Latest period
$425.00M
YoY change
+1.5%
5Y CAGR
+6.9%
Peak year (2025)
$411.00M
Latest annual
$411.00M
Dividends Paid history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $411.00M
Dividends Paid growth chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +1.5%
Dividends Paid history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $411.00M | +1.5% | +$6.00M | ||
| 2024 | $405.00M | +6.3% | +$24.00M | ||
| 2023 | $381.00M | +14.8% | +$49.00M | ||
| 2022 | $332.00M | +4.1% | +$13.00M | ||
| 2021 | $319.00M | +8.1% | +$24.00M | ||
| 2020 | $295.00M | +821.9% | +$263.00M | ||
| 2019 | $32.00M | -13.5% | −$5.00M | ||
| 2018 | $37.00M | -2.6% | −$1.00M | ||
| 2017 | $38.00M | -50.0% | −$38.00M | ||
| 2016 | $76.00M | -62.2% | −$125.00M | ||
| 2015 | $201.00M | +2.6% | +$5.00M | ||
| 2014 | $196.00M | +27.3% | +$42.00M | ||
| 2013 | $154.00M | — | +$154.00M | ||
| 2012 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2011 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2010 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2009 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2008 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2007 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2006 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2005 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2004 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2000 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1998 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1997 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$411.00M+1.5%
- 2024$405.00M+6.3%
- 2023$381.00M+14.8%
- 2022$332.00M+4.1%
- 2021$319.00M+8.1%
- 2020$295.00M+821.9%
- 2019$32.00M-13.5%
- 2018$37.00M-2.6%
- 2017$38.00M-50.0%
- 2016$76.00M-62.2%
- 2015$201.00M+2.6%
- 2014$196.00M+27.3%
- 2013$154.00M—
- 2012$0.00—
- 2011$0.00—
- 2010$0.00—
- 2009$0.00—
- 2008$0.00—
- 2007$0.00—
- 2006$0.00—
- 2005$0.00—
- 2004$0.00—
- 2003$0.00—
- 2002$0.00—
- 2001$0.00—
- 2000$0.00—
- 1999$0.00—
- 1998$0.00—
- 1997$0.00—
Dividends Paid 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 Dividends Paid at NRG Energy (NRG)
Dividends Paid for NRG Energy (NRG): headline value $425.00M · YoY +1.5%. 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 .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, NRG Energy (NRG) reported dividends paid of $411.00M – edged up 1.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, NRG Energy dividends paid compounded at +6.9% per year, sustaining 6 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual dividends paid stands at $411.00M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1997.
NRG Energy Dividends Paid by Year
NRG Energy Dividends Paid 2025: $411.00M
In 2025, NRG Energy reported dividends paid of $411.00M, edged up 1.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
NRG Energy Dividends Paid 2024: $405.00M
NRG Energy dividends paid in 2024 was $405.00M, grew 6.3% from 2023.
NRG Energy Dividends Paid 2023: $381.00M
2023's dividends paid for NRG Energy came in at $381.00M, grew 14.8% from 2022.
NRG Energy Dividends Paid 2022: $332.00M
NRG Energy posted dividends paid of $332.00M in 2022, edged up 4.1% from 2021.
NRG Energy Dividends Paid 2021: $319.00M
NRG Energy dividends paid in 2021 was $319.00M.
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