In fiscal year 2025 NRG Energy reported $30.7B in revenue against Southern's $29.6B, 1.04× as much.
| Measure | NRG | SO | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.7B | $29.6B | ×1.04 |
| Operating income | $1.8B | $7.3B | ×3.95 |
| Net income | $864M | $4.3B | ×5.02 |
| EPS (diluted) | 4.01 | 3.92 | ×1.02 |
| Total assets | $29.1B | $156B | ×5.34 |
| Total liabilities | $27.5B | $117B | ×4.26 |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.7B | $36.0B | ×21.43 |
| Cash | $4.7B | $1.6B | ×2.87 |
| Long-term debt | $16.4B | $65.6B | ×4.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 215M | 1.1B | ×5.21 |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 14.7% | ×5.22 |
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 24.7% | ×4.10 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.9B | $9.8B | ×5.12 |
| Capital expenditure | $1.1B | $12.7B | ×11.10 |
| Free cash flow | $766M | −$2.9B | — |
| Dividends paid | $411M | $3.0B | ×7.34 |
| Income tax expense | $270M | $828M | ×3.07 |
| Share buybacks | $1.3B | $0 | — |
The larger of the two figures is in bold. Larger is not automatically better: on debt, cost and tax a bigger number is simply a bigger number. This site reports the figures and leaves the judgement to you.
Revenue, year by year
NRG Energy · 2011–2025
Southern · 2011–2025
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026
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