NEE vs SRE vs D Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Sempra and Dominion Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
SRE Sempra
$84.09 +6.4% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$55.09B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.55B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$65.21 +6.7% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$57.19B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 6, Sempra 3, Dominion Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEESREDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $171.30B $55.09B $57.19B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 24.4x 22.6x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 15.9x 18.6x SRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +1.6% +19.0% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 16.7% 14.0% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 1.8% 3.5% NEE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 7.6x 8.1x NEE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.4% -8.4% +7.5% D
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +5.1%/yr -3.3%/yr SRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 20.3% 20.8% SRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 26/100 16/100 NEE

Percentile Scorecard

NEESRED

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

AxisNEESRED
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 11 #60 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Growth 94 #5 of 65 16 #55 of 65 45 #36 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 65 13 #57 of 65 6 #61 of 65
Financial Health 49 #34 of 66 48 #35 of 66 14 #57 of 66
Shareholder Returns 49 #35 of 67 46 #37 of 67 9 #61 of 67
Overall 61 26 16
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SRE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEESREDSPY
1 month +6.6%+6.4%+6.7% -1.0%
3 months -8.6%-9.6%-8.3% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%-9.8%+4.2% +6.4%
Year to date +2.3%-4.8%+11.3% +11.4%
1 year -1.4%-8.4%+7.5% +13.1%
3 years +49.0%+20.5%+61.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+6.4%+17.4% +21.5%
5 years -2.7%+28.2%-15.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%+5.1%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years +165.5%+60.4%-10.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%+4.8%-1.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEESREDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%20.3%20.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%22.0%18.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.08-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.410.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-32.7%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-15.7%-9.0% -2.5%
52-week high $97.88$99.75$71.67 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$76.89$57.08 $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.

MultipleNEESRED
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.8x 24.3xmedian 20.8x 22.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x 18.9xmedian 13.1x 16.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 36.7x -10.5xmedian 36.7x -8.4xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 2.27 -5.52median 2.27 3.86median 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 monthsNEESRED
Revenue $28.83B $13.55B $18.12B
Gross profit – $11.94B –
Operating income $8.66B $2.43B $3.82B
Net income $11.64B $2.73B $2.65B
Free cash flow $4.67B -$5.24B -$6.85B
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $3.45 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $48.00M $296.00M
Total debt $413.84B $140.81B $202.68B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 655.95M 882.10M
Enterprise value $158.05B $54.21B $55.18B

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
MetricNEESRED
P/E 14.7x 24.3x 22.6x
P/FCF 36.8x -10.5x -8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 10.2x 10.6x
P/S 6.0x 4.1x 3.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 18.9x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 39.2x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 6.8x 6.1x
EV/FCF 59.2x -17.5x -16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 16.9x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 -5.52 3.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEESRED
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 1.6% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -7.2% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% -2.4% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 45.4% 9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% -14.4% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -1.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% -15.6% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -4.4% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 16.4% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 29.1% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% -19.9% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% -3.3% -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEESRED
Gross margin – 88.1% –
EBITDA margin 52.2% 35.7% 36.3%
Operating margin 30.0% 17.9% 21.1%
Pretax margin 35.0% 11.6% 16.4%
Net margin 40.4% 16.7% 14.0%
FCF margin 16.2% -38.7% -37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 40.0% 29.7%
Return on equity 13.9% 6.9% 7.4%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 1.8% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 2.5% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEESRED
Debt / assets 45.0% 31.8% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 7.6x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 23.6x -7.0x -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 65.3% 72.4%
Equity / assets 29.7% 34.7% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2,164x 1.5x 1.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.99 0.99 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEESRED
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.1% 4.1%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – -2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.1% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 87.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -33.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusNEESRED
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $5.29FY2026 $3.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% +8.9% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.29BFY2026 $14.05BFY2026 $17.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% -11.0% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEESRED
Held by institutions 84.3% 92.1% 80.9%
Institutions holding 3,019 1,287 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.2% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,588 629 780
Institutions selling 1,054 433 516
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.45 1.51

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.

NEESRED
NEE 1.00 0.57 0.49
SRE 0.57 1.00 0.49
D 0.49 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, SRE and D?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.30B, Sempra (SRE) $55.09B, Dominion Energy (D) $57.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, SRE and D?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.7x, Sempra (SRE) 24.4x, Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sempra (SRE) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Sempra (SRE) 15.9x, Dominion Energy (D) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Sempra (SRE) +1.6%, Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Sempra (SRE) 16.7%, Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Sempra (SRE) 1.8%, Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dominion Energy (D) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -1.4%, Sempra (SRE) -8.4%, Dominion Energy (D) +7.5%. Over five years, Sempra (SRE) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.6%/yr, Sempra (SRE) +5.1%/yr, Dominion Energy (D) -3.3%/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%, Sempra (SRE) 0.00%, Dominion Energy (D) 0.04%. 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) 21.2%, Sempra (SRE) 20.3%, Dominion Energy (D) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.