TTM
9.3%
YoY change
−0.06pp
Trough year (2015)
-20.3%
Peak year (2002)
117.0%
Latest annual
12.4%
EBITDA Margin history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 12.4%
EBITDA Margin change chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: −0.06pp
EBITDA Margin history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 12.4% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2024 | 12.4% | +6.38pp | ||
| 2023 | 6.1% | -2.81pp | ||
| 2022 | 8.9% | -6.61pp | ||
| 2021 | 15.5% | -3.44pp | ||
| 2020 | 18.9% | +1.66pp | ||
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.55pp | ||
| 2018 | 15.7% | +17.16pp | ||
| 2017 | -1.4% | -7.51pp | ||
| 2016 | 6.1% | +26.36pp | ||
| 2015 | -20.3% | -38.49pp | ||
| 2014 | 18.2% | +4.43pp | ||
| 2013 | 13.8% | -7.42pp | ||
| 2012 | 21.2% | +8.84pp | ||
| 2011 | 12.3% | -13.25pp | ||
| 2010 | 25.6% | -11.38pp | ||
| 2009 | 37.0% | -6.57pp | ||
| 2008 | 43.5% | +5.26pp | ||
| 2007 | 38.3% | +1.67pp | ||
| 2006 | 36.6% | +15.82pp | ||
| 2005 | 20.8% | -12.43pp | ||
| 2004 | 33.2% | -82.55pp | ||
| 2003 | 115.8% | -1.21pp | ||
| 2002 | 117.0% | +6.79pp | ||
| 2001 | 110.2% | +76.68pp | ||
| 2000 | 33.5% | +4.20pp | ||
| 1999 | 29.3% | -10.96pp | ||
| 1998 | 40.3% | +16.23pp | ||
| 1997 | 24.0% | — |
- 202512.4%-0.06pp
- 202412.4%+6.38pp
- 20236.1%-2.81pp
- 20228.9%-6.61pp
- 202115.5%-3.44pp
- 202018.9%+1.66pp
- 201917.3%+1.55pp
- 201815.7%+17.16pp
- 2017-1.4%-7.51pp
- 20166.1%+26.36pp
- 2015-20.3%-38.49pp
- 201418.2%+4.43pp
- 201313.8%-7.42pp
- 201221.2%+8.84pp
- 201112.3%-13.25pp
- 201025.6%-11.38pp
- 200937.0%-6.57pp
- 200843.5%+5.26pp
- 200738.3%+1.67pp
- 200636.6%+15.82pp
- 200520.8%-12.43pp
- 200433.2%-82.55pp
- 2003115.8%-1.21pp
- 2002117.0%+6.79pp
- 2001110.2%+76.68pp
- 200033.5%+4.20pp
- 199929.3%-10.96pp
- 199840.3%+16.23pp
- 199724.0%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from NRG Energy's reported income 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 EBITDA Margin at NRG Energy (NRG)
According to NRG Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 9.3%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual EBITDA margin for NRG Energy (NRG) came in at 12.39% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual EBITDA margin of 116.98% was reported in 2002. The lowest in the available history was -20.30% in 2015.
NRG Energy EBITDA Margin by Year
NRG Energy EBITDA Margin 2025: 12.4%
NRG Energy posted EBITDA margin of 12.39% in 2025, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
NRG Energy EBITDA Margin 2024: 12.4%
In 2024, NRG Energy reported EBITDA margin of 12.45%, expanded 6.4 percentage points from 2023.
NRG Energy EBITDA Margin 2023: 6.1%
NRG Energy EBITDA margin in 2023 was 6.07%, contracted 2.8 percentage points from 2022.
NRG Energy EBITDA Margin 2022: 8.9%
2022's EBITDA margin for NRG Energy came in at 8.88%, contracted 6.6 percentage points from 2021.
NRG Energy EBITDA Margin 2021: 15.5%
NRG Energy EBITDA margin in 2021 was 15.49%.
See more financial history for NRG Energy (NRG).
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