NRG Energy, Inc.
NYSE:NRG · New York Stock Exchange
+$1.77 today
Vol 1.98M · Avg 2.62M
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Cash Flow Statement
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| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $864.0M -23.2% | $1.1B +656.9% | -$202.0M -116.5% | $1.2B -44.2% | $2.2B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $1.4B +31.3% | $1.1B -8.8% | $1.2B +70.6% | $688.0M -17.7% | $836.0M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $213.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $604.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $134.0M +31.4% | $102.0M +1.0% | $101.0M +260.7% | $28.0M +33.3% | $21.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$1.6B -52.1% | -$1.0B -170.5% | -$383.0M +85.9% | -$2.7B +13.0% | -$3.1B | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$760.0M -107.7% | -$366.0M -143.6% | $840.0M +153.8% | -$1.6B -26.6% | -$1.2B | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $30.0M -73.0% | $111.0M -41.3% | $189.0M +175.0% | -$252.0M -313.1% | -$61.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $192.0M +12.9% | $170.0M +111.7% | -$1.5B -212.4% | $1.3B +172.1% | $476.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$1.0B -9.1% | -$951.0M -2311.6% | $43.0M +102.0% | -$2.2B +4.6% | -$2.3B | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $872.0M -16.5% | $1.0B +214.6% | -$911.0M -180.4% | $1.1B +2932.5% | -$40.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.9B -17.0% | $2.3B +1143.4% | -$221.0M -161.4% | $360.0M -27.0% | $493.0M | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$1.1B -143.0% | -$472.0M +21.1% | -$598.0M -62.9% | -$367.0M -36.4% | -$269.0M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$596.0M -228.7% | $463.0M +189.7% | -$516.0M -1197.9% | $47.0M +101.7% | -$2.7B | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$367.0M +19.2% | -$454.0M +39.5% | -$751.0M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $355.0M -20.8% | $448.0M -36.9% | $710.0M | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $105.0M +3400.0% | $3.0M -98.8% | $240.0M | $0 | $0 | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$1.6B -6725.0% | -$24.0M +97.4% | -$910.0M -174.1% | -$332.0M +89.1% | -$3.0B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $5.6B +5693.0% | -$100.0M -156.8% | $176.0M +3620.0% | -$5.0M +99.4% | -$779.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $635.0M | $0 -100.0% | $1.0M | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$1.4B -50.1% | -$935.0M +20.2% | -$1.2B -93.4% | -$606.0M -1162.5% | -$48.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$411.0M -1.5% | -$405.0M -6.3% | -$381.0M -14.8% | -$332.0M -4.1% | -$319.0M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$233.0M +26.0% | -$315.0M -192.1% | $342.0M -82.8% | $2.0B +127.5% | $873.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | $3.5B +302.1% | -$1.8B -338.8% | -$400.0M -138.4% | $1.0B +483.5% | -$272.0M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$57.0M +51.7% | -$118.0M -107.3% | $1.6B +287.8% | -$866.0M -4.6% | -$828.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $3.8B +820.3% | $409.0M +330.5% | $95.0M -53.7% | $205.0M +105.6% | -$3.6B | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $766.0M -58.2% | $1.8B +323.9% | -$819.0M -11600.0% | -$7.0M -103.1% | $224.0M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does NRG generate free cash flow?
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) generated $766.00M of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does NRG produce?
Operating cash flow was $1.91B, before capital expenditures of $1.15B.
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