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NRG ENERGY, INC.

(NRG)

CIK 1013871 · SEC filings only

Not gradedDividend record
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company entity

9 dividend record entries

Dividend record — shown as history, not graded

A declared dividend is a reported fact, not a promise we grade. Here's the record — raises, holds, and cuts — each linked to its source filing.

Dividend record

9 declarations · 3 raised · 1 held · 0 cut · 1-quarter raise streak

RAISED$1.7600/shperiod ended 2025-12-31Filing ↗
INITIATED$1.6300/shperiod ended 2024-12-31Filing ↗
HELD$0.1200/shperiod ended 2018-12-31Filing ↗
NOTED$0.1200/shperiod ended 2017-12-31Filing ↗
NOTED$0.2400/shperiod ended 2016-12-31Filing ↗
RAISED$0.5800/shperiod ended 2015-12-31Filing ↗
RAISED$0.5400/shperiod ended 2014-12-31Filing ↗
NOTED$0.4500/shperiod ended 2013-12-31Filing ↗
INITIATED$0.1800/shperiod ended 2012-12-31Filing ↗

BBuyback record
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8 resolved promises

Sector median (Energy & Transportation): B across 8 graded companies

Resolved promises

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Open promises (10)

Open · buyback authorization

The Company does not anticipate executing any further share repurchases over the remainder of 2020

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt

Open · buyback authorization

The program is expected to be completed in 2023

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt

Open · buyback authorization

NRG's Board of Directors has approved an increase of the Company's share repurchase authorization through 2025 to $3.7 billion from $2.7 billion.

resolves in ~12 days$3.70Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

$1.3 billion in share repurchases

resolves in ~122 days$1.30Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

In 2025, the Company plans to return $1.3 billion in share repurchases

resolves in ~197 days$1.30Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

The Company plans to return $1.3 billion to shareholders via share repurchases

resolves in ~283 days$1.30Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

new $3 billion share repurchase authorization

resolves in ~375 days$3.00Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

$1.0 billion in share repurchases

resolves in ~485 days$1.00Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

The Company plans to return $1.0 billion to shareholders through share repurchases

resolves in ~557 days$1.00Breceipt

Open · buyback authorization

The Company plans to return $1.0 billion to shareholders through share repurchases

resolves in ~647 days$1.00Breceipt

Credibility timeline

20242026

Timeline as a list

Aug 8, 2024KEPTthe Company's Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for share repurchases
Feb 26, 2025KEPTThe Board of Directors approved $600 million incremental share repurchases program, to be completed in 2023
May 12, 2025KEPTthe NRG Board of Directors authorized $1 billion for share repurchases
Nov 6, 2025KEPTthe Board of Directors approved an increase in its share repurchase authorization to $2.7 billion to be executed through 2025
Feb 24, 2026KEPTthe Company announced an increase to its share repurchase authorization to $2.7 billion
Feb 24, 2026KEPTNRG is increasing its 2023 share repurchase allocation from $997 million to $1.15 billion
May 6, 2026PARTIALcomplete its $2.7 billion share repurchase authorization
Aug 4, 2026PARTIALNRG intends to repurchase $825 million of additional shares throughout 2024

Not yet gradedGuidance record
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0 resolved promises

Sector median (Energy & Transportation): F across 7 graded companies

Not enough comparable guidance to grade

0 of the 4 resolved guidance promises needed to publish a reliability grade. Some of this company’s guidance has no reported figure we can compare it with. It is shown below, never scored; the line under each statement says why. Here's what we're tracking — we never show a grade we can't back with receipts.

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Guidance by basis

4 of 4 guidance figures that were graded or dropped for basis could not be graded on the same basis (100%). Guidance marked “not judged” is in neither number.

Guidance type	Said	Dropped	Other
Revenue · non-GAAPcannot be graded	3	1	2
Revenue · basis not stated	5	0	5
EPS · non-GAAPcannot be graded	8	2	6
EPS · basis not statedcannot be graded	3	1	2

Said counts every revenue and EPS guidance figure on record. Dropped counts figures whose period was reported but which have no comparable GAAP actual in SEC XBRL. Other covers open, superseded, withdrawn and otherwise unresolved figures. The coverage note below counts every figure shown but not graded, including figures whose period has not been reported, so it can be larger.

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Guidance shown, not graded (18)

We show what was said — with its source filing — but never score it. The line under each statement says why.

eps guidance fy · Aug 4, 2026
Adjusted EPS $7.90 - $9.90
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · May 6, 2026
Adjusted EPS $7.90 - $9.90
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Feb 24, 2026
Adjusted EPS $7.90 - $9.90
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Nov 6, 2025
Adjusted EPS guidance to $7.55 - $8.15
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Aug 6, 2025
Adjusted EPS $6.75 - $7.75
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · May 12, 2025
Adjusted EPS $6.75 - $7.75
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Feb 26, 2025
Adjusted EPS $6.75 - $7.75
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Nov 8, 2024
NRG is also providing 2024 ranges for Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS of $1,235 - $1,385 and $5.95 - $6.75, respectively.
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Feb 28, 2024
the Company expects to increase its dividend per share by 7-9% annually
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Feb 28, 2024
NRG is reaffirming its 2024 guidance ranges of $3,300 to $3,550 million in Adjusted EBITDA and $1,825 to $2,075 million in Free Cash Flow before Growth.
Not judged — the company guided on a basis or for a measure that the reported figure we hold does not match.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Nov 4, 2021
$1,140 - $1,440
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Nov 4, 2021
$1,380 - $1,680
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Nov 4, 2021
$1,950 - $2,250
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Mar 1, 2021
NRG is maintaining its Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Cash from Operations and Free Cash Flow before Growth Investments (FCFbG) guidance for 2021.
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Mar 1, 2021
NRG is maintaining its Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Cash from Operations and Free Cash Flow before Growth Investments (FCFbG) guidance for 2021.
Not judged — the company guided on a basis or for a measure that the reported figure we hold does not match.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Nov 5, 2020
NRG has narrowed the range of its Adjusted EBITDA guidance, while increasing Cash From Operations and Free Cash Flow before Growth Investments (FCFbG) guidance for 2020
Not judged — the company guided on a basis or for a measure that the reported figure we hold does not match.Filing ↗
revenue guidance fy · Aug 6, 2020
NRG is reaffirming its guidance range for 2020 and 2021 with respect to Adjusted EBITDA, Cash From Operations and Free Cash Flow before Growth Investments (FCFbG) as set forth below.
Not judged — the company guided on a basis or for a measure that the reported figure we hold does not match.Filing ↗
eps guidance fy · Aug 6, 2020
The Company is unable to provide guidance for Net Income due to the impact of such fair value adjustments related to derivatives in a given year
Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗

Open promises (1)

Open · revenue guidance fy

NRG is maintaining its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal year 2021 while lowering its Cash Flow From Operations and FCFbG guidance

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt