NRG Energy Inc

LTS : 0K4C
USA·Utilities·Utilities - Independent Power Producers·Ordinary Shares
$104.13
−2.77 (−1.73%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$22.11B
Enterprise Value
$34.68B
P/E (TTM)
38.97
P/B
28.49
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$11.91B
52-Week Range
$95 — $184
5-Year Range
$31 — $184
Avg Volume (3M)
1.05K
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.88%
vs 5Y avg 2.47% · 10Y avg 2.06%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.82%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$0.915
Forward (annualized): $1.90
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
44.4%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
46.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y7.9%5Y8.0%10Y—
Consecutive Growth Years
6
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
7
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
5.48%
Div 1.24% + Net buyback 4.23%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
5.5%
Dividends 1.2% + Net buybacks 4.2%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$1.40B
Gross $1.40B − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$134M
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is steady (8.0% latest vs 7.8% 3-yr avg).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20251.76+8.0%1
20241.63+7.9%1
20231.51+7.9%1
20221.40+7.7%1
20211.30+8.3%1
20201.20+900.0%1
20190.120.0%0
20180.12—0

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 33 regular payments.

Payment history (33 payments)

Δ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-02-02$0.475+8.0%Cashquarterly-2026-02-022026-02-17
2025-11-03$0.440.0%Cashquarterly-2025-11-032025-11-17
2025-08-01$0.440.0%Cashquarterly-2025-08-012025-08-15
2025-05-01$0.440.0%Cashquarterly-2025-05-012025-05-15
2025-02-03$0.44+8.0%Cashquarterly-2025-02-032025-02-18
2024-11-01$0.40750.0%Cashquarterly-2024-11-012024-11-15
2024-08-01$0.40750.0%Cashquarterly-2024-08-012024-08-15
2024-04-30$0.40750.0%Cashquarterly-2024-05-012024-05-15
2024-01-31$0.4075+7.9%Cashquarterly-2024-02-012024-02-15
2023-10-31$0.37750.0%Cashquarterly-2023-11-012023-11-15
2023-07-31$0.37750.0%Cashquarterly-2023-08-012023-08-15
2023-04-28$0.37750.0%Cashquarterly-2023-05-012023-05-15
2023-01-31$0.3775+7.9%Cashquarterly-2023-02-012023-02-15
2022-10-31$0.350.0%Cashquarterly-2022-11-012022-11-15
2022-07-29$0.350.0%Cashquarterly-2022-08-012022-08-15
2022-04-29$0.350.0%Cashquarterly-2022-05-022022-05-16
2022-01-31$0.35+7.7%Cashquarterly-2022-02-012022-02-15
2021-10-29$0.3250.0%Cashquarterly-2021-11-012021-11-15
2021-07-30$0.3250.0%Cashquarterly-2021-08-022021-08-16
2021-04-30$0.3250.0%Cashquarterly-2021-05-032021-05-17
2021-01-29$0.325+8.3%Cashquarterly-2021-02-012021-02-16
2020-10-30$0.30.0%Cashquarterly-2020-11-022020-11-16
2020-07-31$0.30.0%Cashquarterly-2020-08-032020-08-17
2020-04-30$0.30.0%Cashquarterly-2020-05-012020-05-15
2020-01-31$0.3+900.0%Cashquarterly-2020-02-032020-02-18
2019-10-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2019-11-012019-11-15
2019-07-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2019-08-012019-08-15
2019-04-30$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2019-05-012019-05-15
2019-01-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2019-02-012019-02-15
2018-10-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2018-11-012018-11-15
2018-07-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2018-08-012018-08-15
2018-04-30$0.030.0%Cashquarterly-2018-05-012018-05-15
2018-01-31$0.03–Cashquarterly-2018-02-012018-02-15
No splits on record.