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Cash on Hand for NRG Energy (NRG)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$3.32B

YoY change

+617.1%

5Y CAGR

+12.1%

Peak year (2025)

$6.93B

Cash on Hand history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: $6.93B

Cash on Hand growth chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: +617.1%

Cash on Hand history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025

  • 2025$6.93B+617.1%
  • 2024$966.00M+78.6%
  • 2023$541.00M+25.8%
  • 2022$430.00M+72.0%
  • 2021$250.00M-93.6%
  • 2020$3.90B+1031.9%
  • 2019$345.00M-38.7%
  • 2018$563.00M-26.9%
  • 2017$770.00M-17.9%
  • 2016$938.00M-38.2%
  • 2015$1.52B-28.3%
  • 2014$2.12B-6.1%
  • 2013$2.25B+8.0%
  • 2012$2.09B+88.9%
  • 2011$1.10B-62.6%
  • 2010$2.95B+28.1%
  • 2009$2.30B+2.5%
  • 2008$2.25B+98.6%
  • 2007$1.13B+45.7%
  • 2006$777.00M+57.6%
  • 2005$493.00M-55.3%
  • 2004$1.10B+96.0%
  • 2003$563.13M+46.2%
  • 2002$385.06M+106.9%
  • 2001$186.11M+95.4%
  • 2000$95.24M+202.5%
  • 1999$31.48M+393.4%
  • 1998$6.38M-46.8%
  • 1997$11.99M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from NRG Energy's reported balance sheets (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 Cash on Hand at NRG Energy (NRG)

According to NRG Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $3.32B. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of NRG Energy (NRG) cash and short-term investments is $6.93B – surged 617.1% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, NRG Energy cash and short-term investments compounded at +12.1% per year, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Across the available history, cash and short-term investments reached its high of $6.93B in 2025 and its low of $6.38M in 1998.

NRG Energy Cash on Hand by Year

NRG Energy Cash on Hand 2025: $6.93B

In 2025, NRG Energy reported cash and short-term investments of $6.93B, surged 617.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

NRG Energy Cash on Hand 2024: $966.00M

NRG Energy cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $966.00M, surged 78.6% from 2023.

NRG Energy Cash on Hand 2023: $541.00M

2023's cash and short-term investments for NRG Energy came in at $541.00M, grew 25.8% from 2022.

NRG Energy Cash on Hand 2022: $430.00M

NRG Energy posted cash and short-term investments of $430.00M in 2022, surged 72.0% from 2021.

NRG Energy Cash on Hand 2021: $250.00M

NRG Energy cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $250.00M.

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