Deferred Revenue
NRG Energy Deferred Revenue decreased by 2.9% to $1.60B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.9%, from $1.52B to $1.60B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 106.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | $317.00M | $158.00M | $151.00M | $78.00M | $31.00M | $186.00M | $688.00M | $1.66B | $1.72B | $1.63B | $1.57B | $1.69B | $1.68B | $1.57B | $1.52B | $1.62B | $1.65B | $1.64B | $1.60B |
| QoQ Change | — | -50.2% | -4.4% | -48.3% | -60.3% | +500.0% | +269.9% | +141.0% | +3.7% | -5.0% | -4.0% | +7.4% | -0.3% | -6.4% | -3.4% | +6.6% | +2.0% | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -75.4% | -80.4% | — | +355.6% | >999% | >999% | +778.5% | +128.1% | +1.6% | -2.3% | -3.7% | -3.1% | -3.9% | -1.7% | +4.5% | +4.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is NRG Energy's deferred revenue?
- NRG Energy (NRG) reported deferred revenue of $1.60B in Q1 2026.
- How has NRG Energy's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- NRG Energy's deferred revenue increased by 4.9% year-over-year, from $1.52B to $1.60B.
- What is the long-term trend for NRG Energy's deferred revenue?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), NRG Energy's deferred revenue has grown at a 106.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $186.00M to $1.64B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.