Nextera Energy Inc NEE
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Nextera Energy Inc is a large-cap company in the Utilities sector (Utilities - Regulated Electric), with a market value of $160.3B, based in the USA.
It employs about 17,400 people and has been listed since Jan 10, 2003.
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.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 17.1 versus 19.6 for the median of the Utilities sector in our universe (7 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 12% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple rises to 17.7 — they expect lower earnings.
The average analyst price target is 98.21, 28% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 11% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
- • Net debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 42 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (14 vs 1).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (3.1% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 1.0% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLU +0.8%).
It set a new one-year low this week.
This week's news
- Can CEG's Amazon PPA Strengthen Its Long-Term Growth Prospects? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- NextEra Energy announces participation at the 2026 Wolfe Research Utilities, Midstream & Clean Energy Conference finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Can OKLO Turn Used Nuclear Fuel Into a Scalable Business? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- The United States Department of Commerce and the Government of the Republic of Korea Announce Strategic Investment in Project Star, a $22.3 billion Energy Infrastructure Campus in Encinal, Texas, being jointly developed by Related Companies and NextEra Energy, in partnership with Lewis Energy Group finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- Can Rising Customer Demand Enhance Xcel Energy's Growth Prospects? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- Dominion Energy (D) Stock Still Looks Discounted Following Its 65% Three Year Run finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.