NEE vs CNQ vs AEP Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Canadian Natural Resources and American Electric Power Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.11 +6.6% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$171.30B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.07 +15.6% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$115.21B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, American Electric Power 3, Nextera Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEECNQAEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $171.30B $115.21B $70.33B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 14.3x 25.5x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 11.6x 21.7x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +6.7% +10.3% AEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 24.0% 12.1% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% — 5.5% AEP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.3x 6.0x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.4% +76.3% +11.6% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +21.4%/yr +8.7%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 30.9% 19.4% AEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 76/100 40/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

NEECNQAEP

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

AxisNEECNQAEP
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 77 #24 of 99 23 #52 of 67
Growth 94 #5 of 65 81 #19 of 97 64 #24 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 65 84 #16 of 96 58 #28 of 65
Financial Health 49 #34 of 66 94 #7 of 102 26 #49 of 66
Shareholder Returns 49 #35 of 67 44 #43 of 76 27 #49 of 67
Overall 61 76 40
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEECNQAEPSPY
1 month +6.6%+15.6%+9.5% -1.0%
3 months -8.6%+18.6%-4.3% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%+24.5%-3.7% +6.4%
Year to date +2.3%+62.7%+12.5% +11.4%
1 year -1.4%+76.3%+11.6% +13.1%
3 years +49.0%+73.0%+73.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+20.1%+20.2% +21.5%
5 years -2.7%+163.1%+51.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%+21.4%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years +165.5%+239.3%+107.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%+13.0%+7.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEECNQAEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%30.9%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%32.6%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.49-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.062.470.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-38.9%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%0.0%-6.5% -2.5%
52-week high $97.88$55.07$138.69 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$30.59$113.70 $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.

MultipleNEECNQAEP
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.8x 14.3xmedian 13.1x 25.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x 3.9xmedian 5.7x 14.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 36.7x 6.1xmedian 11.1x -12.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x —median 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.27 0.27median 2.24 2.77median 2.27

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 monthsNEECNQAEP
Revenue $28.83B $33.47B $22.79B
Gross profit – $26.58B $15.43B
Operating income $8.66B $24.77B $5.24B
Net income $11.64B $8.48B $3.07B
Free cash flow $4.67B $18.68B -$5.75B
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $3.83 $5.02
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $1.84B $375.00M
Total debt $413.84B $49.14B $52.84B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 2.10B 550.63M
Enterprise value $158.05B $112.22B $67.50B

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
MetricNEECNQAEP
P/E 14.7x 14.3x 25.6x
P/FCF 36.8x 6.1x -12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 8.9x 9.2x
P/S 6.0x 3.4x 3.1x
P/B 2.4x – 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x – 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 3.9x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 5.0x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 3.7x 5.4x
EV/FCF 59.2x 6.7x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 9.7x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 0.27 2.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEECNQAEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 6.7% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -2.3% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% -26.5% 2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -15.2% 19.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 42.1% -17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 14.2% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% 408,311% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 53.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 30.3% 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 5.4% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 33.0% -63.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% 13.6% -19.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEECNQAEP
Gross margin – 79.4% 67.7%
EBITDA margin 52.2% 94.6% 38.4%
Operating margin 30.0% 74.0% 23.0%
Pretax margin 35.0% 32.2% 15.4%
Net margin 40.4% 24.0% 12.1%
FCF margin 16.2% 55.8% -25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 38.5% 33.8%
Return on equity 13.9% – 9.6%
Return on assets 4.1% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital 4.7% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 4.2% – 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEECNQAEP
Debt / assets 45.0% – 43.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.3x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 23.6x 0.6x -9.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% – 72.6%
Equity / assets 29.7% – 27.4%
Interest coverage 2,164x 38.3x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.5x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.99 – 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEECNQAEP
Dividend yield 3.0% 5.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.4% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0% –

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.

ConsensusNEECNQAEP
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $4.76FY2026 $5.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +83.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% -17.4% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.29BFY2026 $37.80BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% -6.6% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEECNQAEP
Held by institutions 84.3% 71.6% 92.1%
Institutions holding 3,019 745 1,984
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -5.0% +13.2%
Institutions buying 1,588 386 1,064
Institutions selling 1,054 242 584
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.60 1.82

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.

NEECNQAEP
NEE 1.00 0.11 0.51
CNQ 0.11 1.00 0.10
AEP 0.51 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, CNQ and AEP?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.30B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.21B, American Electric Power (AEP) $70.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, CNQ and AEP?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, American Electric Power (AEP) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.6x, American Electric Power (AEP) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Electric Power (AEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, American Electric Power (AEP) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, American Electric Power (AEP) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, American Electric Power (AEP) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, American Electric Power (AEP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -1.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.3%, American Electric Power (AEP) +11.6%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.6%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.4%/yr, American Electric Power (AEP) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Electric Power (AEP) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 30.9%, American Electric Power (AEP) 19.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEE, CNQ and AEP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 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.