NEE vs DUK vs D Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.00B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
2.96%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
DUK Duke Energy CORP
$124.46 +9.8% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.83B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.25B
Div. yield
3.43%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$65.12 +7.3% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$57.31B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
4.11%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 5, Dominion Energy 4, Duke Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEEDUKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $172.00B $96.83B $57.31B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 18.7x 22.6x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 19.0x 18.6x D
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +6.3% +19.0% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% — 14.0% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% — 3.5% NEE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x — 8.1x NEE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.96% 3.43% 4.11% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -2.3% +6.6% D
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +3.9%/yr -3.0%/yr DUK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 16.7% 20.9% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 74/100 16/100 DUK

Percentile Scorecard

NEEDUKD

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

AxisNEEDUKD
Valuation 26 #50 of 67 83 #12 of 67 6 #63 of 67
Growth 92 #6 of 65 83 #12 of 65 44 #37 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 64 57 #28 of 64 6 #60 of 64
Financial Health 48 #34 of 64 – 13 #56 of 64
Shareholder Returns 52 #33 of 67 73 #19 of 67 12 #59 of 67
Overall 61 74 16
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEEDUKDSPY
1 month +7.8%+9.8%+7.3% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-3.4%-7.3% +3.5%
6 months -13.5%-2.1%+4.2% +7.0%
Year to date +2.2%+6.2%+11.1% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%-2.3%+6.6% +13.0%
3 years +45.8%+42.2%+62.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.4%+12.5%+17.6% +23.1%
5 years -3.5%+21.1%-14.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%+3.9%-3.0% +11.0%
10 years +160.0%+58.0%-11.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+4.7%-1.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEEDUKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%16.7%20.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%16.9%18.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.32-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.140.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-26.0%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-6.7%-9.1% -1.8%
52-week high $97.88$133.46$71.67 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$113.24$57.08 $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.

MultipleNEEDUKD
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.8x 18.7xmedian 20.8x 22.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 16.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 36.7x —median 36.7x -8.4xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.23 0.31median 2.23 3.86median 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 monthsNEEDUKD
Revenue $28.83B $33.25B $18.12B
Operating income $8.66B $9.23B $3.82B
Net income $11.64B $5.38B $2.65B
Free cash flow $4.67B – -$6.85B
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $6.66 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $673.00M $296.00M
Total debt $413.84B – $53.42B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 779.00M 882.10M
Enterprise value $170.11B $98.94B $59.98B

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
MetricNEEDUKD
P/E 14.7x 18.7x 22.6x
P/FCF 36.8x – -8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 8.4x 10.6x
P/S 6.0x 2.9x 3.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x – 16.8x
EV/EBIT 32.0x – 28.9x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 2.9x 6.1x
EV/FCF 59.2x – -16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 8.4x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 0.31 3.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEEDUKD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 6.3% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 4.6% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% 9.5% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 13.2% 9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 8.7% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 59.0% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% 8.9% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 59.6% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% -3.2% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 26.8% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% – 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% – -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEEDUKD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 52.2% – 36.3%
Operating margin 30.0% – 21.1%
Pretax margin 35.0% – 16.4%
Net margin 40.4% – 14.0%
FCF margin 16.2% – -37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 34.8% 29.7%
Return on equity 13.9% 9.5% 7.4%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.7% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 4.7% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed 4.2% – 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEEDUKD
Debt / assets 45.0% – 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x – 8.1x
Debt / FCF 23.6x – -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% – 72.4%
Equity / assets 29.7% 28.3% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2,164x – 1.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.99 – 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEEDUKD
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.4% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – -2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.4% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 87.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -33.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusNEEDUKD
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.92FY2026 $6.56FY2026 $3.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +15.4% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.25BFY2026 $32.40BFY2026 $17.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +4.1% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEEDUKD
Held by institutions 84.3% 69.7% 80.9%
Institutions holding 3,019 2,457 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.5% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,588 1,297 780
Institutions selling 1,054 801 516
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.62 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.

NEEDUKD
NEE 1.00 0.61 0.49
DUK 0.61 1.00 0.70
D 0.49 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, DUK and D?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.00B, Duke Energy (DUK) $96.83B, Dominion Energy (D) $57.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, DUK and D?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Duke Energy (DUK) 18.7x, Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dominion Energy (D) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 20.9x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.0x, Dominion Energy (D) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Duke Energy (DUK) +6.3%, Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dominion Energy (D) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Duke Energy (DUK) -2.3%, Dominion Energy (D) +6.6%. Over five years, Duke Energy (DUK) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Duke Energy (DUK) +3.9%/yr, Dominion Energy (D) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest dividend yield: Nextera Energy (NEE) 2.96%, Duke Energy (DUK) 3.43%, Dominion Energy (D) 4.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Duke Energy (DUK) 16.7%, Dominion Energy (D) 20.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEE, DUK and D?

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 5. 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.