APA vs EXC vs NEE Stock Comparison

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APA APA Corp
$51.66 +20.9% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.93B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.61B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
EXC Exelon Corp
$44.54 +10.4% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.81B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.22B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apa 6, Nextera Energy 3, Exelon 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPAEXCNEELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.93B $45.81B $172.22B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 16.5x 14.8x APA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 14.8x 21.1x APA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.1% +6.6% +9.6% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% 11.0% 40.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% 4.7% EXC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 5.6x 7.0x APA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% EXC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.8% -7.3% -2.8% APA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +3.7%/yr -0.7%/yr APA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 20.1% 21.1% EXC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 63/100 61/100 APA

Percentile Scorecard

APAEXCNEE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPAEXCNEE
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 82 #13 of 67 26 #50 of 67
Growth 75 #25 of 97 80 #14 of 65 92 #6 of 65
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 43 #37 of 64 89 #8 of 64
Financial Health 51 #51 of 102 43 #37 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Shareholder Returns 65 #27 of 76 68 #22 of 67 52 #33 of 67
Overall 72 63 61
  • APA ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EXC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPAEXCNEESPY
1 month +20.9%+10.4%+7.8% -0.8%
3 months +48.7%-5.5%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +34.4%-4.4%-13.5% +7.0%
Year to date +111.2%+2.2%+2.2% +12.2%
1 year +116.8%-7.3%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years +28.7%+15.9%+45.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.8%+5.0%+13.4% +23.1%
5 years +92.0%+20.1%-3.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+3.7%-0.7% +11.0%
10 years -16.2%+87.8%+160.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%+6.5%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPAEXCNEESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%20.1%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%20.2%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.98-0.270.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.66-0.36-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-33.1%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-11.4%-16.2% -1.8%
52-week high $51.90$50.29$97.88 $779.14
52-week low $21.66$40.20$75.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPAEXCNEE
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 13.5x 16.4xmedian 20.8x 14.7xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 5.9x 10.7xmedian 13.1x 18.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 11.0x -24.0xmedian 36.7x 36.8xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -19.97median 2.27 1.96median 2.23 1.05median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPAEXCNEE
Revenue $8.61B $25.33B $28.83B
Gross profit $7.81B – –
Operating income $2.31B $5.27B $8.66B
Net income $1.98B $2.78B $11.64B
Free cash flow $2.11B -$1.92B $4.67B
R&D $142.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $2.71 $5.55
Cash & equivalents $444.00M $1.81B $5.58B
Total debt $17.14B $201.12B $413.84B
Shares (diluted) 354.00M 1.03B 2.10B
Enterprise value $16.20B $41.12B $158.97B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPAEXCNEE
P/E 10.9x 16.4x 14.7x
P/FCF 8.6x -24.0x 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 6.4x 11.6x
P/S 2.1x 1.8x 6.0x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 10.7x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 18.3x 32.0x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.8x 9.6x
EV/FCF 10.1x -50.3x 59.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 13.4x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.97 1.96 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPAEXCNEE
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.1% 6.6% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 8.4% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3,511% 10.8% 13.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 14.3% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.0% 4.9% 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 9.5% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.2% 3.3% 76.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 8.4% 14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 23.8% 23.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 28.6% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% -8.6% 30.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 21.3% 124.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPAEXCNEE
Gross margin 90.8% – –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 35.6% 52.2%
Operating margin 26.8% 20.8% 30.0%
Pretax margin 36.1% 13.3% 35.0%
Net margin 19.5% 11.0% 40.4%
FCF margin 24.6% -7.6% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 28.5% 51.4%
Return on equity 25.8% 9.4% 13.9%
Return on assets 11.0% 2.3% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 4.8% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPAEXCNEE
Debt / assets 20.8% 43.4% 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 5.6x 7.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x -27.3x 23.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.8% 75.4% 70.3%
Equity / assets 44.2% 24.6% 29.7%
Interest coverage 10.6x – 2,164x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 0.76 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPAEXCNEE
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.7% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.9% 59.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.8% -87.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% 6.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 6.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPAEXCNEE
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.8%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -17.0% +7.0% +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.94BFY2026 $26.87BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -8.8% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPAEXCNEE
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.0% 84.3%
Institutions holding 809 1,282 3,019
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +5.8% +2.3%
Institutions buying 432 699 1,588
Institutions selling 244 372 1,054
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.88 1.51

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APAEXCNEE
APA 1.00 -0.03 -0.01
EXC -0.03 1.00 0.46
NEE -0.01 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APA, EXC and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apa (APA) $17.93B, Exelon (EXC) $45.81B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, APA, EXC and NEE?

Apa (APA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apa (APA) 10.7x, Exelon (EXC) 16.5x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apa (APA) is cheapest (Apa (APA) 7.8x, Exelon (EXC) 14.8x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apa (APA) -16.1%, Exelon (EXC) +6.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Apa (APA) 19.5%, Exelon (EXC) 11.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Exelon (EXC) leads (Exelon (EXC) 5.4%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apa (APA) returned the most: Apa (APA) +116.8%, Exelon (EXC) -7.3%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%. Over five years, Apa (APA) compounded fastest (Apa (APA) +14.0%/yr, Exelon (EXC) +3.7%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Exelon (EXC) has the highest dividend yield: Apa (APA) 0.02%, Exelon (EXC) 0.04%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%. Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Exelon (EXC) has been the steadiest (Apa (APA) 43.9%, Exelon (EXC) 20.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APA, EXC and NEE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apa (APA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.