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Nrg Energy

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Nrg Energy has retired 37.8% of its shares since 2013, from 337,890,742 to 210,210,483.

37.8%retired since 2013
14.1%last 5 years
-9.7%last 12 months
210Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2013 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2018338M shares, 2013210M201520202025
2013, 337,890,7422026-07-31, 210,210,483
A share bought in 2013
1.6× more of Nrg Energy today, without buying another share. It was one of 337,890,742 shares then. It is one of 210,210,483 now.
Every filing we read13 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20132013-12-31337,890,74210-K
20142014-12-31337,695,25110-K
20152016-01-31314,890,64710-K
20162017-01-31315,972,71510-K
20172018-01-31317,637,91710-K
20182019-01-31280,997,55010-K
20192020-02-27247,656,74710-K
20202021-03-01244,687,90710-K
20212022-02-24242,153,23910-K
20222023-02-15229,774,23810-K
20232024-02-01208,021,01210-K
20242025-01-31198,068,57610-K
20252026-01-31214,677,54310-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Nrg Energy on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Nrg Energy buybacks, answered

Is Nrg Energy buying back its stock?

Not on a net basis. Nrg Energy has 9.7% more shares outstanding than twelve months ago. Whatever it bought back did not cover the new shares it issued. Over five years the share count is down 14.1%.

How many shares has Nrg Energy bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Nrg Energy has 127.7 million fewer shares than at its 2013 peak. That is 37.8% of the company.

How many shares does Nrg Energy have outstanding?

210,210,483 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2013 peak it had 337,890,742.

What do Nrg Energy's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Nrg Energy stock in 2013 owns 1.6 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Nrg Energy compare with other cannibal stocks?

Nrg Energy ranks No. 129 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Innoviva (38.1%), General Dynamics (37.8%), Valvoline (37.8%), CarMax (37.5%).

Every answer is computed from Nrg Energy's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

David TepperAppaloosa1,760,000 shares, $257.1M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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