NRG vs SO
NRG Energy, Inc. and Southern Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | NRG | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.3B | $28.9B |
| Net income | $864.0M | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | 24.7% | — |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 15.0% |
| Return on equity | — | 12.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.01 | $3.92 |
| Dividend / share | $1.76 | $2.94 |
| Payout ratio | 47.6% | 69.5% |
| Free cash flow | $766.0M | $-2.9B |
| Equity | — | $36.0B |
| Net debt / equity | — | 1.80× |
| Current ratio | 1.64× | 0.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 28.4% | 6.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.1% | 6.9% |
NRG and SO book revenue within 15% of each other, and SO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.0% against 2.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | NRG | SO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.3B | $28.9B |
| FY2024 | $27.7B | $26.8B |
| FY2023 | $28.3B | $24.8B |
| FY2022 | $31.5B | $25.9B |
| FY2021 | $26.8B | $23.5B |
| FY2020 | $8.7B | $21.1B |
| FY2019 | $8.0B | $22.6B |
| FY2018 | $8.1B | $25.2B |
| FY2017 | $9.1B | $23.0B |
| FY2016 | $8.9B | $19.9B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NRG | SO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $864.0M | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $4.4B |
| FY2023 | $-202.0M | $4.0B |
| FY2022 | $1.2B | $3.4B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $510.0M | $3.1B |
| FY2019 | $4.4B | $4.7B |
| FY2018 | $268.0M | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $-2.2B | $926.0M |
| FY2016 | $-774.0M | $2.5B |
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