Latest period
$1.25B
YoY change
+143.0%
5Y CAGR
+37.9%
Peak year (2012)
$3.40B
Cumulative CapEx
$21.66B
CapEx history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $1.15B
CapEx growth chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +143.0%
CapEx history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.15B | +143.0% | +$675.00M | ||
| 2024 | $472.00M | -21.1% | −$126.00M | ||
| 2023 | $598.00M | +62.9% | +$231.00M | ||
| 2022 | $367.00M | +36.4% | +$98.00M | ||
| 2021 | $269.00M | +17.0% | +$39.00M | ||
| 2020 | $230.00M | +0.9% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2019 | $228.00M | -41.2% | −$160.00M | ||
| 2018 | $388.00M | +52.8% | +$134.00M | ||
| 2017 | $254.00M | -74.0% | −$722.00M | ||
| 2016 | $976.00M | -23.9% | −$307.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.28B | +41.1% | +$374.00M | ||
| 2014 | $909.00M | -54.3% | −$1.08B | ||
| 2013 | $1.99B | -41.5% | −$1.41B | ||
| 2012 | $3.40B | +47.0% | +$1.09B | ||
| 2011 | $2.31B | +227.2% | +$1.60B | ||
| 2010 | $706.00M | -3.8% | −$28.00M | ||
| 2009 | $734.00M | -18.4% | −$165.00M | ||
| 2008 | $899.00M | +86.9% | +$418.00M | ||
| 2007 | $481.00M | +117.6% | +$260.00M | ||
| 2006 | $221.00M | +108.5% | +$115.00M | ||
| 2005 | $106.00M | -10.9% | −$13.00M | ||
| 2004 | $119.00M | -4.1% | −$5.06M | ||
| 2003 | $124.06M | -91.4% | −$1.32B | ||
| 2002 | $1.44B | +8.9% | +$117.60M | ||
| 2001 | $1.32B | +491.4% | +$1.10B | ||
| 2000 | $223.56M | +135.7% | +$128.71M | ||
| 1999 | $94.85M | +199.0% | +$63.13M | ||
| 1998 | $31.72M | +17.8% | +$4.78M | ||
| 1997 | $26.94M | — | — |
- 2025$1.15B+143.0%
- 2024$472.00M-21.1%
- 2023$598.00M+62.9%
- 2022$367.00M+36.4%
- 2021$269.00M+17.0%
- 2020$230.00M+0.9%
- 2019$228.00M-41.2%
- 2018$388.00M+52.8%
- 2017$254.00M-74.0%
- 2016$976.00M-23.9%
- 2015$1.28B+41.1%
- 2014$909.00M-54.3%
- 2013$1.99B-41.5%
- 2012$3.40B+47.0%
- 2011$2.31B+227.2%
- 2010$706.00M-3.8%
- 2009$734.00M-18.4%
- 2008$899.00M+86.9%
- 2007$481.00M+117.6%
- 2006$221.00M+108.5%
- 2005$106.00M-10.9%
- 2004$119.00M-4.1%
- 2003$124.06M-91.4%
- 2002$1.44B+8.9%
- 2001$1.32B+491.4%
- 2000$223.56M+135.7%
- 1999$94.85M+199.0%
- 1998$31.72M+17.8%
- 1997$26.94M—
CapEx values are taken from NRG Energy's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at NRG Energy (NRG)
According to NRG Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $1.25B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of NRG Energy (NRG) CapEx is $1.15B – surged 143.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), NRG Energy CapEx expanded at a +37.9% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
NRG Energy CapEx plunged from $3.40B in 2012 to $1.15B in 2025, a 66.2% drawdown.
2012 marks the peak CapEx at $3.40B, with the historical low of $26.94M recorded in 1997.
NRG Energy Capital Expenditures by Year
NRG Energy Capital Expenditures 2025: $1.15B
In 2025, NRG Energy reported CapEx of $1.15B, surged 143.0% from 2024.
NRG Energy Capital Expenditures 2024: $472.00M
NRG Energy CapEx in 2024 was $472.00M, declined 21.1% below 2023.
NRG Energy Capital Expenditures 2023: $598.00M
2023's CapEx for NRG Energy came in at $598.00M, surged 62.9% from 2022.
NRG Energy Capital Expenditures 2022: $367.00M
NRG Energy posted CapEx of $367.00M in 2022, surged 36.4% from 2021.
NRG Energy Capital Expenditures 2021: $269.00M
NRG Energy CapEx in 2021 was $269.00M.
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Utilities peers of NRG Energy (NRG), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $14.02B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.64B | |
| $10.61B | |
| $9.27B | |
| $2.95B | |
| $1.28B | |
| $130.00M |
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