M | -288M | -1.99B | -572M | -374M | 2.54B | 188M | 441M | 127M | 287M | -95M | -270M | -831M |
| Dividends Paid | -135M | -85M | -119M | -86M | -121M | -83M | -118M | -86M | -118M | -86M | -121M | -87M | -87M | -80M | -84M | -83M | -85M | -80M | -80M | -79M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | 108% | 128.79% | 78.29% | - | 16.13% | 12.91% | - | 11.65% | 23.09% | 17.84% | 35.28% | 28.25% | - | - | 125.37% | 16.18% | 4.9% | - | 4.94% | 7.33% |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 292M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1M | 636M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -560M | -267M | 680M | -326M | -354M | -619M | -226M | -67M | -23M | -1.1B | -53M | -8M | -8M | -122M | -118M | -178M | -188M | -39M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 19M | -376M | -638M | 16M | 22M | -10M | -1M | -254M | -50M | 10M | 14M | -968M | 1.29B | 391M | 645M | 389M | 561M | 525M | 157M | 1M |
| Net Change in Cash | -4.59B | 3.98B | 888M | -511M | -266M | -140M | 722M | 99M | -272M | 153M | -36M | 9M | -31M | 91M | -245M | 198M | 161M | -8M | -103M | -143M |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 2M | 65M | 447M | 283M | -529M | -191M | 677M | -445M | -159M | 181M | 99M | -35M | 1.38B | 1.43B | 831M | -1.4B | -1.72B | 903M | -1.22B | -478M |
| Cash at Beginning | 5B | 762M | 197M | 708M | 974M | 1.11B | 392M | 293M | 565M | 412M | 448M | 439M | 470M | 379M | 624M | 426M | 265M | 273M | 376M | 519M |
| Cash at End | 411M | 4.74B | 1.08B | 197M | 708M | 974M | 1.11B | 392M | 293M | 565M | 412M | 448M | 439M | 470M | 379M | 624M | 426M | 265M | 273M | 376M |
| Free Cash Flow | -7.24B | -175M | 230M | -497M | 638M | 766M | 395M | 953M | 198M | 1.96B | 397M | 388M | -3.95B | -1.51B | -1.53B | 1.42B | 1.62B | -816M | 1.4B | 1.17B |
| FCF Growth % | -1234.95% | -122.85% | -41.77% | -152.15% | 222.22% | -60.96% | -0.5% | 145.62% | 105.02% | 229.5% | 125.93% | -72.73% | -344.31% | -85.66% | -209.2% | 22.04% | 137.75% | -298.06% | 322.29% | 187.19% |
| FCF Margin % | -70.6% | -2.26% | 3.01% | -7.37% | 7.43% | 11.23% | 5.47% | 14.31% | 2.67% | 28.82% | 5% | 6.11% | -51.13% | -19.29% | -17.99% | 19.54% | 20.47% | -11.58% | 21.21% | 22.24% |
| FCF / Net Income % | -5792.8% | -265.15% | 151.32% | 477.88% | 85.07% | 119.13% | -51.5% | 129.13% | 38.75% | 407.05% | 115.74% | 125.97% | 295.73% | 138.36% | -2285.07% | 277.39% | 93.09% | 191.1% | 86.65% | 108.16% |