NEE vs EQNR vs XEL Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Equinor Asa and Xcel Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.12 +8.2% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$174.90B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$47.59 +15.1% 1M +96.9% 1Y
Market cap
$126.28B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.56B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.04 +11.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.30B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Equinor Asa leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Equinor Asa 8, Nextera Energy 2, Xcel Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEEEQNRXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $174.90B $126.28B $50.30B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 11.4x 18.8x EQNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 8.8x 18.4x EQNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +11.8% +4.5% EQNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 9.1% 17.9% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 57.3% 5.0% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.0x 6.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% +96.9% -0.8% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.8%/yr +13.4%/yr +4.1%/yr EQNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 39.0% 19.3% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 77/100 30/100 EQNR

Percentile Scorecard

NEEEQNRXEL

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

AxisNEEEQNRXEL
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 88 #13 of 99 18 #55 of 67
Growth 92 #6 of 65 92 #9 of 97 50 #33 of 65
Profitability 87 #9 of 63 90 #11 of 96 48 #33 of 63
Financial Health 48 #33 of 62 62 #39 of 102 31 #43 of 62
Shareholder Returns 44 #38 of 67 53 #37 of 77 0 #67 of 67
Overall 59 77 30
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEEEQNRXELSPY
1 month +8.2%+15.1%+11.8% +0.7%
3 months -6.6%+16.9%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months -16.1%+16.8%-4.7% +7.1%
Year to date +2.3%+101.4%+7.0% +12.8%
1 year +0.4%+96.9%-0.8% +11.9%
3 years +43.6%+41.1%+34.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.8%+12.2%+10.4% +22.8%
5 years -3.8%+87.1%+22.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.8%+13.4%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +161.3%+187.9%+94.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+11.2%+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEEEQNRXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%39.0%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%38.4%19.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-1.09-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.022.49-0.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-47.8%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-2.5%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $97.88$48.81$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$22.41$69.39 $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.

MultipleNEEEQNRXEL
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.5x 11.1xmedian 11.9x 18.6xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x 2.3xmedian 5.9x 13.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 40.5x 5.2xmedian 10.0x -6.6xmedian 40.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.14 —median 1.36 1.82median 2.14

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 monthsNEEEQNRXEL
Revenue $28.83B $121.56B $14.87B
Operating income $8.66B $39.22B $3.23B
Net income $11.64B $11.80B $2.67B
Free cash flow $4.67B $22.82B -$7.62B
R&D – $939.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $4.26 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $6.30B $2.48B
Total debt $413.84B $24.40B $40.60B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 2.60B 632.00M
Enterprise value $161.64B $39.13B $43.77B

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
MetricNEEEQNRXEL
P/E 14.7x 11.1x 18.6x
P/FCF 36.8x 5.2x -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 4.9x 9.9x
P/S 6.0x 1.0x 3.4x
P/B 2.4x 2.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 2.3x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 3.0x 27.3x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 1.0x 5.9x
EV/FCF 59.2x 5.2x -11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 4.9x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 – 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 11.8% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% 37.1% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 105.5% 39.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% 160.6% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 22.4% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 257.0% -47.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% – -159.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRXEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 52.2% 41.9% 42.7%
Operating margin 30.0% 32.3% 21.7%
Pretax margin 35.0% 32.8% 16.8%
Net margin 40.4% 9.1% 17.9%
FCF margin 16.2% 18.8% -51.2%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 20.0% 34.1%
Return on equity 13.9% 26.8% 10.8%
Return on assets 4.1% 834.8% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 57.3% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 4.2% – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 86.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRXEL
Debt / assets 45.0% 1,674% 44.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.0x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 23.6x 1.1x -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% -2,981% 71.9%
Equity / assets 29.7% 3,081% 28.1%
Interest coverage 2,164x – 1.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.99 – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEEEQNRXEL
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – -6.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.2% -3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNEEEQNRXEL
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $5.41FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.5% -15.7% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.08BFY2026 $120.69BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% -1.4% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEEEQNRXEL
Held by institutions 84.3% 6.6% 95.4%
Institutions holding 3,022 410 1,286
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.8% +7.3%
Institutions buying 1,590 231 665
Institutions selling 1,055 115 386
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.01 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.

NEEEQNRXEL
NEE 1.00 0.07 0.66
EQNR 0.07 1.00 0.03
XEL 0.66 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, EQNR and XEL?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $174.90B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $126.28B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $50.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, EQNR and XEL?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 15.0x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 11.4x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equinor Asa (EQNR) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 8.8x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +11.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 57.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) +0.4%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +96.9%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -0.8%. Over five years, Equinor Asa (EQNR) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.8%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +13.4%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 20.9%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEE, EQNR and XEL?

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 8. 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.