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Nrg Energy cash flow and EPS62

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$788M
Nrg Energy capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q2100% · $141MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $141M
FY 2009 Q341.61% · $186M2.46% · $11M55.93% · $250MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $447M
FY 2009 Q435.15% · $174M14.34% · $71M50.51% · $250MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $495M
FY 2010 Q1100% · $185MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $185M
FY 2010 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2010 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2010 Q4UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2011 Q162.75% · $219MUnavailable37.25% · $130MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $349M
FY 2011 Q2100% · $620MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $620M
FY 2011 Q349.24% · $516M27.1% · $284M23.66% · $248MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,048M
FY 2011 Q492.54% · $955M2.42% · $25M5.04% · $52MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,032M
FY 2012 Q1100% · $639M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $639M
FY 2012 Q2100% · $954M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $954M
FY 2012 Q395.66% · $881M4.34% · $40M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $921M
FY 2012 Q495.74% · $922M4.26% · $41M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $963M
FY 2013 Q195.53% · $813M2.12% · $18M2.35% · $20MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $851M
FY 2013 Q294.74% · $468M4.25% · $21M1.01% · $5MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $494M
FY 2013 Q347.24% · $300M52.76% · $335M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $635M
FY 2013 Q477.19% · $406M22.81% · $120M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $526M
FY 2014 Q152.09% · $237M47.91% · $218M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $455M
FY 2014 Q214.45% · $270M85.55% · $1,599M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,869M
FY 2014 Q314.2% · $168M85.8% · $1,015M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,183M
FY 2014 Q462.07% · $234M27.59% · $104M10.34% · $39MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $377M
FY 2015 Q175.9% · $252M0.3% · $1M23.8% · $79MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $332M
FY 2015 Q270.88% · $331M6.21% · $29M22.91% · $107MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $467M
FY 2015 Q364.56% · $306M0.21% · $1M35.23% · $167MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $474M
FY 2015 Q482.43% · $394M0% · $0M17.57% · $84MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $478M
FY 2016 Q197.89% · $279M2.11% · $6M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $285M
FY 2016 Q296.89% · $343M3.11% · $11M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $354M
FY 2016 Q399.64% · $276M0.36% · $1M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $277M
FY 2016 Q464.43% · $346M35.57% · $191M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $537M
FY 2017 Q198.89% · $268M1.11% · $3MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $271M
FY 2017 Q295.47% · $274M4.53% · $13MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $287M
FY 2017 Q391.6% · $218M8.4% · $20MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $238M
FY 2017 Q498.6% · $351M1.4% · $5MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $356M
FY 2018 Q185.24% · $358M14.76% · $62MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $420M
FY 2018 Q260% · $333M40% · $222MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $555M
FY 2018 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2018 Q455.84% · $43M44.16% · $34MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $77M
FY 2019 Q175.38% · $49M24.62% · $16MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $65M
FY 2019 Q292.06% · $58M7.94% · $5MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $63M
FY 2019 Q318.86% · $76M81.14% · $327MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $403M
FY 2019 Q486.54% · $45M13.46% · $7MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $52M
FY 2020 Q120.69% · $66M0% · $0M56.11% · $179M23.2% · $74MUnavailable100% · $319M
FY 2020 Q227.93% · $50M2.79% · $5M27.93% · $50M41.34% · $74MUnavailable100% · $179M
FY 2020 Q312.88% · $51M68.69% · $272M0% · $0M18.43% · $73MUnavailable100% · $396M
FY 2020 Q445.99% · $63MUnavailable0% · $0M54.01% · $74MUnavailable100% · $137M
FY 2021 Q11.73% · $63M95.82% · $3,482M0.25% · $9M2.2% · $80MUnavailable100% · $3,634M
FY 2021 Q240.4% · $80M19.7% · $39M0% · $0M39.9% · $79MUnavailable100% · $198M
FY 2021 Q344.97% · $76M7.69% · $13M0% · $0M47.34% · $80MUnavailable100% · $169M
FY 2021 Q429.59% · $50MUnavailable23.08% · $39M47.34% · $80MUnavailable100% · $169M
FY 2022 Q116.71% · $60M7.24% · $26M52.37% · $188M23.68% · $85MUnavailable100% · $359M
FY 2022 Q223.81% · $90M7.14% · $27M47.09% · $178M21.96% · $83MUnavailable100% · $378M
FY 2022 Q332.36% · $100M2.27% · $7M38.19% · $118M27.18% · $84MUnavailable100% · $309M
FY 2022 Q436.68% · $117MUnavailable38.24% · $122M25.08% · $80MUnavailable100% · $319M
FY 2023 Q15.2% · $142M91.32% · $2,492M0.29% · $8M3.19% · $87MUnavailable100% · $2,729M
FY 2023 Q264.31% · $182M2.12% · $6M2.83% · $8M30.74% · $87MUnavailable100% · $283M
FY 2023 Q374.78% · $169M1.77% · $4M23.45% · $53MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $226M
FY 2023 Q48.69% · $105MUnavailable91.31% · $1,103MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,208M
FY 2024 Q175.82% · $69M24.18% · $22M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $91M
FY 2024 Q250.74% · $103M4.93% · $10M44.33% · $90MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $203M
FY 2024 Q333.43% · $114M0.29% · $1M66.28% · $226MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $341M
FY 2024 Q423.11% · $186MUnavailable76.89% · $619MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $805M
FY 2025 Q140.87% · $217MUnavailable59.13% · $314MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $531M
FY 2025 Q256.67% · $378MUnavailable43.33% · $289MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $667M
FY 2025 Q341.71% · $254MUnavailable58.29% · $355MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $609M
FY 2025 Q445.78% · $298MUnavailable54.22% · $353MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $651M
FY 2026 Q139.72% · $317MUnavailable60.28% · $481MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $798M
FY 2026 Q242.89% · $338MUnavailable57.11% · $450MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $788M
Jun 30, 2009 through Jun 30, 2026

