NEE vs DVN vs SRE Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Devon Energy and Sempra Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.42 +8.3% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$169.18B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
DVN Devon Energy Corp/De
$51.24 +8.9% 1M +55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.16B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
SRE Sempra
$85.04 +9.1% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$55.34B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.55B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 5, Devon Energy 4, Sempra 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEEDVNSRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $169.18B $48.16B $55.34B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 14.7x 24.5x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 9.0x 16.0x DVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +18.1% +1.6% DVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 16.1% 16.7% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% -3.5% 1.8% NEE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 4.1x 7.6x DVN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +55.6% -8.7% DVN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +4.8%/yr +5.6%/yr SRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 34.0% 20.3% SRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 48/100 26/100 NEE

Percentile Scorecard

NEEDVNSRE

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

AxisNEEDVNSRE
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 39 #61 of 99 11 #60 of 67
Growth 92 #6 of 65 68 #32 of 97 19 #53 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 63 46 #52 of 96 13 #55 of 63
Financial Health 47 #34 of 63 38 #64 of 102 45 #35 of 63
Shareholder Returns 50 #34 of 67 49 #39 of 76 42 #39 of 67
Overall 60 48 26
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • DVN ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SRE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEEDVNSRESPY
1 month +8.3%+8.9%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months -7.7%+20.1%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months -14.6%+3.6%-8.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.7%+39.9%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year -4.2%+55.6%-8.7% +12.3%
3 years +46.6%+9.6%+22.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.6%+3.1%+6.9% +23.3%
5 years -4.6%+26.5%+31.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.9%+4.8%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years +163.5%+26.6%+62.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+2.4%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEEDVNSRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%34.0%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%33.2%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.740.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.201.63-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-65.7%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-1.6%-14.7% -1.2%
52-week high $97.88$52.07$99.75 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$32.01$76.89 $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.

MultipleNEEDVNSRE
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 20.9x 14.6xmedian 13.0x 24.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.2x 24.6xmedian 5.9x 19.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 36.9x 38.2xmedian 11.1x -10.6xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 2.31 -0.65median 2.27 -5.59median 2.31

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 monthsNEEDVNSRE
Revenue $28.83B $20.38B $13.55B
Gross profit – $14.11B $11.94B
Operating income $8.66B -$1.35B $2.43B
Net income $11.64B $3.29B $2.73B
Free cash flow $4.67B $1.48B -$5.24B
R&D – $54.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $3.49 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $5.58B – $48.00M
Total debt $413.84B $11.39B $36.66B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 940.00M 655.95M
Enterprise value $155.93B $48.16B $54.46B

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
MetricNEEDVNSRE
P/E 14.8x 14.6x 24.6x
P/FCF 37.0x 38.2x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 6.6x 10.3x
P/S 6.0x 2.8x 4.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 24.6x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 32.1x -50.1x 39.5x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 3.3x 6.8x
EV/FCF 59.4x 45.9x -17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 7.9x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 -0.65 -5.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEEDVNSRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 18.1% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 5.9% -7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.4% 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% 11.9% -2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -44.2% 45.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 13.2% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -11.9% -1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% -22.0% -15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -22.4% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 25.5% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 6.4% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 337.8% -19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% 11.7% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEEDVNSRE
Gross margin – 69.3% 88.1%
EBITDA margin 52.2% 13.5% 35.7%
Operating margin 30.0% -6.6% 17.9%
Pretax margin 35.0% -8.8% 11.6%
Net margin 40.4% 16.1% 16.7%
FCF margin 16.2% 7.2% -38.7%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 42.0% 40.0%
Return on equity 13.9% 11.5% 6.9%
Return on assets 4.1% 6.4% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 4.7% -3.5% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 4.2% -3.0% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEEDVNSRE
Debt / assets 45.0% 16.1% 31.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 4.1x 7.6x
Debt / FCF 23.6x 7.7x -7.0x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 41.1% 65.3%
Equity / assets 29.7% 58.9% 34.7%
Interest coverage 2,164x -2.7x 1.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.99 1.58 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEEDVNSRE
Dividend yield 2.9% 2.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.5% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 55.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -34.6% –

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.

ConsensusNEEDVNSRE
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $5.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.5% -5.1% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.08BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $14.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +42.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +2.6% -11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEEDVNSRE
Held by institutions 84.3% 92.2% 92.1%
Institutions holding 3,020 1,459 1,287
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +86.7% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1,589 1,139 629
Institutions selling 1,054 231 433
Buyers to sellers 1.51 4.93 1.45

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.

NEEDVNSRE
NEE 1.00 0.08 0.57
DVN 0.08 1.00 0.10
SRE 0.57 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, DVN and SRE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $169.18B, Devon Energy (DVN) $48.16B, Sempra (SRE) $55.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, DVN and SRE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.5x, Devon Energy (DVN) 14.7x, Sempra (SRE) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Devon Energy (DVN) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2x, Devon Energy (DVN) 9.0x, Sempra (SRE) 16.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Devon Energy (DVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Devon Energy (DVN) +18.1%, Sempra (SRE) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Devon Energy (DVN) 16.1%, Sempra (SRE) 16.7%). On return on invested capital, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Devon Energy (DVN) -3.5%, Sempra (SRE) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Devon Energy (DVN) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -4.2%, Devon Energy (DVN) +55.6%, Sempra (SRE) -8.7%. Over five years, Sempra (SRE) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.9%/yr, Devon Energy (DVN) +4.8%/yr, Sempra (SRE) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%, Devon Energy (DVN) 0.02%, Sempra (SRE) 0.00%. Nextera Energy (NEE) and Sempra (SRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sempra (SRE) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Devon Energy (DVN) 34.0%, Sempra (SRE) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEE, DVN and SRE?

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.