NRG Energy Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 2/6
NRG Energy's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -25.2%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 8.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 27.9% per year. NRG Energy's return on equity is 49.9%, and it has net margins of 5.5%.
Key information
-25.2%
Earnings growth rate
-24.2%
EPS growth rate
| Electric Utilities Industry Growth | 7.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 27.9% |
| Return on equity | 49.9% |
| Net Margin | 5.5% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How NRG Energy makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 28,530 | 1,577 | 2,384 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 28,823 | -256 | 2,219 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 29,871 | -1,817 | 1,749 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 30,435 | -2,076 | 1,489 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 31,369 | -1,854 | 1,318 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 31,543 | 1,221 | 1,239 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 30,734 | 1,889 | 1,379 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 28,833 | 3,440 | 1,384 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 26,794 | 4,005 | 1,390 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 26,989 | 2,187 | 1,991 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 21,970 | 2,441 | 1,940 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 18,170 | 1,072 | 1,798 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 15,165 | 307 | 1,652 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 9,093 | 510 | 918 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 9,261 | 4,144 | 878 | 2 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 9,448 | 4,269 | 847 | 3 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 9,675 | 4,144 | 847 | 5 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 9,821 | 4,117 | 855 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 9,618 | 564 | 827 | 7 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 9,582 | 455 | 828 | 7 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 9,578 | 270 | 817 | 8 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 9,478 | 460 | 799 | 11 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 9,314 | -788 | 789 | 13 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 9,094 | -860 | 768 | 18 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 8,757 | -748 | 752 | 10 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 9,074 | -1,161 | 836 | 22 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 9,430 | -644 | 928 | 42 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 10,111 | -700 | 1,019 | 57 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 10,235 | -895 | 1,101 | 80 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 8,915 | -766 | 1,032 | 48 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 11,339 | -6,289 | 1,122 | 102 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 12,352 | -6,365 | 1,168 | 119 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 13,504 | -6,304 | 1,188 | 138 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 12,328 | -6,297 | 1,228 | 154 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 15,855 | -13 | 1,168 | 138 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 15,990 | 92 | 1,099 | 122 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 16,211 | 11 | 1,070 | 106 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 15,868 | 78 | 1,016 | 88 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 14,471 | -291 | 971 | 83 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 13,392 | -340 | 926 | 85 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 12,700 | -119 | 899 | 85 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 11,295 | -395 | 895 | 84 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 10,563 | 154 | 898 | 79 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 9,404 | 34 | 861 | 79 |
Quality Earnings: NRG * has a large one-off gain of $1.2B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: NRG * became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: NRG * has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -25.2% per year.
Accelerating Growth: NRG * has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: NRG * has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Electric Utilities industry (0.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst NRG *'s Return on Equity (49.86%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.