Dominion Energy vs NextEra Energy
D 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 D and NEE compare
NextEra Energy is the larger company, worth 3.0 times as much as Dominion Energy ($175B against $58.6B).
On earnings, NextEra Energy is cheaper: it trades at 18.8× trailing earnings, against 19.7× for Dominion Energy.
Dominion Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.1% 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 16.9% at Dominion Energy.
Both pay dividends: Dominion Energy yields 4.0% and NextEra Energy 2.9%.
NextEra Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 12 for Dominion 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 | D | NEE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $58.6B | $175B |
| Share price | $66.62 | $83.71 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.9% | 2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −12.9% | −2.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.34 | 0.54 |
| Employees | 15K | 9,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.7× | 18.8× (better) |
| P/S | 3.4× (better) | 6.6× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.3× (better) | 18.7× |
| PEG | 0.53 (better) | 1.16 |
| Fair value | $68.35 | $84.58 |
| Margin of safety | 2.5% (better) | 1.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.1% (better) | 7.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 28.7% | 57.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.0% | 55.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 26.3% | 32.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 16.9% | 35.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 17.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | 5.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 (better) | 1.85 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.32 | 6.69 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.78 (better) | 0.53 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.69 | 1.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.0% (better) | 2.9% |
| Payout ratio | 77.7% | 53.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.0% | 10.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −2.5% | −1.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% | 1.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.0% | 84.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.12% | 0.09% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$31.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- D stock overview
- D income statement
- D valuation and score
- NEE stock overview
- NEE income statement
- NEE valuation and score
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