NRG Energy Deferred Revenue 2011-2025 | NRG

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue NRG Energy

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
711 M	720 M	176 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
720 M	176 M	536 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue NRG Energy

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
710 M	715 M	711 M	761 M	779 M	710 M	720 M	731 M	731 M	688 M	176 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
779 M	176 M	676 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Utilities industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Just Energy Group Inc. JE	9.49 M	-	-19.51 %	$ 7.74 M	Canada
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. BIP	256 M	$ 34.09	-1.87 %	$ 22.2 B	Bermuda
Black Hills Corporation BKH	54.7 M	$ 71.97	-0.87 %	$ 5.02 B	USA
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais CIG	405 M	$ 2.06	0.74 %	$ 6.46 B	Brasil
Exelon Corporation EXC	127 M	$ 43.91	0.78 %	$ 44 B	USA
Atlantic Power Corporation AT	17 K	-	-	$ 273 M	USA
Azure Power Global Limited AZRE	308 M	-	-	$ 108 M	India
Cosan Limited CZZ	7.3 M	-	2.01 %	$ 4.53 B	Brasil
Enel Américas S.A. ENIA	1.43 B	-	-4.28 %	$ 10.3 B	Chile
Huaneng Power International HNP	30.2 B	-	-3.99 %	$ 11.7 B	China
ALLETE ALE	7.4 M	$ 67.9	-	$ 3.92 B	USA
Entergy Corporation ETR	395 M	$ 93.62	1.38 %	$ 40 B	USA
Kenon Holdings Ltd. KEN	25.5 M	$ 60.6	-0.66 %	$ 1.3 M	Singapore
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc AY	18.4 M	-	-	$ 2.45 B	Britain
Ellomay Capital Ltd. ELLO	74.6 K	$ 21.89	0.18 %	$ 201 M	Israel
FirstEnergy Corp. FE	233 M	$ 44.55	0.68 %	$ 25.6 B	USA
Otter Tail Corporation OTTR	13.7 M	$ 84.5	0.52 %	$ 3.53 B	USA
National Grid plc NGG	298 M	$ 76.05	1.49 %	$ 217 B	Britain
Dyne Therapeutics DYN	7 M	$ 19.56	1.5 %	$ 2 B	USA
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated PEG	6.5 B	$ 80.45	1.96 %	$ 40.1 B	USA
TransAlta Corporation TAC	1 M	$ 13.69	-1.26 %	$ 2.68 B	Canada
Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. TGS	318 M	$ 31.63	-0.25 %	$ 9.61 B	Argentina
Orbital Energy Group OEG	6.5 M	-	2.29 %	$ 53.4 M	USA
Ormat Technologies ORA	23.1 M	$ 113.79	0.37 %	$ 6.88 B	USA
Sempra Energy SRE	162 M	$ 88.6	0.09 %	$ 56.2 B	USA
South Jersey Industries SJI	753 K	-	-	$ 4.42 B	USA
Vistra Corp. VST	4 M	$ 167.91	-1.31 %	$ 70.9 B	USA