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NRG Energy, Inc.

NRG

Utilities · 111.64 -3.2% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

NRG Energy, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 11.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Cash declined 18.0M versus the comparable period.
Company-3.2% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 15 activeMixed Risk Exposure · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 4 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Interest expense increase attributable to financing for the LSP acquisition, including unsecured and secured notes, revolver borrowings, and acquired Lightning debt.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if NRG's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Utilities · Utilities - Independent Power Producers

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 11.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Cash declined 18.0M versus the comparable period.
What would clarify the read
  • Interest expense increase attributable to financing for the LSP acquisition, including unsecured and secured notes, revolver borrowings, and acquired Lightning debt.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements105
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.4% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.21x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -2.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -1.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

111.64
6m-24.9%12m-26.7%24m+42.3%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$26.8B+208.1%$8.93-0.4%
2022-12-31$31.5B+17.6%$5.17-3.7%
2023-12-31$28.3B-10.3%$-1.12-3.4%
2024-12-31$27.7B-1.8%$4.99-7.0%
2025-12-31$30.3B+9.4%$4.01-6.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Energy and commodity pricesnegative · 5 filings
The $108 million gain in operating costs and expenses from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses on contracts that settled during the period, partially offset by a decrease in the value of ope…
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 3 filings
The incremental interest expense is primarily attributable to the LSP acquisition, including the borrowing to finance the acquisition, the assumption of Lightning debt, and the refinancing activity occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2026.
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 3 filings
The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 and is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of specified closing conditions, consents and regulatory approvals, including HSR, FERC, DOJ, and NYSPSC.
10-Q · Nov 6, 2025
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 1 filings
Gladstone — The Company recorded impairment losses of $ 102 million on its equity method investment in Gladstone within the West/Other segment as a result of changes in the long-term outlook of the Gladstone facility, prompted by evolving energy policy condit…
10-K · Feb 24, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

111.64-3.2% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for NRG. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.

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OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationdiscount

Capital and cash conversion

Inventory built faster than revenue

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Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.

Capital spending YoY
+10.1%
Capital spending / revenue
+3.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+1.7%
FCF margin change
-3.0 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 11.0% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Cash declined 18.0M versus the comparable period.

Filing receipts

79 Environmental Capital Expenditures Estimate NRG estimates that environmental capital expenditures from 2026 through 2030 required to comply with environmental laws will be approximately $39 million, primarily driven by the cost of complying with ELG at the Company’s coal units in Texas.

These liquidity requirements are primarily driven by: (i) margin and collateral posted with counterparties; (ii) margin and collateral required to participate in physical markets and commodity exchanges; (iii) timing of disbursements and receipts (e.g., buying energy before receiving retail revenues); and (iv) initial collateral for large structured transactions.

30, 2026 Operations and maintenance expense increased by $173 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, due to the following: (In millions) Increase primarily due to the acquisition of the LSP Portfolio in January 2026 $ 164 Increase due to the final property insurance claim for the extended outage at W.A.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind NRG

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

PWFiling-linked nameinvesteeMay 6, 2026

Acquired LS Power Debt On January 30, 2026 (the “Acquisition Closing Date”), in connection with the acquisition of the LSP Portfolio from LS Power, Lightning, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG as of such date, retained its 7.250 % Senior Secured Not…

PWFiling-linked namepartnerAug 6, 2025

Significant Events The following significant events have occurred during 2025 as further described within this Management's Discussion and Analysis and the condensed consolidated financial statements: Anticipated Acquisition of LSP Portfolio On May 12, 2025,…

Depended on by

CEGConstellation Energy CorporationcustomerFeb 24, 2026

In May 2024, we executed a settlement agreement with all parties (CPS/City of San Antonio, Austin, and NRG Energy, Inc.), resolving all litigation involving our purchase of the ownership interest in STP.

Filing peers

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What is moving around it

Live connections

NRG is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Mixed Risk Exposure. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for NRG; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.