NRG Energy, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • NRG delivered solid operational results in a mild-weather quarter. Despite softer market conditions, the company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 financial guidance.
  • Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA was $1.08 billion, down $46 million year-over-year. The decline was primarily due to mild Texas weather and elevated supply costs in the East during Winter Storm Fern. Q1 2025 was a weather-driven record quarter, making comparisons challenging.
  • Adjusted net income was $308 million and adjusted EPS was $1.49, both lower than last year due to higher interest expense and depreciation tied to the LS Power acquisition.
  • The LS Power portfolio, acquired January 30, contributed two months of results and is integrating well, performing as expected.

Operational and Market Highlights

  • Texas experienced mild weather with heating degree days down 30% year-over-year, affecting retail load and market volatility.
  • East region results benefited from LS Power generation, though retail supply costs rose due to Winter Storm Fern. PJM West Hub averaged $103/MWh, up 72% from last year.
  • Smart Home (Vivint) grew to 2.37 million customers, up 9% year-over-year—outperforming long-term planned growth of 5% to 6%.

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Operator: Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the NRG Energy, Inc. First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would 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 First 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 found in the Investors section of our website at www.nrg.com under Presentations & Webcasts. 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 will 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 Presid

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