How much did NRG Energy's capex change year over year?

+143.0% from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 ($472M → $1.15B).

What is the most NRG Energy has spent on capex in a single reported period?

$813M, in the period ending 2013-03-31.

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74 reported periods · 2007–2026 · sourced from SEC XBRL filings

Latest FY capex

$1.15B

Revenue FY

$30.35B

Capex / Revenue

Highest period

$813M

2013-03-31

Key facts

NRG Energy reported capital expenditure of $1.15B for fiscal 2025, +143.0% versus $472M in fiscal 2024.

Capex equals 4% of fiscal-year revenue ($30.35B).

The highest single reported period was $813M (period ending 2013-03-31).

The latest reported period, 6 months to 2026-06-30, shows $655M; the dataset covers 74 reported periods (2007–2026), all from SEC XBRL filings.

Every capital-expenditure figure NRG Energy has reported to the SEC, unedited. Capex is the XBRL concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; a capex/revenue ratio above 100% means the company is investing more than it earns to secure capacity. Each row links to the filing it came from.

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BY FISCAL YEAR

Fiscal year	Capex	YoY	Period end
FY2025	$1.15B	+143%	2025-12-31
FY2024	$472M	-21%	2024-12-31
FY2023	$598M	+63%	2023-12-31
FY2022	$367M	+36%	2022-12-31
FY2021	$269M	+17%	2021-12-31
FY2020	$230M	+1%	2020-12-31
FY2019	$228M	-41%	2019-12-31
FY2018	$388M	-65%	2018-12-31
FY2017	$1.11B	-11%	2017-12-31
FY2016	$1.24B	-3%	2016-12-31
FY2015	$1.28B	+41%	2015-12-31
FY2014	$909M	-54%	2014-12-31
FY2013	$1.99B	-41%	2013-12-31
FY2012	$3.40B	+47%	2012-12-31
FY2011	$2.31B	+227%	2011-12-31
FY2010	$706M	-4%	2010-12-31
FY2009	$734M	-18%	2009-12-31
FY2008	$899M	+87%	2008-12-31
FY2007	$481M	—	2007-12-31

ALL REPORTED PERIODS (74)

Period end	Period	Capex	Form
2026-06-30	FY2026 6 mo. cumulative	$655M	10-Q
2026-03-31	FY2026 Q1	$317M	10-Q
2025-12-31	FY2025 FY	$1.15B	10-K
2025-09-30	FY2025 9 mo. cumulative	$849M	10-Q
2025-06-30	FY2025 6 mo. cumulative	$595M	10-Q
2025-03-31	FY2025 Q1	$217M	10-Q
2024-12-31	FY2024 FY	$472M	10-K
2024-09-30	FY2024 9 mo. cumulative	$286M	10-Q
2024-06-30	FY2024 6 mo. cumulative	$172M	10-Q
2024-03-31	FY2024 Q1	$69M	10-Q
2023-12-31	FY2023 FY	$598M	10-K
2023-09-30	FY2023 9 mo. cumulative	$493M	10-Q
2023-06-30	FY2023 6 mo. cumulative	$324M	10-Q
2023-03-31	FY2023 Q1	$142M	10-Q
2022-12-31	FY2022 FY	$367M	10-K
2022-09-30	FY2022 9 mo. cumulative	$250M	10-Q
2022-06-30	FY2022 6 mo. cumulative	$150M	10-Q
2022-03-31	FY2022 Q1	$60M	10-Q
2021-12-31	FY2021 FY	$269M	10-K
2021-09-30	FY2021 9 mo. cumulative	$219M	10-Q
2021-06-30	FY2021 6 mo. cumulative	$143M	10-Q
2021-03-31	FY2021 Q1	$63M	10-Q
2020-12-31	FY2020 FY	$230M	10-K
2020-09-30	FY2020 9 mo. cumulative	$167M	10-Q
2020-06-30	FY2020 6 mo. cumulative	$116M	10-Q
2020-03-31	FY2020 Q1	$66M	10-Q
2019-12-31	FY2019 FY	$228M	10-K
2019-09-30	FY2019 9 mo. cumulative	$183M	10-Q
2019-06-30	FY2019 6 mo. cumulative	$107M	10-Q
2019-03-31	FY2019 Q1	$49M	10-Q
2018-12-31	FY2018 FY	$388M	10-K
2018-09-30	FY2018 9 mo. cumulative	$345M	10-Q
2018-06-30	FY2018 6 mo. cumulative	$691M	10-Q
2018-03-31	FY2018 Q1	$358M	10-Q
2017-12-31	FY2017 FY	$1.11B	10-K
2017-09-30	FY2017 9 mo. cumulative	$760M	10-Q
2017-06-30	FY2017 6 mo. cumulative	$542M	10-Q
2017-03-31	FY2017 Q1	$268M	10-Q
2016-12-31	FY2016 FY	$1.24B	10-K
2016-09-30	FY2016 9 mo. cumulative	$898M	10-Q
2016-06-30	FY2016 6 mo. cumulative	$622M	10-Q
2016-03-31	FY2016 Q1	$279M	10-Q
2015-12-31	FY2015 FY	$1.28B	10-K
2015-09-30	FY2015 9 mo. cumulative	$889M	10-Q
2015-06-30	FY2015 6 mo. cumulative	$583M	10-Q
2015-03-31	FY2015 Q1	$252M	10-Q
2014-12-31	FY2014 FY	$909M	10-K
2014-09-30	FY2014 9 mo. cumulative	$675M	10-Q
2014-06-30	FY2014 6 mo. cumulative	$507M	10-Q
2014-03-31	FY2014 Q1	$237M	10-Q
2013-12-31	FY2013 FY	$1.99B	10-K
2013-09-30	FY2013 9 mo. cumulative	$1.58B	10-Q
2013-06-30	FY2013 6 mo. cumulative	$1.28B	10-Q
2013-03-31	FY2013 Q1	$813M	10-Q
2012-12-31	FY2012 FY	$3.40B	10-K
2012-09-30	FY2012 9 mo. cumulative	$2.47B	10-Q
2012-06-30	FY2012 6 mo. cumulative	$1.59B	10-Q
2012-03-31	FY2012 Q1	$639M	10-Q
2011-12-31	FY2011 FY	$2.31B	10-K
2011-09-30	FY2011 9 mo. cumulative	$1.35B	10-Q
2011-06-30	FY2011 6 mo. cumulative	$839M	10-Q
2011-03-31	FY2011 Q1	$219M	10-Q
2010-12-31	FY2010 FY	$706M	10-K
2010-09-30	FY2010 9 mo. cumulative	$490M	10-Q
2010-06-30	FY2010 6 mo. cumulative	$330M	10-Q/A
2010-03-31	FY2010 Q1	$185M	10-Q
2009-12-31	FY2009 FY	$734M	10-K
2009-09-30	FY2009 9 mo. cumulative	$560M	10-Q
2009-06-30	FY2009 6 mo. cumulative	$374M	10-Q/A
2009-03-31	FY2009 Q1	$233M	10-Q
2008-12-31	FY2008 FY	$899M	10-K
2008-09-30	FY2008 9 mo. cumulative	$649M	10-Q
2008-06-30	FY2008 6 mo. cumulative	$409M	10-Q/A
2007-12-31	FY2007 FY	$481M	10-K

Source: SEC XBRL company-concept API, concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, CIK 1013871. See Methodology.