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CapEx
NRG Energy CapEx increased by 6.4% to $317.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 46.1%, from $217.00M to $317.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 43.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $80.00M | $76.00M | $50.00M | $60.00M | $90.00M | $100.00M | $117.00M | $142.00M | $182.00M | $169.00M | $105.00M | $69.00M | $103.00M | $114.00M | $186.00M | $217.00M | $378.00M | $254.00M | $298.00M | $317.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.0% | -34.2% | +20.0% | +50.0% | +11.1% | +17.0% | +21.4% | +28.2% | -7.1% | -37.9% | -34.3% | +49.3% | +10.7% | +63.2% | +16.7% | +74.2% | -32.8% | +17.3% | +6.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.5% | +31.6% | +134.0% | +136.7% | +102.2% | +69.0% | -10.3% | -51.4% | -43.4% | -32.5% | +77.1% | +214.5% | +267.0% | +122.8% | +60.2% | +46.1% |
Range$50.00M – $378.00M
CAGR+33.6%
Avg YoY Growth+71.0%
Median YoY Growth+64.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is NRG Energy's capex?
- NRG Energy (NRG) reported capex of $317.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has NRG Energy's capex changed year-over-year?
- NRG Energy's capex increased by 46.1% year-over-year, from $217.00M to $317.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for NRG Energy's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), NRG Energy's capex has grown at a 43.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $269.00M to $1.15B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.