NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 57 recorded NRG dividend payments, running from July 30, 2012 to August 3, 2026 — 15 calendar years. Together those payments total $12.57 per share. NRG has most often paid quarterly.
NRG has increased its payment rate for 6 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the NRG payment rate compounded at +8.0% a year, and +11.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
NRG's payment rate fell in 2016. The steepest drop was -79.3%.
NRG dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.76 | 4 | $0.440 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | $1.63 | 4 | $0.408 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | $1.51 | 4 | $0.378 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | $1.40 | 4 | $0.350 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $1.30 | 4 | $0.325 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $1.20 | 4 | $0.300 | +900.0% |
| 2019 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | $0.235 | 4 | $0.0300 | -79.3% |
| 2015 | $0.580 | 4 | $0.145 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | $0.540 | 4 | $0.140 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | $0.450 | 4 | $0.120 | — |
| 2012 | $0.180 | 2 (timing) | $0.0900 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than NRG's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent NRG dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| August 3, 2026 | $0.475 |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.475 |
| February 2, 2026 | $0.475 |
| November 3, 2025 | $0.440 |
| August 1, 2025 | $0.440 |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.440 |
| February 3, 2025 | $0.440 |
| November 1, 2024 | $0.408 |
| August 1, 2024 | $0.408 |
| April 30, 2024 | $0.408 |
| January 31, 2024 | $0.408 |
| October 31, 2023 | $0.378 |
| July 31, 2023 | $0.378 |
| April 28, 2023 | $0.378 |
| January 31, 2023 | $0.378 |
| October 31, 2022 | $0.350 |
| July 29, 2022 | $0.350 |
| April 29, 2022 | $0.350 |
| January 31, 2022 | $0.350 |
| October 29, 2021 | $0.325 |
| July 30, 2021 | $0.325 |
| April 30, 2021 | $0.325 |
| January 29, 2021 | $0.325 |
| October 30, 2020 | $0.300 |
| July 31, 2020 | $0.300 |
| April 30, 2020 | $0.300 |
| January 31, 2020 | $0.300 |
| October 31, 2019 | $0.0300 |
| July 31, 2019 | $0.0300 |
| April 30, 2019 | $0.0300 |
| January 31, 2019 | $0.0300 |
| October 31, 2018 | $0.0300 |
| July 31, 2018 | $0.0300 |
| April 30, 2018 | $0.0300 |
| January 31, 2018 | $0.0300 |
| October 31, 2017 | $0.0300 |
| July 28, 2017 | $0.0300 |
| April 27, 2017 | $0.0300 |
| January 30, 2017 | $0.0300 |
| October 28, 2016 | $0.0300 |
| July 28, 2016 | $0.0300 |
| April 28, 2016 | $0.0300 |
| January 28, 2016 | $0.145 |
| October 29, 2015 | $0.145 |
| July 30, 2015 | $0.145 |
| April 29, 2015 | $0.145 |
| January 29, 2015 | $0.145 |
| October 30, 2014 | $0.140 |
| July 30, 2014 | $0.140 |
| April 29, 2014 | $0.140 |
| January 30, 2014 | $0.120 |
| October 30, 2013 | $0.120 |
| July 30, 2013 | $0.120 |
| April 29, 2013 | $0.120 |
| January 30, 2013 | $0.0900 |
| October 31, 2012 | $0.0900 |
| July 30, 2012 | $0.0900 |
NRG dividend history questions
How many dividends has NRG paid?
DivTrkr has 57 recorded NRG dividend payments between July 30, 2012 and August 3, 2026, totalling $12.57 per share across 15 calendar years.
Has NRG ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The NRG per-payment rate fell in 2016, the steepest being -79.3%.
How fast is the NRG dividend growing?
The NRG payment rate compounded at +8.0% a year over the last five complete years and +11.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does NRG pay a dividend?
NRG has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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