Latest period omits acquisitions, dividends, debt repayments. Percentages cover tracked uses. SBC is noncash and excluded.

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$1,117M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$338M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$779M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$31M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

3.98%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

2.78%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.31

Quarterly data

Nrg Energy cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 20261,117338779313.98%2.78%—$2.31
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 2026-169317-48641———$0.52
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025123298-17551—41.46%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 2025484254230219.13%4.34%—$0.69
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 2025451378733345.21%7.32%—$-0.62
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 2025855217638294.55%3.39%—$3.61
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 2024952186766202.61%2.1%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 202431114-8325—80.65%—$-3.79
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 20241,056103953272.83%2.56%—$3.37
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 2024267691983015.15%11.24%—$2.31
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 20232411051361410.29%5.81%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 2023566169397266.55%4.59%—$1.41
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 2023570182388317.99%5.44%—$1.25
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 2023-1,598142-1,74030———$-5.82
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 2022-1,398117-1,5157————
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 2022-1,431100-1,5317———$0.29
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 20221,513901,42380.56%0.53%—$2.16
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 20221,676601,61660.37%0.36%—$7.17
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 2021-1,36250-1,4125————
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 20211,478761,40260.43%0.41%—$6.6
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 20211,294801,21460.49%0.46%—$4.4
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 2021-91763-9804———$-0.33
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 20204516338851.29%1.11%——
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 20206945164350.78%0.72%—$1.02
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 20204845043471.61%1.45%—$1.27
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 20202086614253.52%2.4%—$0.49
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 20195524550750.99%0.91%—$13.37
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 20194727639651.26%1.06%—$1.45
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 20195165845861.31%1.16%—$0.75
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 2019-12749-1764———$1.72
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 201829543252-11-4.37%-3.73%—$-0.04
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018558346212104.72%1.79%—$-0.24
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018167333-16613—7.78%—$0.23
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 2018357358-113—3.64%—$0.87
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 201758135123083.48%1.38%—$-4.84
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017732218514112.14%1.5%—$0.53
FY 2017 Q2Jun 30, 2017142274-1328—5.63%—$-1.98
FY 2017 Q1Mar 31, 2017-68268-3368———$-0.52
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016339346-7-13—-3.83%—$-3.13
FY 2016 Q3Sep 30, 201686027658471.2%0.81%—$1.27
FY 2016 Q2Jun 30, 2016319343-248—2.51%—$-0.67
FY 2016 Q1Mar 31, 201655427927582.91%1.44%—$0.24
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 2015-83394-4774———$-20.08
FY 2015 Q3Sep 30, 2015934306628132.07%1.39%—$0.18
FY 2015 Q2Jun 30, 2015198331-13313—6.57%—$-0.06
FY 2015 Q1Mar 31, 2015260252811137.5%4.23%—$-0.37
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014396234162106.17%2.53%—$0.2
FY 2014 Q3Sep 30, 201474416857681.39%1.08%—$0.48
FY 2014 Q2Jun 30, 2014-21270-29116———$-0.3
FY 2014 Q1Mar 31, 201439123715485.19%2.05%—$-0.18
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 201344740641614.63%1.34%—$-0.9
FY 2013 Q3Sep 30, 201390130060181.33%0.89%—$0.37
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 201346468-4226—13.04%—$0.39
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 2013-124813-93718———$-1.03
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 201291922-83114—15.38%—$2.06
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 2012473881-4089—1.9%—$-0.01
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 2012661954-29318—2.72%—$1.08
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 2012-76639-7150———$-0.92
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 2011498955-45714—2.81%—$-0.48
FY 2011 Q3Sep 30, 2011359516-1570—0%—$-0.24
FY 2011 Q2Jun 30, 201193620-527————$2.53
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 2011216219-3————$-1.06
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 2010———————$-0.07
FY 2010 Q3Sep 30, 2010———————$0.87
FY 2010 Q2Jun 30, 2010———————$0.81
FY 2010 Q1Mar 31, 2010114185-716—5.26%—$0.22
FY 2009 Q4Dec 31, 200982617465260.92%0.73%—$0.11
FY 2009 Q3Sep 30, 200955818637271.88%1.25%—$1.02
FY 2009 Q2Jun 30, 200958314144261.36%1.03%—$1.56
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · NRG, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.