NYSE:NRG | Free Cash Flow | NRG ENERGY, INC.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2026-03-31-$169M$317M-$486M-388.80%
2025-12-31$123M$298M-$175M-265.15%
2025-03-31$855M$217M$638M85.07%
2024-12-31$952M$186M$766M119.13%
2024-03-31$267M$69M$198M38.75%
2023-12-31$241M$105M$136M28.22%
2023-03-31-$1.6B$142M-$1.74B
2022-12-31-$1.4B$117M-$1.52B
2022-03-31$1.68B$60M$1.62B93.09%
2021-12-31-$1.36B$50M-$1.41B
2021-03-31-$917M$63M-$980M
2020-12-31$451M$63M$388M
2020-03-31$208M$66M$142M117.36%
2019-12-31$516M$45M$471M13.92%
2019-03-31-$91M$49M-$140M-29.05%
2018-12-31$310M$45M$265M
2018-03-31$350M$155M$195M69.89%
2017-12-31$874M$82M$792M
2017-03-31-$67M$236M-$303M
2016-12-31$167M-$115M$52M
2016-03-31$554M$279M$275M335.37%
2015-12-31-$43M$140M-$183M
2015-03-31$260M$252M$8M
2014-12-31$396M$234M$162M136.13%
2014-03-31$391M$237M$154M
2013-12-31$447M$406M$41M
2013-03-31-$124M$813M-$937M
2012-12-31$91M$922M-$831M-329.76%
2012-03-31-$76M$639M-$715M
2011-12-31$498M$955M-$457M
2011-03-31$216M$219M-$3M
2010-12-31$482M$216M$266M
2010-03-31$114M$185M-$71M-122.41%
2009-12-31$826M$174M$652M1975.76%
2009-03-31$139M$233M-$94M-47.47%
2008-12-31$393M$250M$143M52.77%

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-12-31$1.91B$1.15B$766M88.66%
2024-12-31$2.31B$472M$1.83B163.02%
2023-12-31-$221M$598M-$819M
2022-12-31$360M$367M-$7M-0.57%
2021-12-31$493M$269M$224M10.24%
2020-12-31$1.84B$230M$1.61B315.10%
2019-12-31$1.41B$228M$1.19B26.70%
2018-12-31$1.38B$388M$989M369.03%
2017-12-31$1.61B$254M$1.36B
2016-12-31$1.91B$544M$1.36B
2015-12-31$1.35B$1.03B$320M
2014-12-31$1.51B$909M$601M448.51%
2013-12-31$1.27B$1.99B-$717M
2012-12-31$1.15B$3.4B-$2.25B-761.69%
2011-12-31$1.17B$2.31B-$1.14B-580.71%
2010-12-31$1.62B$706M$917M192.24%
2009-12-31$2.11B$734M$1.37B145.65%
2008-12-31$1.48B$899M$580M47.35%
2007-12-31$1.52B$481M$1.04B180.80%