NRG Energy, Inc (NRG) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.44%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.44% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $144.00M ÷ $32.64B × 100 ≈ 0.44% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 32.64B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 144.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 2.02B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $32.64B | $144.00M | $2.02B | (m) | (m) | 0.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $31.99B | $146.00M | $1.04B | (m) | (m) | 0.46% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $30.35B | $134.00M | $1.84B | (m) | (m) | 0.44% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $29.43B | $103.00M | $2.50B | (m) | (m) | 0.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $29.05B | $107.00M | $1.28B | (m) | (m) | 0.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $28.86B | $101.00M | $2.69B | (m) | (m) | 0.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $27.75B | $102.00M | $2.42B | (m) | (m) | 0.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $27.65B | $96.00M | $2.31B | (m) | (m) | 0.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $28.39B | $97.00M | $3.68B | (m) | (m) | 0.34% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $28.12B | $101.00M | $2.80B | $671.00M | (m) | 0.36% | 4.17× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $28.26B | $101.00M | $384.00M | $667.00M | (m) | 0.36% | 0.58× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $29.25B | $94.00M | $-1.77B | $576.00M | (m) | 0.32% | -3.07× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $29.75B | $75.00M | $-2.17B | $508.00M | (m) | 0.25% | -4.28× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $31.01B | $52.00M | $-1.95B | $462.00M | (m) | 0.17% | -4.22× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $31.49B | $28.00M | $2.02B | $417.00M | (m) | 0.09% | 4.84× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $30.91B | $26.00M | $2.86B | $424.00M | (m) | 0.08% | 6.74× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $29.05B | $25.00M | $5.02B | $441.00M | (m) | 0.09% | 11.38× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $26.84B | $23.00M | $5.82B | $461.00M | (m) | 0.09% | 12.63× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $26.78B | $21.00M | $3.34B | $485.00M | (m) | 0.08% | 6.89× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $21.64B | $21.00M | $3.80B | $483.00M | (m) | 0.10% | 7.88× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $17.81B | $20.00M | $1.88B | $460.00M | (m) | 0.11% | 4.08× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $14.69B | $21.00M | $805.00M | $430.00M | (m) | 0.14% | 1.87× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | $8.00M | $8.69B | $22.00M | $1.10B | $401.00M | 0.09% | 0.25% | 2.76× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | $8.00M | $8.66B | $22.00M | $1.33B | $387.00M | 0.09% | 0.25% | 3.44× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | $8.00M | $8.48B | $22.00M | $1.48B | $387.00M | 0.09% | 0.26% | 3.82× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | $8.00M | $8.14B | $21.00M | $1.31B | $397.00M | 0.10% | 0.26% | 3.31× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | $7.00M | $7.99B | $20.00M | $1.29B | $413.00M | 0.09% | 0.25% | 3.12× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | $7.00M | $7.92B | $19.00M | $1.13B | $440.00M | 0.09% | 0.24% | 2.57× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | $7.00M | $7.85B | $20.00M | $988.00M | $463.00M | 0.09% | 0.25% | 2.13× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | $8.00M | $8.12B | $23.00M | $842.00M | $481.00M | 0.10% | 0.28% | 1.75× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | $11.00M | $8.15B | $25.00M | $982.00M | $483.00M | 0.14% | 0.31% | 2.03× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | $58.00M | $9.15B | $44.00M | $-134.00M | $819.00M | 0.63% | 0.48% | -0.16× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | $61.00M | $9.30B | $45.00M | $-221.00M | $788.00M | 0.66% | 0.48% | -0.28× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | $63.00M | $10.07B | $40.00M | $-217.00M | $832.00M | 0.63% | 0.40% | -0.26× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | $67.00M | $10.63B | $35.00M | $-587.00M | $890.00M | 0.63% | 0.33% | -0.66× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | $74.00M | $12.15B | $14.00M | $360.00M | $1.03B | 0.61% | 0.12% | 0.35× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | $81.00M | $12.53B | $10.00M | $414.00M | $1.05B | 0.65% | 0.08% | 0.39× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | $81.00M | $11.88B | $10.00M | $98.00M | $1.05B | 0.68% | 0.08% | 0.09× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | $90.00M | $12.35B | $10.00M | $527.00M | $1.06B | 0.73% | 0.08% | 0.50× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | $112.00M | $12.83B | $27.00M | $-3.41B | $1.11B | 0.87% | 0.21% | -3.06× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | $127.00M | $13.31B | $33.00M | $-3.79B | $1.13B | 0.95% | 0.25% | -3.36× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | $146.00M | $14.07B | $38.00M | $-3.64B | $1.11B | 1.04% | 0.27% | -3.28× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | $154.00M | $14.67B | $41.00M | $-4.04B | $1.13B | 1.05% | 0.28% | -3.58× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | $142.00M | $15.85B | $47.00M | $1.14B | $1.17B | 0.90% | 0.30% | 0.98× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | $126.00M | $15.98B | $42.00M | $1.31B | $1.15B | 0.79% | 0.26% | 1.14× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | $106.00M | $16.21B | $45.00M | $1.17B | $1.17B | 0.65% | 0.28% | 1.00× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | $91.00M | $15.87B | $42.00M | $1.27B | $1.12B | 0.57% | 0.26% | 1.14× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $14.47B | $38.00M | $613.00M | $1.03B | (m) | 0.26% | 0.60× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $13.39B | $38.00M | $591.00M | $975.00M | (m) | 0.28% | 0.61× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $12.70B | $28.00M | $789.00M | $907.00M | (m) | 0.22% | 0.87× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | $11.29B | $38.00M | $343.00M | $848.00M | (m) | 0.34% | 0.40× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $10.56B | $46.00M | $608.00M | $796.00M | (m) | 0.44% | 0.76× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $9.40B | $47.00M | $159.00M | $731.00M | (m) | 0.50% | 0.22× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $8.64B | $59.00M | $261.00M | $692.00M | (m) | 0.68% | 0.38× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | $8.42B | $41.00M | $350.00M | $661.00M | (m) | 0.49% | 0.53× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $8.49B | $41.00M | $322.00M | $656.00M | (m) | 0.48% | 0.49× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $8.83B | $32.00M | $279.00M | $657.00M | (m) | 0.36% | 0.42× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $8.95B | (m) | $151.00M | $657.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.23× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $9.08B | $28.00M | $635.00M | $665.00M | (m) | 0.31% | 0.95× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | $8.76B | (m) | $778.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | $8.77B | (m) | $1.19B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $8.85B | $30.00M | $1.31B | $632.00M | (m) | 0.34% | 2.07× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | $9.17B | $29.00M | $1.47B | $628.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 2.34× | Reported |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | $9.40B | $28.00M | $1.63B | $637.00M | (m) | 0.30% | 2.55× | Reported |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | $9.51B | $25.00M | $1.80B | $649.00M | (m) | 0.26% | 2.78× | Reported |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $8.95B | $26.00M | $2.16B | $634.00M | (m) | 0.29% | 3.41× | Reported |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | $6.88B | $26.00M | $2.27B | $583.00M | (m) | 0.38% | 3.90× | Reported |
| 2008-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-12-31 | (m) | $5.99B | $19.00M | $1.56B | $702.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 2.22× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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