NEE vs SRE vs DUK Stock Comparison

Nextera Energy, Sempra and Duke Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.11 +6.6% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$171.87B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins
SRE Sempra
$84.09 +6.4% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$55.18B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.55B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
DUK Duke Energy CORP
$124.97 +9.4% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$97.03B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.17B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEESREDUKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $171.87B $55.18B $97.03B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 24.4x 19.1x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 15.9x 19.1x SRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +1.6% +7.2% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 16.7% 15.3% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 1.8% 5.4% DUK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 7.6x 5.2x DUK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.4% -8.4% -1.8% NEE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +5.1%/yr +3.8%/yr SRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 20.3% 16.6% DUK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 26/100 56/100 NEE

Percentile Scorecard

NEESREDUK

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

AxisNEESREDUK
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 11 #60 of 67 70 #21 of 67
Growth 94 #5 of 65 16 #55 of 65 75 #17 of 65
Profitability 89 #8 of 65 13 #57 of 65 80 #14 of 65
Financial Health 49 #34 of 66 48 #35 of 66 35 #43 of 66
Shareholder Returns 49 #35 of 67 46 #37 of 67 23 #52 of 67
Overall 61 26 56
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SRE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • DUK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEESREDUKSPY
1 month +6.6%+6.4%+9.4% -1.0%
3 months -8.6%-9.6%-4.3% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%-9.8%-1.8% +6.4%
Year to date +2.3%-4.8%+6.6% +11.4%
1 year -1.4%-8.4%-1.8% +13.1%
3 years +49.0%+20.5%+42.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%+6.4%+12.5% +21.5%
5 years -2.7%+28.2%+20.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.6%+5.1%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +165.5%+60.4%+60.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%+4.8%+4.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEESREDUKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%20.3%16.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%22.0%17.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.08-0.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.41-0.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-32.7%-26.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-15.7%-6.4% -2.5%
52-week high $97.88$99.75$133.46 $779.14
52-week low $75.50$76.89$113.24 $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.

MultipleNEESREDUK
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.8x 24.3xmedian 20.8x 19.1xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 13.1x 18.9xmedian 13.1x 11.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 36.7x -10.5xmedian 36.7x -29.5xmedian 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 0.68median 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 monthsNEESREDUK
Revenue $28.83B $13.55B $33.17B
Gross profit – $11.94B $24.71B
Operating income $8.66B $2.43B $9.01B
Net income $11.64B $2.73B $5.24B
Free cash flow $4.67B -$5.24B -$3.30B
EPS (diluted) $5.55 $3.45 $6.53
Cash & equivalents $5.58B $48.00M $2.14B
Total debt $413.84B $140.81B $352.76B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 655.95M 779.00M
Enterprise value $158.61B $54.31B $93.62B

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
MetricNEESREDUK
P/E 14.7x 24.3x 19.1x
P/FCF 36.8x -10.5x -29.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 10.2x 8.3x
P/S 6.0x 4.1x 2.9x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 18.9x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 39.2x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 6.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF 59.2x -17.5x -56.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 16.9x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 -5.52 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEESREDUK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 1.6% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -7.2% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.5% 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.4% -2.4% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 45.4% 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% -14.4% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -1.8% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.7% -15.6% 8.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -4.4% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 16.4% -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 29.1% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% -19.9% -1,646%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.1% -3.3% 19.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEESREDUK
Gross margin – 88.1% 74.5%
EBITDA margin 52.2% 35.7% 51.0%
Operating margin 30.0% 17.9% 27.2%
Pretax margin 35.0% 11.6% 18.1%
Net margin 40.4% 16.7% 15.3%
FCF margin 16.2% -38.7% -9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 51.4% 40.0% 35.2%
Return on equity 13.9% 6.9% 9.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 1.8% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 2.5% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEESREDUK
Debt / assets 45.0% 31.8% 45.6%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.9x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 7.6x 5.2x
Debt / FCF 23.6x -7.0x -27.4x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 65.3% 71.5%
Equity / assets 29.7% 34.7% 28.5%
Interest coverage 2,164x 1.5x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.99 0.99 0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEESREDUK
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.1% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 63.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -101.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%

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.

ConsensusNEESREDUK
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $5.29FY2026 $6.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% +8.9% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.29BFY2026 $14.05BFY2026 $32.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% -11.0% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEESREDUK
Held by institutions 84.3% 92.1% 69.7%
Institutions holding 3,019 1,287 2,457
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.2% +0.5%
Institutions buying 1,588 629 1,297
Institutions selling 1,054 433 801
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.45 1.62

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.

NEESREDUK
NEE 1.00 0.57 0.61
SRE 0.57 1.00 0.60
DUK 0.61 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEE, SRE and DUK?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextera Energy (NEE) $171.87B, Sempra (SRE) $55.18B, Duke Energy (DUK) $97.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEE, SRE and DUK?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x, Sempra (SRE) 24.4x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sempra (SRE) is cheapest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Sempra (SRE) 15.9x, Duke Energy (DUK) 19.1x). 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%, Sempra (SRE) +1.6%, Duke Energy (DUK) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Sempra (SRE) 16.7%, Duke Energy (DUK) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Duke Energy (DUK) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Sempra (SRE) 1.8%, Duke Energy (DUK) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextera Energy (NEE) returned the most: Nextera Energy (NEE) -1.4%, Sempra (SRE) -8.4%, Duke Energy (DUK) -1.8%. Over five years, Sempra (SRE) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.6%/yr, Sempra (SRE) +5.1%/yr, Duke Energy (DUK) +3.8%/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%, Duke Energy (DUK) 0.03%. Nextera Energy (NEE) and Sempra (SRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Duke Energy (DUK) has been the steadiest (Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2%, Sempra (SRE) 20.3%, Duke Energy (DUK) 16.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.