NRG ENERGY, INC. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
NRG on NYSE
Location
Houston, TX
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
24 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • NRG - NRG ENERGY, INC. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 11%.

What Changed

  • Return On Invested Capital YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-28%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Jan 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-31) highlights Return On Invested Capital 11.4%, Return On Equity 41.5%, and Return On Assets 4.6%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

53.2/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

11%

Metric score 42.5/100

Return On Equity

42%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

4.6%

Metric score 32.1/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.64x
Quick Ratio
1.09x
Debt to Equity
9.89x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Current Ratio, and Quick Ratio

Watchpoints

Return On Assets, Operating Margin, and Debt-to-equity

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

42%

YoY: -0.58%

Industry median: 7.6% (n=40)

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Return On Assets

4.6%

YoY: -28%

Industry median: 2.2% (n=46)

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Operating Margin

4.3%

YoY: -30%

Industry median: 20% (n=45)

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Current Ratio

1.64x

YoY: +61%

Industry median: 0.81x (n=57)

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Quick Ratio

1.09x

YoY: +116%

Industry median: 0.58x (n=37)

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Debt-to-equity

9.89x

YoY: +147%

Industry median: 1.93x (n=33)

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Revenues YoY

9.4%

YoY:

Industry median: 8.6% (n=39)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-23%

YoY:

Industry median: 4.3% (n=45)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital 11% -28%
Return On Equity 42% -0.58%
Return On Assets 4.6% -28%
Operating Margin 4.3% -30%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.64x +61%
Quick Ratio 1.09x +116%
Debt-to-equity 9.89x +147%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 9.4%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -23%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 214,677,543 +8.4%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 190,376,607 -4.1%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $2,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 195,000,000 -5.3%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 199,000,000 -6.1%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $30,347,000,000 +9.4%
Costs and Expenses $28,843,000,000 +11%
Operating Income (Loss) $1,845,000,000 -24%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $711,000,000 +27%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $1,134,000,000 -22%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $270,000,000 -16%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 4.09 -20%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 4.01 -20%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $4,708,000,000 +387%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $4,065,000,000 +17%
Inventory, Net $461,000,000 -3.6%
Assets, Current $13,147,000,000 +47%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $1,843,000,000 -11%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $130,000,000 -14%
Goodwill $5,017,000,000 +0.12%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $1,478,000,000 +29%
Assets $29,140,000,000 +21%
Accounts Payable, Current $2,834,000,000 +13%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $561,000,000 +9.1%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $1,864,000,000 -8.2%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $748,000,000 +5.2%
Liabilities, Current $8,029,000,000 -8.9%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $16,412,000,000 +67%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent $895,000,000 +3.8%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $15,000,000 +25%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $144,000,000 +23%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $861,000,000 +4.9%
Liabilities $27,459,000,000 +27%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $81,000,000 +31%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $1,982,000,000 +29%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $1,681,000,000 -32%
Liabilities and Equity $29,140,000,000 +21%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 500,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 199,828,615 -2.6%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $150,000,000 +4.2%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $2,915,000,000 -11%
Operating Lease, Liability $179,000,000 -2.2%
Depreciation $284,000,000 +4.8%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $283,000,000 -3.1%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $35,000,000 -47%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $46,000,000 +15%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $50,000,000 -41%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.0626 +0.48%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $104,000,000 -4.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $36,000,000 +2.9%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 650,000 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $53,000,000 -7%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $25,000,000 -7.4%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 650,000 0%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $673,000,000 -23%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $1,406,000,000 +0.21%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY