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Total Debt for NRG Energy (NRG)

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Metric

Latest period

$23.36B

YoY change

+52.5%

5Y CAGR

+13.2%

Peak year (2014)

$20.18B

Total Debt history chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: $16.77B

Total Debt growth chart for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: +52.5%

Total Debt history table for NRG Energy (NRG) from 1997 to 2025

  • 2025$16.77B+52.5%
  • 2024$10.99B+0.2%
  • 2023$10.97B+32.1%
  • 2022$8.30B+0.2%
  • 2021$8.29B-8.3%
  • 2020$9.04B+40.2%
  • 2019$6.45B-1.1%
  • 2018$6.52B-30.5%
  • 2017$9.38B-43.0%
  • 2016$16.47B-15.4%
  • 2015$19.46B-3.5%
  • 2014$20.18B+20.0%
  • 2013$16.82B+5.9%
  • 2012$15.88B+61.5%
  • 2011$9.83B-6.5%
  • 2010$10.51B+24.9%
  • 2009$8.42B+3.1%
  • 2008$8.17B-2.3%
  • 2007$8.36B-4.2%
  • 2006$8.73B+248.3%
  • 2005$2.50B-28.1%
  • 2004$3.48B-23.2%
  • 2003$4.54B-51.8%
  • 2002$9.42B+2.6%
  • 2001$9.18B+141.1%
  • 2000$3.81B+62.1%
  • 1999$2.35B+274.8%
  • 1998$626.48M+0.9%
  • 1997$620.86M—

Total Debt values are taken from NRG Energy's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at NRG Energy (NRG)

According to NRG Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $23.36B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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) total debt is $16.77B – surged 52.5% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), NRG Energy total debt produced a CAGR of +13.2% – with mixed annual results across the window.

The record annual total debt stands at $20.18B, reached in 2014; the historical low of $620.86M was recorded in 1997.

NRG Energy Total Debt by Year

NRG Energy Total Debt 2025: $16.77B

NRG Energy posted total debt of $16.77B in 2025, surged 52.5% from 2024.

NRG Energy Total Debt 2024: $10.99B

In 2024, NRG Energy reported total debt of $10.99B, edged up 0.2% from 2023.

NRG Energy Total Debt 2023: $10.97B

NRG Energy total debt in 2023 was $10.97B, surged 32.1% from 2022.

NRG Energy Total Debt 2022: $8.30B

2022's total debt for NRG Energy came in at $8.30B, edged up 0.2% from 2021.

NRG Energy Total Debt 2021: $8.29B

NRG Energy total debt in 2021 was $8.29B.

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