NEE vs SO vs NGG Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Southern and National Grid 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
4 wins
SO Southern Co
$92.56 +11.7% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$106.48B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
3.24%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
NGG National Grid Plc
$81.77 +8.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$85.02B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.96%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEESONGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $172.00B $106.48B $85.02B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 22.6x 18.6x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 19.1x 14.0x NGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +6.4% — NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 15.4% — NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 5.1% — SO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.3x — SO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.96% 3.24% 3.96% NGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -3.5% +6.3% NGG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +8.1%/yr +5.0%/yr SO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 17.9% 22.5% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 43/100 76/100 NGG

Percentile Scorecard

NEESONGG

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

AxisNEESONGG
Valuation 22 #29 of 37 36 #24 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Growth 94 #3 of 35 50 #18 of 35 –
Profitability 82 #7 of 35 65 #13 of 35 –
Financial Health 63 #14 of 36 49 #19 of 36 86 #6 of 36
Shareholder Returns 44 #21 of 37 14 #32 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Overall 61 43 76
  • NEE ranked among 37 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SO ranked among 37 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NGG ranked among 37 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEESONGGSPY
1 month +7.8%+11.7%+8.4% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-4.1%+0.7% +3.5%
6 months -13.5%-1.3%-6.3% +7.0%
Year to date +2.2%+6.1%+5.7% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%-3.5%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +45.8%+39.1%+36.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.4%+11.6%+11.0% +23.1%
5 years -3.5%+47.8%+27.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%+8.1%+5.0% +11.0%
10 years +160.0%+81.6%+15.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+6.1%+1.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEESONGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%17.9%22.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%17.5%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.230.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.190.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-23.3%-40.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-6.6%-12.9% -1.8%
52-week high $97.88$99.11$93.93 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$82.35$73.54 $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.

MultipleNEESONGG
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 21.0x 22.6xmedian 21.0x 18.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.0x 3.5xmedian 3.0x 3.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 12.8x 13.1xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 31.2x -32.6xmedian 31.2x -29.4xmedian 31.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.27 0.71median 2.27 —median 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 monthsNEESONGG
Revenue $28.83B $30.18B –
Gross profit – $25.14B –
Operating income $8.66B $7.31B –
Net income $11.64B $4.66B –
Free cash flow $4.67B -$3.27B –
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $4.08 –
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $2.98B $493.98M
Total debt $413.84B $295.00B $61.59B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 1.14B 994.20M
Enterprise value $170.11B $97.53B $57.36B

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
MetricNEESONGG
P/E 14.7x 22.6x 18.6x
P/FCF 36.8x -32.6x -29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 10.0x –
P/S 6.0x 3.5x 3.6x
P/B 2.4x 2.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 13.1x –
EV/EBIT 32.0x 24.5x –
EV/Revenue 9.6x 5.9x –
EV/FCF 59.2x -54.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 16.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 0.71 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEESONGG
Debt / assets 45.0% 46.6% 43.2%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.3x –
Debt / FCF 23.6x -23.1x –
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 73.9% 63.7%
Equity / assets 29.7% 26.1% 36.3%
Interest coverage 2,164x 2.3x –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.99 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEESONGG
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.2% 4.0%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.2% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusNEESONGG
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.92FY2026 $4.85FY2026 $5.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% -3.1% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.25BFY2026 $31.53BFY2026 $25.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +8.8% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEESONGG
Held by institutions 84.3% 72.5% 6.2%
Institutions holding 3,019 2,363 617
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +5.7% +6.6%
Institutions buying 1,588 1,248 352
Institutions selling 1,054 724 159
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.72 2.21

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.

NEESONGG
NEE 1.00 0.59 0.42
SO 0.59 1.00 0.51
NGG 0.42 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, SO and NGG?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.00B, Southern (SO) $106.48B, National Grid (NGG) $85.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, SO and NGG?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Southern (SO) 22.6x, National Grid (NGG) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Grid (NGG) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 20.9x, Southern (SO) 19.1x, National Grid (NGG) 14.0x). 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%, Southern (SO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Grid (NGG) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Southern (SO) -3.5%, National Grid (NGG) +6.3%. Over five years, Southern (SO) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr, National Grid (NGG) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Grid (NGG) has the highest dividend yield: Nextera Energy (NEE) 2.96%, Southern (SO) 3.24%, National Grid (NGG) 3.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern (SO) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Southern (SO) 17.9%, National Grid (NGG) 22.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEE, SO and NGG?

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 4. 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.