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 ($180B against $59.9B).
On earnings, NextEra Energy is cheaper: it trades at 15.5× trailing earnings, against 22.6× for Dominion Energy.
Dominion Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.5% versus 7.6% for NextEra Energy).
NextEra Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 43.1% compared with 14.0% at Dominion Energy.
Both pay dividends: Dominion Energy yields 3.9% and NextEra Energy 2.8%.
NextEra Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 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 | $59.9B | $180B |
| Share price | $68.06 | $85.99 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.8% | 1.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −8.3% | −2.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.32 | 0.53 |
| Employees | 15K | 9,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.6× | 15.5× (better) |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 6.7× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.2× (better) | 19.7× |
| PEG | 0.60 (better) | 0.95 |
| Fair value | $62.96 | $93.16 |
| Margin of safety | −8.1% | 7.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.5% (better) | 7.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.8% | 79.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.0% | 76.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 17.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.5% | 32.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 43.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 20.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | 5.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.85 | 1.78 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.85 | 6.92 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.88 (better) | 0.53 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.68 | 1.02 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.9% (better) | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | 86.7% | 43.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.0% | 10.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −2.4% | −0.54% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% | 2.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.12% | 0.09% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$19.5M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 2.9% |
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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