NRG Energy, Inc. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

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NRG Energy Q2 2026 Earnings Summary

Key Highlights: NRG reported solid Q2 2026 results driven by the LS Power acquisition, higher PJM capacity values, and Smart Home growth. The company reaffirmed 2026 guidance and announced major progress on its Bring Your Own Power (BYOP) strategy with a 1.2 GW Texas data center project backed by a leading hyperscaler (potential expansion to 2.4 GW). The project follows the company's model of matching new large loads with new generation supported by the customer.

Financial Performance (Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025)

  • Adjusted EBITDA: $1.2 billion (+$308 million or +34% YoY), primarily from acquired portfolio, PJM capacity, and Smart Home.
  • Adjusted Net Income: $315 million (vs. $339 million YoY).
  • Adjusted EPS: $1.49 (vs. $1.73 YoY) — lower due to acquisition-related interest and D&A.
  • Free Cash Flow Before Growth: $1.025 billion (+$111 million YoY).
  • Segment Details: Texas Adj. EBITDA -$131 million YoY (lower load/prices; ERCOT Houston ATC at $33/MWh, -8% YoY); East +$370 million YoY (LS Power assets); West +$27 million YoY; Smart Home +$42 million YoY (2.45 million customers, +8% YoY).

Strategic Update: 1.2 GW BYOP Project

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Operator: Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to NRG Energy, Inc.'s Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Brendan Mulhern, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Brendan Mulhern: Thank you. Good morning, and welcome to NRG Energy's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. This morning's call is being broadcast live over the phone and via webcast. The webcast presentation and earnings release can be located in the Investors section of our website at www.nrg.com under Presentations and Webcast. Please note that today's discussion may contain forward-looking statements, which are based upon assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. Actual results may differ materially. We urge everyone to review the safe harbor in today's presentation as well as the risk factors in our SEC filings. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of future events, except as required by law. In addition, we'll refer to both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. For information regarding our non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, please refer to our earnings release and the non-GAAP reconciliations and supplemental data file located in the Investors section of our website. With that, I will now turn the call over to Robert Gaudette, NRG's P

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