Financing Cash Flow
NRG Energy Financing Cash Flow decreased by 35.1% to $2.65B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 679.0%, from -$458.00M to $2.65B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 90.0% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | -$831.00M | -$270.00M | -$95.00M | $287.00M | $127.00M | $441.00M | $188.00M | $2.54B | -$374.00M | -$572.00M | -$1.99B | -$288.00M | -$403.00M | -$350.00M | -$714.00M | -$458.00M | -$297.00M | $215.00M | $4.09B | $2.65B |
| QoQ Change | — | +67.5% | +64.8% | +402.1% | -55.7% | +247.2% | -57.4% | >999% | -114.7% | -52.9% | -247.9% | +85.5% | -39.9% | +13.2% | -104.0% | +35.9% | +35.2% | +172.4% | >999% | -35.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +115.3% | +263.3% | +297.9% | +783.6% | -394.5% | -229.7% | <-999% | -111.4% | -7.8% | +38.8% | +64.1% | -59.0% | +26.3% | +161.4% | +672.3% | +679.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is NRG Energy's financing cash flow?
- NRG Energy (NRG) reported financing cash flow of $2.65B in Q1 2026.
- How has NRG Energy's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- NRG Energy's financing cash flow increased by 679.0% year-over-year, from -$458.00M to $2.65B.
- What is the long-term trend for NRG Energy's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), NRG Energy's financing cash flow has grown at a 90.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$272.00M to $3.55B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.