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Results
Total Dividend Income
$608.09
Number of Payments
56
Yield on Cost
8.85%
Investment Period
13 years
Annual Dividend Breakdown
Latest: $47.76(cash dividends, no DRIP)
Dividend payment history for $1,000 invested in NRG Energy (NRG) from 2012 to 2026
Total received is cash income for your entered investment amount (no DRIP).
| May 15, 2026 | $0.4750 | $23.88 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.4750 | $23.88 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $0.4400 | $22.12 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.4400 | $22.12 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.4400 | $22.12 |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.4400 | $22.12 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.4075 | $20.49 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.4075 | $20.49 |
| May 15, 2024 | $0.4075 | $20.49 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $0.4075 | $20.49 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.3775 | $18.98 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | $0.3775 | $18.98 |
| May 15, 2023 | $0.3775 | $18.98 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | $0.3775 | $18.98 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | $0.3500 | $17.60 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | $0.3500 | $17.60 |
| May 16, 2022 | $0.3500 | $17.60 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | $0.3500 | $17.60 |
| Nov 15, 2021 | $0.3250 | $16.34 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | $0.3250 | $16.34 |
| May 17, 2021 | $0.3250 | $16.34 |
| Feb 16, 2021 | $0.3250 | $16.34 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | $0.3000 | $15.08 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | $0.3000 | $15.08 |
| May 15, 2020 | $0.3000 | $15.08 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | $0.3000 | $15.08 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Aug 15, 2019 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| May 15, 2019 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| May 15, 2018 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Nov 15, 2017 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Aug 15, 2017 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| May 15, 2017 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Feb 15, 2017 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Nov 15, 2016 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Aug 15, 2016 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| May 16, 2016 | $0.0300 | $1.51 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | $0.1450 | $7.29 |
| Nov 16, 2015 | $0.1450 | $7.29 |
| Aug 17, 2015 | $0.1450 | $7.29 |
| May 15, 2015 | $0.1450 | $7.29 |
| Feb 17, 2015 | $0.1450 | $7.29 |
| Nov 17, 2014 | $0.1400 | $7.04 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | $0.1400 | $7.04 |
| May 15, 2014 | $0.1400 | $7.04 |
| Feb 17, 2014 | $0.1200 | $6.03 |
| Nov 15, 2013 | $0.1200 | $6.03 |
| Aug 15, 2013 | $0.1200 | $6.03 |
| May 15, 2013 | $0.1200 | $6.03 |
| Feb 15, 2013 | $0.0900 | $4.52 |
| Nov 15, 2012 | $0.0900 | $4.52 |
| Aug 15, 2012 | $0.0900 | $4.52 |
- May 15, 2026$23.88
- Feb 17, 2026$23.88
- Nov 17, 2025$22.12
- Aug 15, 2025$22.12
- May 15, 2025$22.12
- Feb 18, 2025$22.12
- Nov 15, 2024$20.49
- Aug 15, 2024$20.49
- May 15, 2024$20.49
- Feb 15, 2024$20.49
- Nov 15, 2023$18.98
- Aug 15, 2023$18.98
- May 15, 2023$18.98
- Feb 15, 2023$18.98
- Nov 15, 2022$17.60
- Aug 15, 2022$17.60
- May 16, 2022$17.60
- Feb 15, 2022$17.60
- Nov 15, 2021$16.34
- Aug 16, 2021$16.34
- May 17, 2021$16.34
- Feb 16, 2021$16.34
- Nov 16, 2020$15.08
- Aug 17, 2020$15.08
- May 15, 2020$15.08
- Feb 18, 2020$15.08
- Nov 15, 2019$1.51
- Aug 15, 2019$1.51
- May 15, 2019$1.51
- Feb 15, 2019$1.51
- Nov 15, 2018$1.51
- Aug 15, 2018$1.51
- May 15, 2018$1.51
- Feb 15, 2018$1.51
- Nov 15, 2017$1.51
- Aug 15, 2017$1.51
- May 15, 2017$1.51
- Feb 15, 2017$1.51
- Nov 15, 2016$1.51
- Aug 15, 2016$1.51
- May 16, 2016$1.51
- Feb 16, 2016$7.29
- Nov 16, 2015$7.29
- Aug 17, 2015$7.29
- May 15, 2015$7.29
- Feb 17, 2015$7.29
- Nov 17, 2014$7.04
- Aug 15, 2014$7.04
- May 15, 2014$7.04
- Feb 17, 2014$6.03
- Nov 15, 2013$6.03
- Aug 15, 2013$6.03
- May 15, 2013$6.03
- Feb 15, 2013$4.52
- Nov 15, 2012$4.52
- Aug 15, 2012$4.52
About the NRG dividend calculator
The NRG Energy (NRG) dividend income calculator reconstructs what an actual cash investment would have paid out in dividends. At the split-adjusted closing price of $19.89 on Jul 30, 2012, an investment of $1,000 bought 50.28 shares — the cost basis every payout below is measured against, through May 1, 2026.
Across that span those shares have paid $608.09 in dividends — about 60.81% of the $1,000 invested. Measured against the entry price, yield on cost moved from 2.26% in its first full year (2013) to 8.85% by 2025, reflecting a dividend that has grown far faster than the price originally paid.
These numbers assume every dividend was taken as cash. Reinvesting instead — the DRIP toggle above — would buy additional shares at each ex-date price, compounding the share count and lifting every subsequent payment.
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