The cash flow of NRG Energy, Inc over the past 10 years
Chart NRG Energy, Inc: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, NRG Energy, Inc's operating cash flow was $1.91B and its capital expenditures $1.15B, leaving free cash flow of $766M. Free cash flow was above zero in 8 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$819M in fiscal 2023 to $1.83B in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2025, at $1.15B.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $1.91B | $1.15B | $766M |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $2.31B | $472M | $1.83B |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | -$221M | $598M | -$819M |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $360M | $367M | -$7M |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $493M | $269M | $224M |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | $1.84B | $230M | $1.61B |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $1.41B | $228M | $1.19B |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | $1.38B | $388M | $989M |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $1.61B | $254M | $1.36B |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $1.91B | $544M | $1.36B |
Fiscal years as NRG Energy, Inc reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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