NRG Energy Inc

NYSE : NRG
USA·Utilities·Utilities - Independent Power Producers·Ordinary Shares
$103.75
+0.87 (+0.73%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$22.03B
Enterprise Value
$45.99B
P/E (TTM)
27.30
P/B
5.18
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$23.30B
52-Week Range
$95 — $184
5-Year Range
$31 — $184
Avg Volume (3M)
2.87M
ListingsNYSELTSMEXFRA
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.80%
vs 5Y avg 2.53% · 10Y avg 1.94%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.83%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$1.87
Forward (annualized): $1.90
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
48.2%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
125.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y7.9%5Y8.0%10Y11.7%
Consecutive Growth Years
6
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
8
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
8.64%
Div 1.73% + Net buyback 6.91%

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)
8.6%
Dividends 1.7% + Net buybacks 6.9%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$1.75B
Gross $1.75B − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$144M
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
20180.120.0%0
20170.12-48.9%0
20160.235-59.5%0
20150.58+7.4%1
20140.54+20.0%1
20130.45+150.0%1
20120.18—0

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 57 regular payments.

Payment history (57 payments)

Δ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-08-03$0.4750.0%Cashquarterly2026-07-222026-08-032026-08-17
2026-05-01$0.4750.0%Cashquarterly2026-04-212026-05-012026-05-15
2026-02-02$0.475+8.0%Cashquarterly2026-01-232026-02-022026-02-17
2025-11-03$0.440.0%Cashquarterly2025-10-202025-11-032025-11-17
2025-08-01$0.440.0%Cashquarterly2025-07-212025-08-012025-08-15
2025-05-01$0.440.0%Cashquarterly2025-04-082025-05-012025-05-15
2025-02-03$0.44+8.0%Cashquarterly2025-01-232025-02-032025-02-18
2024-11-01$0.40750.0%Cashquarterly2024-10-112024-11-012024-11-15
2024-08-01$0.40750.0%Cashquarterly2024-07-192024-08-012024-08-15
2024-04-30$0.40750.0%Cashquarterly2024-04-172024-05-012024-05-15
2024-01-31$0.4075+7.9%Cashquarterly2024-01-192024-02-012024-02-15
2023-10-31$0.37750.0%Cashquarterly2023-10-192023-11-012023-11-15
2023-07-31$0.37750.0%Cashquarterly2023-07-172023-08-012023-08-15
2023-04-28$0.37750.0%Cashquarterly2023-04-192023-05-012023-05-15
2023-01-31$0.3775+7.9%Cashquarterly2023-01-202023-02-012023-02-15
2022-10-31$0.350.0%Cashquarterly2022-10-212022-11-012022-11-15
2022-07-29$0.350.0%Cashquarterly2022-07-212022-08-012022-08-15
2022-04-29$0.350.0%Cashquarterly2022-04-202022-05-022022-05-16
2022-01-31$0.35+7.7%Cashquarterly2022-01-212022-02-012022-02-15
2021-10-29$0.3250.0%Cashquarterly2021-10-152021-11-012021-11-15
2021-07-30$0.3250.0%Cashquarterly2021-07-212021-08-022021-08-16
2021-04-30$0.3250.0%Cashquarterly2021-04-202021-05-032021-05-17
2021-01-29$0.325+8.3%Cashquarterly2021-01-222021-02-012021-02-16
2020-10-30$0.30.0%Cashquarterly2020-10-232020-11-022020-11-16
2020-07-31$0.30.0%Cashquarterly2020-07-172020-08-032020-08-17
2020-04-30$0.30.0%Cashquarterly2020-04-152020-05-012020-05-15
2020-01-31$0.3+900.0%Cashquarterly2020-01-212020-02-032020-02-18
2019-10-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2019-10-172019-11-012019-11-15
2019-07-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2019-07-192019-08-012019-08-15
2019-04-30$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2019-04-082019-05-012019-05-15
2019-01-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2019-01-232019-02-012019-02-15
2018-10-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2018-10-172018-11-012018-11-15
2018-07-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2018-07-182018-08-012018-08-15
2018-04-30$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2018-04-192018-05-012018-05-15
2018-01-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2018-01-192018-02-012018-02-15
2017-10-31$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2017-10-182017-11-012017-11-15
2017-07-28$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2017-07-202017-08-012017-08-15
2017-04-27$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2017-04-112017-05-012017-05-15
2017-01-30$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2017-01-182017-02-012017-02-15
2016-10-28$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2016-10-192016-11-012016-11-15
2016-07-28$0.030.0%Cashquarterly2016-07-132016-08-012016-08-15
2016-04-28$0.03-79.3%Cashquarterly2016-04-182016-05-022016-05-16
2016-01-28$0.1450.0%Cashquarterly2016-01-182016-02-012016-02-16
2015-10-29$0.1450.0%Cashquarterly2015-10-122015-11-022015-11-16
2015-07-30$0.1450.0%Cashquarterly2015-07-152015-08-032015-08-17
2015-04-29$0.1450.0%Cashquarterly2015-04-202015-05-012015-05-15
2015-01-29$0.145+3.6%Cashquarterly2015-01-202015-02-022015-02-17
2014-10-30$0.140.0%Cashquarterly2014-10-142014-11-032014-11-17
2014-07-30$0.140.0%Cashquarterly2014-07-182014-08-012014-08-15
2014-04-29$0.14+16.7%Cashquarterly2014-04-212014-05-012014-05-15
2014-01-30$0.120.0%Cashquarterly2014-01-222014-02-032014-02-17
2013-10-30$0.120.0%Cashquarterly2013-10-162013-11-012013-11-15
2013-07-30$0.120.0%Cashquarterly2013-07-192013-08-012013-08-15
2013-04-29$0.12+33.3%Cashquarterly2013-04-192013-05-012013-05-15
2013-01-30$0.090.0%Cashquarterly2013-01-212013-02-012013-02-15
2012-10-31$0.090.0%Cashquarterly2012-10-162012-11-012012-11-15
2012-07-30$0.09–Cashquarterly2012-07-232012-08-012012-08-15

Splits (1)

DateRatioCumulative
2007-06-012:1×2 to today