NRG Energy
Cash Flow

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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of NRG Energy generated cash of -$221,000,000, which is less than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$400,000,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore -$1,529,000,000.

Cash Flow

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG): Cash Flow
2014 1.51B -2.90B 1.26B
2015 1.30B -1.48B -432M
2016 2.07B -824M -794M
2017 1.38B -1.06B -1.13B
2018 1.37B -205M -1.52B
2019 1.41B 556M -2.14B
2020 1.83B -494M 2.20B
2021 493M -3.03B -272M
2022 360M -332M 1.04B
2023 -221M -910M -400M

NRG Cash Flow Statement (2014 – 2023)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Cash at beginning of period
2.17B1.11B3.93B385M613M1.08B1.38B1.51B2.11B2.25B
Operating activities
Net income
-202M1.22B2.18B510M4.12B460M-1.54B-891M-6.43B132M
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
1.12B846M942M559M463M552M1.21B1.50B1.69B1.63B
Stock-based compensation expense
101M28M21M22M20M25M35M10M41M42M
Deferred income tax benefit 101M28M21M22M20M25M35M10M41M42M
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
840M-1.56B-1.23B-38M5M-83M-99M-12M136M-2M
Inventories
189M-252M-61M27M22M31M143M134M-26M-245M
Accounts payable
-1.45B1.29B476M-56M-177M113M77M-27M-218M-12M
Cash generated by operating activities
-221M360M493M1.83B1.41B1.37B1.38B2.07B1.30B1.51B
Investing activities
Purchases Of Investments
-367M-454M-751M-492M-416M-572M-512M-551M-629M-619M
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment
-622M-373M-269M-230M-228M-388M-1.11B-1.24B-1.28B-925M
Acquisitions Net
-2.52B47M269M2M-446M-282M-81M-243M-426M-3.03B
Cash generated by investing activities
-910M-332M-3.03B-494M556M-205M-1.06B-824M-1.48B-2.90B
Financing activities
Common Stock Issued
001M1M3M21M01M1M0
Payments for dividends
-381M-332M-319M-295M-32M-37M-38M-76M-201M-196M
Repurchases of common stock
-1.17B-606M-48M-229M-1.44B-1.25B-2M-226M-437M-39M
Repayments of term debt
208M-5M-761M-2.81B-655M-1.73B-706M-5.91B-358M736M
Cash used in financing activities
-400M1.04B-272M2.20B-2.14B-1.52B-1.13B-794M-432M1.26B
Net Change In Cash
-1.52B1.06B-2.82B3.54B-228M-473M150M455M-598M-138M
Cash at end of period
649M2.17B1.11B3.93B385M613M1.53B1.97B1.51B2.11B
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