NRG Energy, Inc.
NRG Utilities Utilities Independent Power Producers
NRG Energy, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $30.7 billion, up 9.18% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 11.0%, EPS grew 474.2%, free cash flow grew 8,715.1% and total debt rose 112.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Return on invested capital
NRG Energy, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.54%, down 4.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.79%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (fiscal 2015) to 20.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Utilities Independent Power Producers industry median of 2.93% and above the Utilities sector median of 3.63%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.79% | (3.72) |
| FY2024 | 12.5% | 10.67 |
| FY2023 | 1.84% | (11.18) |
| FY2022 | 13.0% | (6.94) |
| FY2021 | 20.0% | 9.24 |
| FY2020 | 10.7% | (0.53) |
| FY2019 | 11.3% | (1.88) |
| FY2018 | 13.1% | 17.64 |
| FY2017 | −4.51% | (4.62) |
| FY2016 | 0.11% | 11.19 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| VST Vistra Corp. compare | 9.05% |
| CEG Constellation Energy Corporation compare | 5.66% |
| HNRG Hallador Energy Company compare | 5.09% |
| NRG NRG Energy, Inc. | 4.54% |
| KEN Kenon Holdings Ltd. compare | 1.32% |
| TLN Talen Energy Corporation compare | 0.50% |
| DGXX Digi Power X Inc. compare | −15.6% |
| OKLO Oklo Inc. compare | −17.0% |
| Utilities Independent Power Producers industry median | 2.93% |
| Utilities sector median | 3.63% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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