NextEra Energy vs Vistra
NEE and VST 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 VST compare
NextEra Energy is the larger company, worth 4.0 times as much as Vistra ($180B against $44.8B).
On earnings, NextEra Energy is cheaper: it trades at 15.5× trailing earnings, against 18.0× for Vistra.
Vistra grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.8% 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 13.1% at Vistra.
Both pay dividends: NextEra Energy yields 2.8% and Vistra 0.68%.
Vistra scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 13 for NextEra 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 | VST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $180B | $44.8B |
| Share price | $85.99 | $133.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.4% | −29.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −2.6% | 566% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| Employees | 9,400 | 6,390 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.5× (better) | 18.0× |
| P/S | 6.7× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 7.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.7× | 10.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 17.2× |
| PEG | 0.95 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 5.8% |
| Fair value | $93.16 | $166.91 |
| Margin of safety | 7.7% | 20.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.6% | 19.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% | 9.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 79.0% | 135% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 76.8% | 168% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.4% (better) | 10.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 32.1% (better) | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 43.1% (better) | 13.1% |
| FCF margin | – | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 20.1% | 47.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.4% | 14.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.78 (better) | 3.35 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.92 | 2.90 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 1.16 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.02 | 1.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.8% (better) | 0.68% |
| Payout ratio | 43.7% | 11.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.54% | 2.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% | 3.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.3% | 84.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.09% | 6.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$19.5M (better) | −$33.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.9% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- NEE stock overview
- NEE income statement
- NEE valuation and score
- VST stock overview
- VST income statement
- VST valuation and score
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