NEE vs EQNR vs SO Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Equinor Asa and Southern Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.81 +13.7% 1M +95.5% 1Y
Market cap
$124.80B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
SO Southern Co
$92.89 +11.3% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.25B
P/E
22.6x
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 6 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 6, Nextera Energy 4, Southern 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEEEQNRSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $171.30B $124.80B $105.25B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 15.6x 22.6x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 9.1x 19.2x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +5.8% +6.4% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 7.0% 15.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 47.7% 5.1% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.0x 5.3x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.4% +95.5% -3.4% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +12.1%/yr +8.1%/yr EQNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 39.0% 17.9% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 67/100 43/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

NEEEQNRSO

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

AxisNEEEQNRSO
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 81 #20 of 99 33 #45 of 67
Growth 94 #5 of 65 57 #42 of 97 55 #30 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 65 81 #19 of 96 75 #17 of 65
Financial Health 49 #34 of 66 56 #45 of 102 37 #42 of 66
Shareholder Returns 49 #35 of 67 59 #32 of 76 15 #57 of 67
Overall 61 67 43
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodNEEEQNRSOSPY
1 month +6.6%+13.7%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months -8.6%+21.0%-4.5% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%+28.7%-0.6% +6.4%
Year to date +2.3%+106.6%+6.5% +11.4%
1 year -1.4%+95.5%-3.4% +13.1%
3 years +49.0%+47.8%+39.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+13.9%+11.8% +21.5%
5 years -2.7%+76.8%+47.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%+12.1%+8.1% +10.9%
10 years +165.5%+195.5%+83.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%+11.4%+6.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEEEQNRSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%39.0%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%38.6%17.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-1.09-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.062.45-0.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-47.8%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%0.0%-6.3% -2.5%
52-week high $97.88$48.81$99.11 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$22.41$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.

MultipleNEEEQNRSO
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.8x 15.8xmedian 13.1x 22.7xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.0x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x 2.8xmedian 5.7x 13.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 36.7x 12.7xmedian 11.1x -32.7xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.27 —median 2.24 0.71median 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 monthsNEEEQNRSO
Revenue $28.83B $114.42B $30.18B
Gross profit – – $25.14B
Operating income $8.66B $32.53B $7.31B
Net income $11.64B $9.05B $4.66B
Free cash flow $4.67B $9.58B -$3.27B
R&D – $880.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $3.08 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $8.06B $2.98B
Total debt $413.84B $105.13B $295.00B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 2.60B 1.14B
Enterprise value $158.05B $39.26B $96.30B

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
MetricNEEEQNRSO
P/E 14.7x 15.8x 22.7x
P/FCF 36.8x 12.7x -32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 5.3x 10.0x
P/S 6.0x 1.1x 3.5x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 2.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 3.8x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 1.1x 5.9x
EV/FCF 59.2x 12.8x -54.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 5.3x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 – 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRSO
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 5.8% 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) 13.4% 7.6% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 10.0% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% 24.1% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 15.5% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 39.6% -152.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% – -3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRSO
Gross margin – – 83.3%
EBITDA margin 52.2% 38.9% 45.2%
Operating margin 30.0% 28.4% 24.2%
Pretax margin 35.0% 29.0% 17.4%
Net margin 40.4% 7.0% 15.4%
FCF margin 16.2% 8.4% -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 20.2% 35.3%
Return on equity 13.9% 20.9% 9.2%
Return on assets 4.1% 658.7% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 47.7% 5.1%
Return on capital employed 4.2% – 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 83.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRSO
Debt / assets 45.0% 1,784% 46.6%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.0x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 23.6x 2.5x -23.1x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% -3,046% 73.9%
Equity / assets 29.7% 3,146% 26.1%
Interest coverage 2,164x – 2.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.99 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRSO
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.1% 3.2%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.1% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusNEEEQNRSO
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $5.34FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +116.2%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% -17.6% -2.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.29BFY2026 $120.34BFY2026 $31.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% -2.1% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEEEQNRSO
Held by institutions 84.3% 6.6% 72.5%
Institutions holding 3,019 409 2,363
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.8% +5.7%
Institutions buying 1,588 230 1,248
Institutions selling 1,054 115 724
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.00 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.

NEEEQNRSO
NEE 1.00 0.08 0.59
EQNR 0.08 1.00 0.13
SO 0.59 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, EQNR and SO?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.30B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $124.80B, Southern (SO) $105.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, EQNR and SO?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.6x, Southern (SO) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1x, Southern (SO) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%, Southern (SO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%, Southern (SO) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -1.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +95.5%, Southern (SO) -3.4%. Over five years, Equinor Asa (EQNR) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.6%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.1%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/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%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%, Southern (SO) 0.03%. Nextera Energy (NEE) and Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern (SO) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Southern (SO) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEE, EQNR 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 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.