NEE vs PR vs AEP Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Permian Resources and American Electric Power 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
$171.41B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.76 +20.5% 1M +106.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.35B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 7, Nextera Energy 3, American Electric Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEEPRAEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $171.41B $21.35B $70.11B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 17.3x 25.4x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 11.4x 21.5x PR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +12.8% +10.3% PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 21.5% 12.1% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 10.8% 5.5% PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.7x 6.0x PR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +106.4% +11.4% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +28.6%/yr +8.9%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 33.1% 19.4% AEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 62/100 41/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

NEEPRAEP

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

AxisNEEPRAEP
Valuation 26 #50 of 67 40 #60 of 99 23 #52 of 67
Growth 92 #6 of 65 87 #14 of 97 64 #24 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 64 86 #14 of 96 59 #27 of 64
Financial Health 48 #34 of 64 59 #42 of 102 29 #46 of 64
Shareholder Returns 52 #33 of 67 39 #47 of 76 30 #47 of 67
Overall 61 62 41
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PR 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

PeriodNEEPRAEPSPY
1 month +7.8%+20.5%+9.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%+27.2%-3.3% +3.5%
6 months -13.5%+24.9%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +2.2%+83.6%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%+106.4%+11.4% +13.0%
3 years +45.8%+76.0%+72.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.4%+20.7%+19.9% +23.1%
5 years -3.5%+251.4%+53.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%+28.6%+8.9% +11.0%
10 years +160.0%+80.9%+103.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+6.1%+7.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEEPRAEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%33.1%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%32.6%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.54-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.133.210.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-44.3%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%0.0%-6.8% -1.8%
52-week high $97.88$25.76$138.69 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$12.13$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.

MultipleNEEPRAEP
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.8x 17.5xmedian 13.5x 25.5xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x 5.9xmedian 5.9x 14.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 36.7x 20.0xmedian 11.0x -12.2xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.23 10.23median 2.27 2.76median 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 monthsNEEPRAEP
Revenue $28.83B $5.74B $22.79B
Gross profit – – $15.43B
Operating income $8.66B $2.06B $5.24B
Net income $11.64B $1.31B $3.07B
Free cash flow $4.67B $1.08B -$5.75B
R&D – $25.50M –
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $1.44 $5.02
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $131.72M $375.00M
Total debt $413.84B $2.99B $52.84B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 855.24M 550.63M
Enterprise value $158.15B $20.78B $67.28B

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
MetricNEEPRAEP
P/E 14.7x 17.5x 25.5x
P/FCF 36.8x 20.0x -12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 5.4x 9.1x
P/S 6.0x 3.8x 3.1x
P/B 2.4x 1.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 5.9x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 11.9x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 4.3x 5.4x
EV/FCF 59.2x 22.7x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 6.1x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 10.23 2.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEEPRAEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 12.8% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 31.0% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% 26.7% 2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 27.7% 19.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% -3.1% -17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 12.8% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% -5.5% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 1.7% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 6.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 30.3% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 280.2% -63.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% 36.3% -19.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEEPRAEP
Gross margin – – 67.7%
EBITDA margin 52.2% 72.2% 38.4%
Operating margin 30.0% 35.8% 23.0%
Pretax margin 35.0% 29.0% 15.4%
Net margin 40.4% 21.5% 12.1%
FCF margin 16.2% 18.8% -25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 69.6% 33.8%
Return on equity 13.9% 11.2% 9.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 7.2% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 10.8% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 12.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEEPRAEP
Debt / assets 45.0% 16.2% 43.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 0.7x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 23.6x 2.8x -9.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 35.1% 72.6%
Equity / assets 29.7% 64.9% 27.4%
Interest coverage 2,164x 7.8x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.99 2.78 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEEPRAEP
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.6% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusNEEPRAEP
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $6.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.5% +11.1% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.08BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026 $23.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +15.3% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEEPRAEP
Held by institutions 84.3% 91.3% 92.1%
Institutions holding 3,019 615 1,984
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +3.4% +13.2%
Institutions buying 1,588 349 1,064
Institutions selling 1,054 183 584
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.91 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.

NEEPRAEP
NEE 1.00 0.10 0.51
PR 0.10 1.00 0.07
AEP 0.51 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, PR and AEP?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.41B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.35B, American Electric Power (AEP) $70.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, PR and AEP?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, American Electric Power (AEP) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Permian Resources (PR) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.4x, American Electric Power (AEP) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Permian Resources (PR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, American Electric Power (AEP) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, American Electric Power (AEP) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, American Electric Power (AEP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Permian Resources (PR) +106.4%, American Electric Power (AEP) +11.4%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.6%/yr, American Electric Power (AEP) +8.9%/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) 21.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, 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, PR 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, Permian Resources (PR) leads on 7. 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.