NRG Energy (NRG Energy) Days Payable

: 32.44 (As of Dec. 2023)

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NRG Energy's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,263 Mil. NRG Energy's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,365 Mil. Hence, NRG Energy's Days Payable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.44.

The historical rank and industry rank for NRG Energy's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

NRG' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.04 Med: 39.23 Max: 45.13
Current: 34.69

During the past 13 years, NRG Energy's highest Days Payable was 45.13. The lowest was 26.04. And the median was 39.23.

NRG's Days Payable is ranked worse than
75.32% of 385 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 81.19 vs NRG: 34.69

NRG Energy's Days Payable declined from Dec. 2022 (33.67) to Dec. 2023 (32.44). It may suggest that NRG Energy accelerated paying its suppliers.

NRG Energy Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for NRG Energy's Days Payable can be seen below:

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NRG Energy Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Payable

39.61

38.26

26.04

39.34

41.06

NRG Energy Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Payable																33.67	31.05	40.80	30.60	32.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, NRG Energy's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

NRG Energy Days Payable Distribution

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, NRG Energy's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NRG Energy's Days Payable falls into.

NRG Energy Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

NRG Energy's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (3643	+	2325)	/	2 )	/	26526	*	365
=	2984					/	26526	*	365
=	41.06

NRG Energy's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2200	+	2325)	/	2 )	/	6365	*	365 / 4
=	2262.5					/	6365	*	365 / 4
=	32.44

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NRG Energy (NRG Energy) Business Description

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Address

910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

https://www.nrg.com

NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 5.5 million customers. Its 2023 acquisition of Vivint Smart Home adds 1.9 million home services customers. NRG also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 13 gigawatts of coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.

Executives

Rasesh M. Patel	officer: Exec VP, Vivint	C/O VIVINT SMART HOME, INC., 4931 NORTH 300 WEST, PROVO UT 84604
Elisabeth B Donohue	director	C/O SYNACOR, INC., 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BUFFALO NY 14202
Heather Cox	director	804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Paul W Hobby	director	4400 POST OAK PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77027
Lawrence S Coben	director	SUNRISE CAPITAL, 685 THIRD AVE 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017-4024
Mauricio Gutierrez	officer: Exec VP & Chief Operating Ofc	211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Antonio Carrillo	director	500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Bruce Chung	officer: EVP, Strategy and NRG Services	804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Emily Picarello	officer: Vice Pres & Corp Controller	804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert J Gaudette	officer: Senior VP, Business Solutions	1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30342
Elizabeth R Killinger	officer: Sr. VP & President,NRG Retail	NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Christopher Moser	officer: Exec Vice Pres, Operations	804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
David Callen	officer: Chief Accounting Offficer	NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Alberto Fornaro	officer: Executive Vice Pres & CFO	1415 W. 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Gaetan Frotte	officer: Interim CFO, Sr VP & Treasurer	804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540