Dividend payments are $1.86 per share, with a current dividend yield of 1.59%. The dividend has increased for 6 consecutive years.
1.59%
$1.86
48.95%
102.54%
Consecutive Years of Increases
6
Most Recent Ex-Date
Aug 3, 2026
Next Payment Date
Aug 17, 2026
This step chart displays the nominal dividend payouts over time by ex-dividend date (the date you must own the stock by to receive each payment), matching the distribution frequency.
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)
Reported quarterly values; no daily interpolation.
| Year | Dividend/Share | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026(YTD) | $0.95 | Not comparable |
| 2025 | $1.76 | +7.98% |
| 2024 | $1.63 | +7.95% |
| 2023 | $1.51 | +7.86% |
| 2022 | $1.40 | +7.69% |
| 2021 | $1.30 | +8.33% |
| 2020 | $1.20 | +900.00% |
| 2019 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
An FCF payout above 100% means dividends exceeded the period's free cash flow, often because of temporarily depressed FCF (one-off capex or working-capital swings) rather than an unfunded dividend. Compare against the earnings payout ratio and the multi-year trend before drawing a conclusion.
| 2018 |
| $0.12 |
| +0.00% |
| 2017 | $0.12 | -48.94% |
| 2016 | $0.23 | -59.48% |
| 2015 | $0.58 | +7.41% |
| 2014 | $0.54 | +20.00% |
| 2013 | $0.45 | N/A |
| 2012 | $0.18 | N/A |
| Quarter | Dividend/Share | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.47 | +7.95% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.47 | +7.95% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.47 | +7.95% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.44 | +7.98% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.44 | +7.98% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.44 | +7.98% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.44 | +7.98% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.41 | +7.95% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.41 | +7.95% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.41 | +7.95% |
| Q1 2024 | $0.41 | +7.95% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.38 | +7.86% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.38 | +7.86% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.38 | +7.86% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.38 | +7.86% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.35 | +7.69% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.35 | +7.69% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.35 | +7.69% |
| Q1 2022 | $0.35 | +7.69% |
| Q4 2021 | $0.33 | +8.33% |
| Q3 2021 | $0.33 | +8.33% |
| Q2 2021 | $0.33 | +8.33% |
| Q1 2021 | $0.33 | +8.33% |
| Q4 2020 | $0.30 | +900.00% |
