Stock · NEE · Utilities

Nextera Energy Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2003 · Revenue 12 mo. $29.1B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
$86.95
1 Y −3.6%
Market cap
$179.5B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +9.4% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 30.1%Payout 40.3% of operating cash flow

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, stores, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America.

moreless

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, stores, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. It operates through Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and NEER segments. The company generates electricity from wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas, and other clean energy assets. It also invests in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution facilities; owns, develops, constructs, manages, and operates generation facilities, including renewables, nuclear and natural gas, and battery storage facilities in the wholesale energy market in the United States and Canada, as well as electric and gas transmission assets, and natural gas pipelines; provides full energy and capacity requirement services; markets and trades in energy-related commodities; and participates in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil. As of December 31, 2025, the company had approximately 35,963 megawatts of net generating capacity; approximately 93,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines; and 932 substations. It serves approximately 12 million people through approximately 6 million customer accounts on the east and lower west coasts of Florida. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.

Original text from the data provider

Summary

Nextera Energy Inc is around the middle of the Utilities sector overall

50.4 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 22.5% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €2.9B (2025), it supports €32B. The remaining €129.1B of the market value assume it grows 22.5% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

22.5%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€161.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€32B without growth
€129.1B priced-in growth
  • 10 yrs achieved 7.8%
  • priced in 22.5%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 12.3×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 11.2× to 18.1×, median 13.1×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 22.5%, achieved at most 7.8%
  • Dividend above free cash flow payout 156.7% of FCF
  • Profit well above operating result 1.34 times EBIT, last 12 months

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 3 of 4 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$3.0B → −$1.6Bsign changedworse
  • Gross margin71.8% → 62.4%−9.4 ppworse
  • FCF margin10.5% → −5.6%−16.1 ppworse
  • Return on equity16.3% → 18.9%+2.6 ppbetter

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability72.6above the middleEarns more than the sector: Gross margin 62.80%, sector 29.12%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity12.51%9.62%Rank 75
Return on capital (Greenblatt)5.30%6.41%Rank 31
EBIT margin30.14%19.18%Rank 81
FCF margin11.69%−1.66%Rank 85
Gross margin62.80%29.12%Rank 92
Growth72.7above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Earnings growth, 5 years per year 17.15%, sector 6.85%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year11.00%4.81%Rank 78
Earnings growth, 3 years per year16.00%7.55%Rank 72
Earnings growth, 5 years per year17.15%6.85%Rank 82
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)33.75%28.08%Rank 58
Valuation29.9below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 9.91, sector 4.63.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.76%4.89%Rank 26
FCF yield1.79%−0.91%Rank 68
EV/saleslower is better9.914.63Rank 10
EV/EBITlower is better32.8921.24Rank 16
Momentum42.5around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−3.57%−1.83%Rank 46
Share price, 6 months−6.12%0.12%Rank 24
Share price, 3 months7.85%6.83%Rank 59
Distance from 52-week high−11.17%−9.51%Rank 41
Quality42.7around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better9.04%3.91%Rank 14
Change in share countlower is better1.46%0.35%Rank 34
Dividend streak in years308Rank 91
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−1.26%0.04%Rank 32
Balance sheet & risk41.9around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio25.67%28.29%Rank 39
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better5.785.05Rank 31
Debt to equitylower is better1.751.51Rank 39
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better21.02%22.48%Rank 58

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $16.1B (2016) to $27.5B (2025), 6.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201616.127.6%$2.1B1.86B29.5
201717.230.1%$968.0M1.89B33.4
201816.725.6%$583.0M1.91B37.1
201919.227.9%−$2.9B1.94B42.0
202018.028.4%$224.0M1.97B47.0
202117.122.8%−$277.0M1.97B54.2
202221.019.5%−$1.5B1.98B63.4
202328.136.4%$1.8B2.03B70.5
202424.830.2%$4.7B2.06B80.8
202527.530.1%$3.2B2.09B92.8
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Nextera Energy Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Nextera Energy Inc's score is built

Nextera Energy Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

4 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Nextera Energy Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

12 more strategies locked

With a free account, you can see the match across all strategies checked in one complete overview.

  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Moat Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Nextera Energy Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Nextera Energy Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio26.619.8
P/B ratio3.31.9
Return on equity (ROE)12.5%9.6%
Equity ratio25.7%28.3%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.751.51
Dividend yield2.8%3.3%

Similar stocks in Utilities

How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.

SymbolCompanyRating
NEENextera Energy Incthis page
SOSouthern CompanyLow0.9
DUKDuke Energy CorporationLow2.7
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co IncMedium5.5
DDominion Energy Inclocked
ETREntergy Corporationlocked

Frequently asked questions about Nextera Energy Inc stock

How does Nextera Energy Inc stock (NEE) score in the StockScorer model?
Nextera Energy Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 4 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Nextera Energy Inc's P/E ratio?
Nextera Energy Inc's P/E ratio is 26.6. The Utilities sector median is 19.8.
What sector is Nextera Energy Inc in?
Nextera Energy Inc is assigned to the Utilities sector. Its rank within the sector is 50.4 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

Unlock the full analysis for free

Signed up in 30 seconds, free.

  • More metrics: FCF margin, cash flow yield and more
  • Full peer comparison within the same sector
  • See the match across all strategies in detail
  • Apply your own scoring profile to any stock
  • Add the stock to your watchlist and track score changes
  • Daily updated ratings, rule-based and transparent

Learn more about the metrics in the metrics glossary or all rated stocks in the stock overview.

How StockScorer rates every stock is explained on the methodology page.