Constellation Energy vs NextEra Energy
CEG and NEE side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CEG and NEE compare
NextEra Energy is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Constellation Energy ($175B against $93.0B).
On earnings, NextEra Energy is cheaper: it trades at 18.8× trailing earnings, against 25.6× for Constellation Energy.
Constellation Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.0% versus 7.8% for NextEra Energy).
NextEra Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 35.4% compared with 11.1% at Constellation Energy.
Both pay dividends: Constellation Energy yields 0.64% and NextEra Energy 2.9%.
NextEra Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 11 for Constellation Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CEG | NEE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $93.0B | $175B |
| Share price | $262.38 | $83.71 |
| Change, 1 year | −34.6% | 2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 598% | −2.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.21 | 0.54 |
| Employees | 15K | 9,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.6× | 18.8× (better) |
| P/S | 3.0× (better) | 6.6× |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.2× (better) | 18.7× |
| P/FCF | 301× | – |
| PEG | – | 1.16 |
| FCF yield | 0.33% | – |
| Fair value | $257.08 | $84.58 |
| Margin of safety | −2.1% | 1.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.0% (better) | 7.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.2% | 57.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.9% | 55.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 32.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 35.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.99% | – |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | 17.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% (better) | 5.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.77 (better) | 1.85 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.90 (better) | 6.69 |
| Interest coverage | 5.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.46 (better) | 0.53 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.50 (better) | 1.03 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.64% | 2.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 15.9% | 53.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 10.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | −1.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.64% | 1.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.3% | 84.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.28% | 0.09% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $418K (better) | −$31.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- CEG stock overview
- CEG income statement
- CEG valuation and score
- NEE stock overview
- NEE income statement
- NEE valuation and score
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