NRG Energy (NRG) dividend history
NRG Energy paid $411M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.07 per share.
Dividends per share grew 12.3% a year over 11 years, rising in each of the last 7 years.
That took 54% of free cash flow and 52% of net income.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in NRG Energy's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.07 | +8.1% | $411M | 54% | 52% |
| 2024 | $1.91 | +14.3% | $405M | 22% | 38% |
| 2023 | $1.67 | +18.8% | $381M | — | — |
| 2022 | $1.41 | +8.0% | $332M | — | 27% |
| 2021 | $1.30 | +8.6% | $319M | 142% | 15% |
| 2020 | $1.20 | +889.3% | $295M | 18% | 58% |
| 2019 | $0.12 | +0.9% | $32M | 3% | 1% |
| 2018 | $0.12 | +0.2% | $37M | 4% | 14% |
| 2017 | $0.12 | -50.2% | $38M | 3% | — |
| 2016 | $0.24 | -60.6% | $76M | 6% | — |
| 2015 | $0.61 | +5.7% | $201M | 63% | — |
| 2014 | $0.58 | — | $196M | 33% | 146% |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Does NRG Energy pay a dividend?
NRG Energy paid $411M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $2.07 per share.
How fast has NRG Energy's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 12.3% a year over 11 years, rising in each of the last 7 years.
From NRG Energy's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.