Latest period
−$169.00M
YoY change
-17.0%
5Y CAGR
+0.8%
Peak year (2024)
$2.31B
Latest annual
$1.91B
Operating Cash Flow history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $1.91B
Operating Cash Flow growth chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: -17.0%
Operating Cash Flow history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.91B | -17.0% | −$393.00M | ||
| 2024 | $2.31B | -1143.4% | +$2.53B | ||
| 2023 | −$221.00M | -161.4% | −$581.00M | ||
| 2022 | $360.00M | -27.0% | −$133.00M | ||
| 2021 | $493.00M | -73.2% | −$1.34B | ||
| 2020 | $1.84B | +30.0% | +$424.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.41B | +2.6% | +$36.00M | ||
| 2018 | $1.38B | -0.7% | −$10.00M | ||
| 2017 | $1.39B | -33.1% | −$685.00M | ||
| 2016 | $2.07B | +58.3% | +$763.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.31B | -13.3% | −$201.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.51B | +18.9% | +$240.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.27B | +10.5% | +$121.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.15B | -1.5% | −$17.00M | ||
| 2011 | $1.17B | -28.2% | −$457.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.62B | -22.9% | −$483.00M | ||
| 2009 | $2.11B | +46.9% | +$672.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.43B | -5.5% | −$83.00M | ||
| 2007 | $1.52B | +260.3% | +$1.10B | ||
| 2006 | $421.00M | +453.9% | +$345.00M | ||
| 2005 | $76.00M | -88.4% | −$578.86M | ||
| 2004 | $654.86M | -286.9% | +$1.01B | ||
| 2003 | −$350.37M | -181.5% | −$780.41M | ||
| 2002 | $430.04M | +55.8% | +$154.03M | ||
| 2001 | $276.01M | -23.7% | −$85.97M | ||
| 2000 | $361.98M | -3280.9% | +$373.36M | ||
| 1999 | −$11.38M | -151.7% | −$33.38M | ||
| 1998 | $22.00M | -35.7% | −$12.23M | ||
| 1997 | $34.22M | — | — |
- 2025$1.91B-17.0%
- 2024$2.31B-1143.4%
- 2023−$221.00M-161.4%
- 2022$360.00M-27.0%
- 2021$493.00M-73.2%
- 2020$1.84B+30.0%
- 2019$1.41B+2.6%
- 2018$1.38B-0.7%
- 2017$1.39B-33.1%
- 2016$2.07B+58.3%
- 2015$1.31B-13.3%
- 2014$1.51B+18.9%
- 2013$1.27B+10.5%
- 2012$1.15B-1.5%
- 2011$1.17B-28.2%
- 2010$1.62B-22.9%
- 2009$2.11B+46.9%
- 2008$1.43B-5.5%
- 2007$1.52B+260.3%
- 2006$421.00M+453.9%
- 2005$76.00M-88.4%
- 2004$654.86M-286.9%
- 2003−$350.37M-181.5%
- 2002$430.04M+55.8%
- 2001$276.01M-23.7%
- 2000$361.98M-3280.9%
- 1999−$11.38M-151.7%
- 1998$22.00M-35.7%
- 1997$34.22M—
Operating Cash Flow 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 Operating Cash Flow at NRG Energy (NRG)
Operating Cash Flow for NRG Energy (NRG): headline value −$169.00M · YoY -17.0%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, NRG Energy (NRG) operating cash flow totalled $1.91B – declined 17.0% year-over-year.
NRG Energy operating cash flow has grown on net over the period, with a +0.8% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
NRG Energy operating cash flow declined from $2.31B in 2024 to $1.91B in 2025, a 17.0% drawdown.
$2.31B stands as the all-time-high annual operating cash flow, posted in 2024, against a low of −$350.37M during 2003.
NRG Energy Operating Cash Flow by Year
NRG Energy Operating Cash Flow 2025: $1.91B
NRG Energy operating cash flow in 2025 was $1.91B, declined 17.0% below 2024.
NRG Energy Operating Cash Flow 2024: $2.31B
2024's operating cash flow for NRG Energy came in at $2.31B, plunged 1143.4% below 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
NRG Energy Operating Cash Flow 2023: −$221.00M
NRG Energy posted operating cash flow of −$221.00M in 2023, plunged 161.4% below 2022.
NRG Energy Operating Cash Flow 2022: $360.00M
In 2022, NRG Energy reported operating cash flow of $360.00M, declined 27.0% below 2021.
NRG Energy Operating Cash Flow 2021: $493.00M
NRG Energy operating cash flow in 2021 was $493.00M.
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