NRG Energy Inc. Dividends
The next dividend date for NRG Energy Inc. has not yet been scheduled.
What is a Dividend Date
When we talk about a dividend date, we’re referring specifically to the ex-dividend date.
This is the date on which all stockholders will earn a dividend. Technically, a person needs to be the owner of a share of stock as of the night before the ex-dividend date in order to earn the dividend.
The ex-dividend date is different than the date when the dividend is issued. Although you earn a dividend on the ex-dividend date, that dividend is typically not disbursed to your account until several weeks later.
Most brokerages will automatically credit the dividend to your account once it’s issued.
Historical Dividends for NRG Energy Inc. (NRG)
More About NRG Energy Inc.
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, repair and maintenance, and carbon offsets; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Owning NRG Energy Inc. Stock on the Dividend Date
If you own NRG Energy Inc. stock on the ex-dividend date, then you earn the associated dividend.
Theoretically, the price of NRG Energy Inc. stock should go down by the amount of the dividend (in addition to any other pressures that market forces have on the price of NRG Energy Inc. stock).
Therefore, it is typically not expected that there is any incremental profit to be gained from buying NRG Energy Inc. stock right before the ex-dividend date and then selling it immediately after. It’s not like you get the NRG Energy Inc. dividend payout for free just by doing that since there is typically an equivalent commensurate drop in the stock price.
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