NRG Energy shares outstanding NRG
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 212M
- On a year earlier
- +8.2%
- more shares
NRG Energy had 212M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 8.2% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 193M | −8% |
| FY2024 | 209M | −6% |
| FY2023 | 222M | −3% |
| FY2022 | 230M | −6% |
| FY2021 | 245M | +1% |
| FY2020 | 242M | −4% |
| FY2019 | 253M | −12% |
| FY2018 | 289M | −9% |
| FY2017 | 317M | +0% |
| FY2016 | 316M | +0% |
| FY2015 | 315M | −8% |
| FY2014 | 342M | +6% |
| FY2013 | 323M | +30% |
| FY2012 | 249M | +9% |
| FY2011 | 229M | −8% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 212M | +8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 208M | +2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 193M | −8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 195M | −6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 196M | −8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 203M | −5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 209M | −6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 207M | −11% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 214M | −8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 214M | −7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 222M | −3% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 232M | −1% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.