NRG Energy, Inc. · NRG · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$97.09 -0.32% on the day, -$0.31
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.90·1.96%
$0.475 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.475/qtr
pays ~Feb 5, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Feb 2, 2027est.
own by Feb 1, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
9 yrs
6 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2020raised2022raised
raised through both ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
51
Near its usual yield
NRG share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
NRG Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +8.0%3Y +8.0%5Y +7.9%10Y +31.8%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 58 payments since 2012.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +7.95% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $1.90 a year would be $2.59 by 2031 - 2.66% on today's $97.09 price.

How Many NRG Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.90 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,158 NRG shares, about $306,610 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $97.09. $1,000 a month takes about 6,316 shares, about $613,220. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

NRG Energy (NRG) pays $0.475 a share quarterly, $1.90 a year, a 1.96% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $97.09. It has paid since 2012 and raised its annual dividend 6 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.475 quarterly and the last close of $97.09, this is what NRG pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.475$0.16$1.90
100 shares$47.50$15.83$190.00
$10,000 invested (103.0 shares)$48.92$16.31$195.69
3,158 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.05$500.02$6,000.20
6,316 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.10$1,000.03$12,000.40

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 NRG shares reinvest into 0.49 new shares each payment, about 2.0 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 205 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with NRG’s own history in the NRG DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (cash flow): does cash from the business cover the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

NRG Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

51/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • NRG yields 1.96% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $97.09.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.84%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.02% low4.61% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is NRG’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

NRG has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 2, 2027, with the cash around Feb 5, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.475 a share, went ex on Nov 2, 2026 and pays Nov 16, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does NRG Pay?

NRG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.43 a share, in 3 payments.
-19.0% against the 12 months before ($1.76 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 6 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Feb 2, 2026 - $0.44 to $0.475 (+$0.035, +7.95%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.03 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 33.5% - $1.90 paid / $5.68 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 36.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: n/a (free cash flow per share negative) - $1.83 paid / -$3.68 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 300.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

NRG vs Similar Dividend Stocks (EVRG, LNT...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Utilities companies closest to NRG in market value, NRG’s 1.96% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.73%, and its raise streak of 6 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
NRG $97.09NRG Energy $0.475/qtr$1.90/yr fwd 1.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 9 yrsraised 6 yrs in a row
EVRG $87.99Evergy $0.695/qtr$2.78/yr fwd 3.16% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20002000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 22 yrs in a row
LNT $73.45Alliant Energy $0.535/qtr$2.14/yr fwd 2.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20032000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 22 yrs in a row
NI $45.06NiSource $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 2.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20032000 cut2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
CNLPM $31.50Connecticut Light and Power $0.515/qtr$2.06/yr fwd 6.54% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 8+ yrsno raise streak
CMS $69.55CMS Energy $0.57/qtr$2.28/yr fwd 3.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20032000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 19 yrsraised 18 yrs in a row
CMSA $19.48CMS Energy Corporation 5.6% JRSUB NT 78 $0.352/qtr$1.41/yr fwd 7.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BIP $39.66Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. $0.455/qtr$1.82/yr fwd 4.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 5+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
SBS $4.95Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP $0.159/yr 3.21% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4 yrsno raise streak
EIX $60.14Edison International $0.878/qtr$3.51/yr fwd 5.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 21 yrs in a row
EMA $50.60Emera $0.529/qtr$2.12/yr fwd 4.18% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2+ yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: NRG vs EVRG, NRG vs LNT, NRG vs NI.

NRG Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2012

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 2, 2026Nov 16, 2026$0.475QuarterlyDeclared
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.475QuarterlyRegular
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.475QuarterlyRegular
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.475QuarterlyRegular
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.44QuarterlyRegular
Aug 1, 2025Aug 4, 2025$0.44QuarterlyRegular
May 1, 2025May 5, 2025$0.44QuarterlyRegular
Feb 3, 2025Feb 5, 2025$0.44QuarterlyRegular
Nov 1, 2024Nov 4, 2024$0.4075QuarterlyRegular
Aug 1, 2024Aug 5, 2024$0.4075QuarterlyRegular
The other 48 NRG payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for NRG

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NRG Dividend Questions

How often does NRG pay dividends?

NRG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does NRG pay dividends monthly?

No. NRG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next NRG dividend?

NRG has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 2, 2027, with the cash around Feb 5, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.475 a share, went ex on Nov 2, 2026 and pays Nov 16, 2026. The current rate is $0.475 per share, $1.90 a year.

Does NRG pay a dividend in February 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Feb 2, 2027, with the cash around Feb 5, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does NRG pay per share?

NRG pays $0.475 a share quarterly, $1.90 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $97.09 that is a 1.96% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.84%.

Has NRG raised its dividend?

Yes. NRG has raised its annual dividend 6 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Feb 2, 2026, took the rate from $0.44 to $0.475 (+7.95%). Over five years the dividend grew 7.9% a year.

Is NRG’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. NRG paid out 33% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 6 years in a row and gone 9 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 or 2008 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my NRG dividends?

Add NRG to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run NRG in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.