NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) closed fiscal year 2025 with 190 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.59 USD per share.
NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) closed fiscal year 2025 with 190 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.59 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 8.23 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 18.8 %. The dividend per share was 1.59 USD, up 8.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 411 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 234M | 254M | 247M | 228M | 323M | 324M | 337M | 314M | 315M | 317M | 284M | 249M | 244M | 244M | 230M | 208M | 199M | 190M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 19.6M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 95.1M | 1.17M | 12.9M | 0.00M | 1.25M | 1.30M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 7.73 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 29.47 % | 0.36 % | 3.83 % | 0.00 % | 0.40 % | 0.41 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -53.6M | 0.00M | -6.80M | -19.7M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -22.5M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -33.1M | -34.7M | -4.76M | -0.48M | -14.2M | -21.4M | -9.53M | -8.23M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -22.89 % | 0.00 % | -2.75 % | -8.65 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -7.15 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -11.67 % | -13.92 % | -1.95 % | -0.20 % | -6.18 % | -10.30 % | -4.80 % | -4.32 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -53.6M | 19.6M | -6.80M | -19.7M | 95.1M | 1.17M | 12.9M | -22.5M | 1.25M | 1.30M | -33.1M | -34.7M | -4.76M | -0.48M | -14.2M | -21.4M | -9.53M | -8.23M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -22.89 % | 7.73 % | -2.75 % | -8.65 % | 29.47 % | 0.36 % | 3.83 % | -7.15 % | 0.40 % | 0.41 % | -11.67 % | -13.92 % | -1.95 % | -0.20 % | -6.18 % | -10.30 % | -4.80 % | -4.32 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1.09 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.59 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | — | — | 13.90 % | — | 146.27 % | — | — | — | 13.81 % | 0.72 % | 57.84 % | 14.59 % | 27.19 % | — | 36.00 % | 47.57 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | — | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | — | — | 41.0M | 145M | 196M | 201M | 76.0M | 38.0M | 37.0M | 32.0M | 295M | 319M | 332M | 381M | 405M | 411M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.72 % | 1.43 % | 1.75 % | 4.62 % | 1.75 % | 0.39 % | 0.28 % | 0.28 % | 3.08 % | 2.76 % | 3.98 % | 2.64 % | 1.61 % | 0.99 % |
Figures in USD
