EXC vs PEG vs NEE Stock Comparison

Exelon, Public Service Enterprise and Nextera Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 4, Exelon 4, Public Service Enterprise 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXCPEGNEELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.81B $36.25B $172.22B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 18.0x 14.8x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 17.2x 21.1x EXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +15.3% +9.6% PEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% 15.4% 40.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 6.4% 4.7% PEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 5.5x 7.0x PEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% EXC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -13.2% -2.8% NEE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +2.4%/yr -0.7%/yr EXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.1% 19.0% 21.1% PEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 51/100 61/100 EXC

Percentile Scorecard

EXCPEGNEE

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

AxisEXCPEGNEE
Valuation 82 #13 of 67 53 #32 of 67 26 #50 of 67
Growth 80 #14 of 65 28 #47 of 65 92 #6 of 65
Profitability 43 #37 of 64 76 #16 of 64 89 #8 of 64
Financial Health 43 #37 of 64 51 #32 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Shareholder Returns 68 #22 of 67 47 #36 of 67 52 #33 of 67
Overall 63 51 61
  • EXC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PEG 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

PeriodEXCPEGNEESPY
1 month +10.4%+7.6%+7.8% -0.8%
3 months -5.5%-8.9%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months -4.4%-10.1%-13.5% +7.0%
Year to date +2.2%-10.2%+2.2% +12.2%
1 year -7.3%-13.2%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years +15.9%+20.0%+45.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.0%+6.3%+13.4% +23.1%
5 years +20.1%+12.7%-3.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.7%+2.4%-0.7% +11.0%
10 years +87.8%+74.9%+160.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+5.8%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEXCPEGNEESPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.1%19.0%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.2%20.2%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.060.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.70-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-29.6%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-17.1%-16.2% -1.8%
52-week high $50.29$86.95$97.88 $779.14
52-week low $40.20$66.56$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.

MultipleEXCPEGNEE
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 20.8x 17.8xmedian 20.8x 14.7xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x 18.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.0xmedian 36.7x 130.2xmedian 36.7x 36.8xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 2.23 -1.76median 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 monthsEXCPEGNEE
Revenue $25.33B $13.03B $28.83B
Gross profit – $8.51B –
Operating income $5.27B $2.90B $8.66B
Net income $2.78B $2.01B $11.64B
Free cash flow -$1.92B $276.00M $4.67B
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $4.03 $5.55
Cash & equivalents $1.81B $192.00M $5.58B
Total debt $201.12B $24.54B $413.84B
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 499.00M 2.10B
Enterprise value $41.12B $35.19B $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
MetricEXCPEGNEE
P/E 16.4x 17.8x 14.7x
P/FCF -24.0x 130.2x 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 10.0x 11.6x
P/S 1.8x 2.8x 6.0x
P/B 1.5x 2.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 13.7x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 20.8x 32.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.6x 9.6x
EV/FCF -50.3x 218.4x 59.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 16.8x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 -1.76 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXCPEGNEE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 15.3% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 0.0% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.8% 7.5% 13.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -6.8% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.9% 1.6% 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -10.2% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.3% 1.8% 76.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -10.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 42.7% 23.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 0.3% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 142.9% 30.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.3% -18.8% 124.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXCPEGNEE
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin 35.6% 33.7% 52.2%
Operating margin 20.8% 22.3% 30.0%
Pretax margin 13.3% 17.5% 35.0%
Net margin 11.0% 15.4% 40.4%
FCF margin -7.6% 2.1% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.5% 27.6% 51.4%
Return on equity 9.4% 11.6% 13.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 3.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 6.4% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 5.5% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXCPEGNEE
Debt / assets 43.4% 41.7% 45.0%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 5.5x 7.0x
Debt / FCF -27.3x 88.9x 23.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 70.5% 70.3%
Equity / assets 24.6% 29.5% 29.7%
Interest coverage – 2.7x 2,164x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.76 1.22 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXCPEGNEE
Dividend yield 3.7% 3.7% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 3.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.9% 64.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -87.1% 469.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.2% 5.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusEXCPEGNEE
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.01FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +6.2% +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.87BFY2026 $13.36BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.8% +4.5% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXCPEGNEE
Held by institutions 92.0% 77.3% 84.3%
Institutions holding 1,282 1,307 3,019
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +4.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 699 676 1,588
Institutions selling 372 400 1,054
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.69 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.

EXCPEGNEE
EXC 1.00 0.62 0.46
PEG 0.62 1.00 0.56
NEE 0.46 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXC, PEG and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Exelon (EXC) $45.81B, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) $36.25B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXC, PEG and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Exelon (EXC) 16.5x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 18.0x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exelon (EXC) is cheapest (Exelon (EXC) 14.8x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.2x, 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?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Exelon (EXC) +6.6%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +15.3%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Exelon (EXC) 11.0%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 15.4%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads (Exelon (EXC) 5.4%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 6.4%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextera Energy (NEE) returned the most: Exelon (EXC) -7.3%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) -13.2%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%. Over five years, Exelon (EXC) compounded fastest (Exelon (EXC) +3.7%/yr, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +2.4%/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: Exelon (EXC) 0.04%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 0.04%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%. Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has been the steadiest (Exelon (EXC) 20.1%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 19.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXC, PEG 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, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads on 4. 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.