---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001013871-23-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NRG"
cik: "0001013871"
company_name: "NRG ENERGY, INC."
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:02:53.024500+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NRG Q3 net income $343M; raises 2023 guidance mid-point by $95M; initiates 2024 guidance above plan

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP Net Income $343M, Adjusted EBITDA $973M, Free Cash Flow Before Growth Investments $355M.
- Raised 2023 Adjusted EBITDA guidance mid-point by $95M to $3.15-3.30B; 2024 guidance initiated at $3.30-3.55B.
- Increasing 2023 share repurchase allocation to $1.15B (15% increase); $950M ASR planned.
- Completed STP sale for $1.75B; on track to reduce debt by $1.4B in 2023 ($800M done, $600M by year-end).
- 2024 capital allocation: $1.16B returned to shareholders, $500M debt reduction, 8% dividend increase to $1.63/sh.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001013871-23-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NRG
- cik: 0001013871
- company_name: NRG ENERGY, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000101387123000020/0001013871-23-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000101387123000020/nrg-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NRG ENERGY, INC. reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: net income $343 million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Net income: $343 million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: NRG Energy, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000101387123000020/0001013871-23-000020-index.htm

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