TTM
17.1%
YoY change
+0.41pp
Trough year (2023)
8.0%
Peak year (1998)
71.2%
Latest annual
21.8%
Gross Margin history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 21.8%
Gross Margin change chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +0.41pp
Gross Margin history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 21.8% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2024 | 21.4% | +13.47pp | ||
| 2023 | 8.0% | -5.03pp | ||
| 2022 | 13.0% | -11.11pp | ||
| 2021 | 24.1% | -3.97pp | ||
| 2020 | 28.1% | +2.44pp | ||
| 2019 | 25.6% | +0.63pp | ||
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.89pp | ||
| 2017 | 24.1% | -1.00pp | ||
| 2016 | 25.1% | -1.88pp | ||
| 2015 | 27.0% | +1.41pp | ||
| 2014 | 25.6% | -2.44pp | ||
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.93pp | ||
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.39pp | ||
| 2011 | 25.7% | -5.66pp | ||
| 2010 | 31.4% | -9.17pp | ||
| 2009 | 40.5% | -7.20pp | ||
| 2008 | 47.7% | +4.14pp | ||
| 2007 | 43.6% | +2.06pp | ||
| 2006 | 41.5% | +17.75pp | ||
| 2005 | 23.8% | — | ||
| 2003 | 33.2% | -12.48pp | ||
| 2002 | 45.7% | -9.65pp | ||
| 2001 | 55.3% | +13.87pp | ||
| 2000 | 41.4% | -4.59pp | ||
| 1999 | 46.0% | -25.20pp | ||
| 1998 | 71.2% | +10.73pp | ||
| 1997 | 60.5% | — |
- 202521.8%+0.41pp
- 202421.4%+13.47pp
- 20238.0%-5.03pp
- 202213.0%-11.11pp
- 202124.1%-3.97pp
- 202028.1%+2.44pp
- 201925.6%+0.63pp
- 201825.0%+0.89pp
- 201724.1%-1.00pp
- 201625.1%-1.88pp
- 201527.0%+1.41pp
- 201425.6%-2.44pp
- 201328.0%+0.93pp
- 201227.1%+1.39pp
- 201125.7%-5.66pp
- 201031.4%-9.17pp
- 200940.5%-7.20pp
- 200847.7%+4.14pp
- 200743.6%+2.06pp
- 200641.5%+17.75pp
- 200523.8%—
- 200333.2%-12.48pp
- 200245.7%-9.65pp
- 200155.3%+13.87pp
- 200041.4%-4.59pp
- 199946.0%-25.20pp
- 199871.2%+10.73pp
- 199760.5%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at NRG Energy (NRG)
According to NRG Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 17.1%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
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) gross margin is 21.85% – expanded 0.4 percentage points year-over-year.
1998 marks the peak gross margin at 71.22%, with the historical low of 7.97% recorded in 2023.
NRG Energy Gross Margin by Year
NRG Energy Gross Margin 2025: 21.8%
In 2025, NRG Energy reported gross margin of 21.85%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2024.
NRG Energy Gross Margin 2024: 21.4%
NRG Energy gross margin in 2024 was 21.44%, expanded 13.5 percentage points from 2023.
NRG Energy Gross Margin 2023: 8.0%
2023's gross margin for NRG Energy came in at 7.97%, contracted 5.0 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
NRG Energy Gross Margin 2022: 13.0%
NRG Energy posted gross margin of 13.00% in 2022, contracted 11.1 percentage points from 2021.
NRG Energy Gross Margin 2021: 24.1%
NRG Energy gross margin in 2021 was 24.11%.
See more financial history for NRG Energy (NRG).
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