TTM
0.7%
YoY change
−1.19pp
Trough year (2002)
-205.2%
Peak year (2003)
162.4%
Latest annual
2.8%
Net Profit Margin history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 2.8%
Net Profit Margin change chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: −1.19pp
Net Profit Margin history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 2.8% | -1.19pp | ||
| 2024 | 4.0% | +4.70pp | ||
| 2023 | -0.7% | -4.57pp | ||
| 2022 | 3.9% | -4.23pp | ||
| 2021 | 8.1% | +2.49pp | ||
| 2020 | 5.6% | -39.58pp | ||
| 2019 | 45.2% | +42.36pp | ||
| 2018 | 2.8% | +26.55pp | ||
| 2017 | -23.7% | -15.05pp | ||
| 2016 | -8.7% | +43.09pp | ||
| 2015 | -51.8% | -52.61pp | ||
| 2014 | 0.8% | +4.26pp | ||
| 2013 | -3.4% | -6.92pp | ||
| 2012 | 3.5% | +1.33pp | ||
| 2011 | 2.2% | -3.22pp | ||
| 2010 | 5.4% | -5.13pp | ||
| 2009 | 10.5% | -7.27pp | ||
| 2008 | 17.8% | +8.01pp | ||
| 2007 | 9.8% | -1.33pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.1% | +7.62pp | ||
| 2005 | 3.5% | -5.34pp | ||
| 2004 | 8.8% | -153.56pp | ||
| 2003 | 162.4% | +367.61pp | ||
| 2002 | -205.2% | -217.92pp | ||
| 2001 | 12.7% | +2.60pp | ||
| 2000 | 10.1% | -1.33pp | ||
| 1999 | 11.4% | -11.47pp | ||
| 1998 | 22.9% | +4.32pp | ||
| 1997 | 18.6% | — |
- 20252.8%-1.19pp
- 20244.0%+4.70pp
- 2023-0.7%-4.57pp
- 20223.9%-4.23pp
- 20218.1%+2.49pp
- 20205.6%-39.58pp
- 201945.2%+42.36pp
- 20182.8%+26.55pp
- 2017-23.7%-15.05pp
- 2016-8.7%+43.09pp
- 2015-51.8%-52.61pp
- 20140.8%+4.26pp
- 2013-3.4%-6.92pp
- 20123.5%+1.33pp
- 20112.2%-3.22pp
- 20105.4%-5.13pp
- 200910.5%-7.27pp
- 200817.8%+8.01pp
- 20079.8%-1.33pp
- 200611.1%+7.62pp
- 20053.5%-5.34pp
- 20048.8%-153.56pp
- 2003162.4%+367.61pp
- 2002-205.2%-217.92pp
- 200112.7%+2.60pp
- 200010.1%-1.33pp
- 199911.4%-11.47pp
- 199822.9%+4.32pp
- 199718.6%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at NRG Energy (NRG)
According to NRG Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 0.7%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual net margin for NRG Energy (NRG) came in at 2.81% – contracted 1.2 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual net margin of 162.40% was reported in 2003. The lowest in the available history was -205.21% in 2002.
NRG Energy Net Profit Margin by Year
NRG Energy Net Profit Margin 2025: 2.8%
NRG Energy net margin in 2025 was 2.81%, contracted 1.2 percentage points from 2024.
NRG Energy Net Profit Margin 2024: 4.0%
2024's net margin for NRG Energy came in at 4.00%, expanded 4.7 percentage points from 2023.
NRG Energy Net Profit Margin 2023: -0.7%
NRG Energy posted net margin of -0.70% in 2023, contracted 4.6 percentage points from 2022.
NRG Energy Net Profit Margin 2022: 3.9%
In 2022, NRG Energy reported net margin of 3.87%, contracted 4.2 percentage points from 2021.
NRG Energy Net Profit Margin 2021: 8.1%
NRG Energy net margin in 2021 was 8.10%.
See more financial history for NRG Energy (NRG).
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