NextEra Energy vs NRG Energy
NEE and NRG side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NEE and NRG compare
NextEra Energy is the larger company, worth 8.6 times as much as NRG Energy ($175B against $20.2B).
On earnings, NextEra Energy is cheaper: it trades at 18.8× trailing earnings, against 25.4× for NRG Energy.
NRG Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.8% 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 2.6% at NRG Energy.
Both pay dividends: NextEra Energy yields 2.9% and NRG Energy 1.9%.
NextEra Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for NRG 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 | NEE | NRG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $175B | $20.2B |
| Share price | $83.71 | $96.06 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.4% | −46.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −2.1% | 165% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.54 | 1.09 |
| Employees | 9,400 | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 | 4 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.8× (better) | 25.4× |
| P/S | 6.6× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.7× | 11.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 58.0× |
| PEG | 1.16 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 1.7% |
| Fair value | $84.58 | $58.34 |
| Margin of safety | 1.0% (better) | −64.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 12.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% | 27.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 57.2% | 62.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 55.6% | 71.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.4% (better) | 14.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 18.8% |
| Operating margin | 32.5% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net margin | 35.4% (better) | 2.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 1.1% |
| Return on equity | 17.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.85 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.69 | 6.28 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 0.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.03 | 1.41 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | 53.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 6 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 8.0% |
| Buyback yield | −1.2% | 8.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% | 10.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.8% | 94.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 4.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$31.1M (better) | −$5.3B |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 3.1% |
Go deeper
- NEE stock overview
- NEE income statement
- NEE valuation and score
- NRG stock overview
- NRG income statement
- NRG valuation and score
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