EQNR vs NEE vs SO Stock Comparison

Equinor Asa, Nextera Energy and Southern Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.65 +12.7% 1M +97.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.99B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$81.06 +7.4% 1M -3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$171.59B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
SO Southern Co
$91.56 +11.2% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$105.85B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 8, Nextera Energy 2, Southern 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQNRNEESOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.99B $171.59B $105.85B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 14.7x 22.7x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 20.8x 18.9x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +9.6% +6.4% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 40.4% 15.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 57.3% 4.7% 5.1% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 7.0x 5.3x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +97.8% -3.0% -2.5% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr -1.0%/yr +8.0%/yr EQNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 21.0% 17.9% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 60/100 43/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

EQNRNEESO

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

AxisEQNRNEESO
Valuation 88 #13 of 99 26 #50 of 67 36 #43 of 67
Growth 92 #9 of 97 92 #6 of 65 55 #30 of 65
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 90 #7 of 62 79 #14 of 62
Financial Health 63 #38 of 102 49 #32 of 62 34 #41 of 62
Shareholder Returns 55 #35 of 77 44 #38 of 67 12 #59 of 67
Overall 78 60 43
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQNRNEESOSPY
1 month +12.7%+7.4%+11.2% +0.9%
3 months +16.4%-8.4%-4.7% +5.9%
6 months +18.9%-13.9%-2.1% +8.5%
Year to date +101.7%+1.0%+5.0% +13.3%
1 year +97.8%-3.0%-2.5% +12.4%
3 years +41.9%+44.1%+37.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.4%+13.0%+11.2% +23.5%
5 years +87.4%-5.0%+46.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.4%-1.0%+8.0% +11.0%
10 years +188.3%+157.9%+80.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.2%+9.9%+6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEQNRNEESOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%21.0%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%21.9%17.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.100.10-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.51-0.14-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.8%-47.2%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-17.2%-7.6% -0.9%
52-week high $48.81$97.88$99.11 $779.14
52-week low $22.41$75.50$82.35 $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.

MultipleEQNRNEESO
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.4x 14.6xmedian 20.8x 22.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 5.9xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 5.9x 18.2xmedian 13.1x 13.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 10.0x 36.4xmedian 35.3x -32.2xmedian 35.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 1.04median 2.18 0.70median 2.18

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 monthsEQNRNEESO
Revenue $121.56B $28.83B $30.18B
Gross profit – – $25.14B
Operating income $39.22B $8.66B $7.31B
Net income $11.80B $11.64B $4.66B
Free cash flow $22.82B $4.67B -$3.27B
R&D $939.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.26 $5.55 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $5.58B $2.98B
Total debt $24.40B $413.84B $295.00B
Shares (diluted) 2.60B 2.10B 1.14B
Enterprise value $35.84B $158.33B $96.90B

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
MetricEQNRNEESO
P/E 11.1x 14.6x 22.4x
P/FCF 5.2x 36.4x -32.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 11.5x 9.9x
P/S 1.0x 5.9x 3.5x
P/B 2.7x 2.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 2.3x 18.2x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 3.0x 31.7x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 9.5x 5.9x
EV/FCF 5.2x 58.8x -54.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 18.5x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.04 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQNRNEESO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 9.6% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 13.4% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 105.5% 79.0% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 160.6% 76.7% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% 23.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 257.0% 30.9% -152.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 124.1% -3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQNRNEESO
Gross margin – – 83.3%
EBITDA margin 41.9% 52.2% 45.2%
Operating margin 32.3% 30.0% 24.2%
Pretax margin 32.8% 35.0% 17.4%
Net margin 9.1% 40.4% 15.4%
FCF margin 18.8% 16.2% -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% 51.4% 35.3%
Return on equity 26.8% 13.9% 9.2%
Return on assets 834.8% 4.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 57.3% 4.7% 5.1%
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 5.1%
Asset turnover 86.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQNRNEESO
Debt / assets 1,674% 45.0% 46.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 7.0x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 23.6x -23.1x
Liabilities / assets -2,981% 70.3% 73.9%
Equity / assets 3,081% 29.7% 26.1%
Interest coverage – 2,164x 2.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQNRNEESO
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.0% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.4% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 66.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -94.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%

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.

ConsensusEQNRNEESO
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.41FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.7% +18.5% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $120.69BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026 $31.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +9.6% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQNRNEESO
Held by institutions 6.6% 84.3% 72.5%
Institutions holding 409 3,021 2,363
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.3% +5.7%
Institutions buying 230 1,590 1,248
Institutions selling 115 1,054 724
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.51 1.72

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.

EQNRNEESO
EQNR 1.00 0.07 0.13
NEE 0.07 1.00 0.59
SO 0.13 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQNR, NEE and SO?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equinor Asa (EQNR) $122.99B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.59B, Southern (SO) $105.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQNR, NEE and SO?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.1x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Southern (SO) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 20.8x, Southern (SO) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Southern (SO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Southern (SO) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Equinor Asa (EQNR) +97.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -3.0%, Southern (SO) -2.5%. Over five years, Equinor Asa (EQNR) compounded fastest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -1.0%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%, Southern (SO) 0.03%. Equinor Asa (EQNR) and Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern (SO) has been the steadiest (Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.0%, Southern (SO) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQNR, NEE and SO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads on 8. 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.