NRG ENERGY, INC.NRG
NRG ENERGY, INC. New Standards Disclosure
Recent Accounting Developments - Guidance Adopted in 2025
ASU 2023-09 – In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, or ASU 2023-09. The guidance in ASU 2023-09 enhances income tax disclosures by requiring disclosure of specific categories in the effective tax rate reconciliation and additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. Further the amendments of ASU 2023-09 require certain disclosures on income tax expense and income taxes paid. The Company adopted the new guidance effective December 31, 2025 on a prospective basis. Because the amendments update disclosure requirements only, it did not have an impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, or statement of financial position.
Recent Accounting Developments - Guidance Not Yet Adopted
ASU 2024-03 – In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) – Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, or ASU 2024-03. The guidance in ASU 2024-03 requires more detailed information about specified categories of expenses included in certain captions presented on the face of the income statement. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03 on its disclosures.
ASU 2024-04 – In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) – Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments, or ASU 2024-04. The guidance in ASU 2024-04 clarifies the requirements related to accounting for the settlement of a debt instrument as an induced conversion when changes are made to conversion features as part of an offer to settle the instrument. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to any settlements of convertible debt instruments that occur after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements, with a cumulative effect adjustment to equity. The Company does not expect the
adoption of ASU 2024-04 to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-05 – In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, or ASU 2025-05. The amendment provides a practical expedient that allows entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets. The amendments of ASU 2025-05 should be applied prospectively and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2025-05 to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-06 – In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, or ASU 2025-06. The update amends guidance on capitalization of internal-use software development costs by removing the previous “development stage” model and clarifying the criteria that must be met for entities to begin capitalizing software costs. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU, (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statement, or (3) using a modified transition approach based on whether an existing project can be capitalized under the updated guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-06 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-07 – In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-07, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) — Derivative Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract, or ASU 2025-07. The update refines the scope of derivative accounting guidance by providing a scope exception for non-exchange traded contracts with payments based on the operations or activities of one of the parties to the contract. The update also clarifies accounting under Topic 606 for share-based noncash consideration received from a customer. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) using a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative effect adjustment to equity. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-07 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-08 – In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-08, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) — Purchased Loans, or ASU 2025-08. The update amends the accounting for “purchased seasoned loans” under Topic 326 by requiring estimated expected credit losses to be reflected as an adjustment to the asset’s purchase price at acquisition. The amendments of ASU 2025-08 should be applied prospectively to loans that are acquired on or after adoption date and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-08 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-09 – In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) — Hedge Accounting Improvements, or ASU 2025-09. The update more closely aligns hedge accounting with the economics of an entity’s risk management activities. The amendments of ASU 2025-09 should be applied prospectively to all hedging relationships and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-09 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-10 – In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832) — Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, or ASU 2025-10. The update provides authoritative guidance on the accounting for government grants received by an entity. This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) using a modified prospective basis for all grants entered into on, after, or not complete as of the adoption date, (2) modified retrospective basis for all grants entered on, after, or not complete as of the earliest period presented, or (3) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-10 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2025-11 – In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270) — Narrow-Scope Improvements, or ASU 2025-11. This ASU clarifies interim reporting by aggregating interim disclosures required throughout the various Codification topics into Topic 270 and requiring entities to produce interim disclosures when a material event or change has occurred since the prior year-end. This ASU is effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU may be applied either (1) prospectively or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-11 on its disclosures.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 24, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 23, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 24, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | |
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