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NextEra EnergyNYSEUtilitiesUtilities - Regulated ElectricSnapshot 2026-06-12
Intact
$85.99+1.36%
Close 2026-06-12 · 1-day change
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
The bottom line
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is fragile, reported profits aren't backed by cash. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, and the company has a capital-friendly stance. Risk is low, but the sector backdrop is a headwind, which may impact performance compared to sector peers, where it is typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is fair, but weakening. This assessment is provisional.
as of 2026-06-12
Quick facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Market cap
- $176.92B
- Employees
- 9,400
- IPO date
- 1971-01-01
- Next earnings
- 2026-07-22
Price
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Adjusted daily closes (split & dividend). Scroll over the chart to zoom; click a range to reset.
EarningsMaterial event
What's priced in
(what the market already expects)What it's worth (estimated)
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $85.99. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
12-month· primaryfull
$79.31consensus
Range $68.90 – $87.30
vs price: +8% above
Method agreement — · 8 methods
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
3-yearfair
$113.92consensus
Range $105.89 – $122.05
vs price: -25% below
Method agreement — · 5 methods
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
5-yearinexpensive
How much to trust our fair value
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
Aligned with peersmedium confidence
At $86 NEE trades at 23× p/e, in line with its 20× p/e peer median. Our $79 fair value reflects that, medium confidence. Analysts: $90–$115. Not investment advice.
Multiple (P/E)
23.3x
peer 20.4x · own history 23.6x
Premium
1.1x peer
1.0x its own history
Growth the price needs
8%
our forecast 7%
Our fair value
$79.31
range $68.34 – $83.67
Analyst range(a guide on our number, not a target)Our number is below the analyst range
How this stock is priced
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Long-term · 1–3 yr
fullfair — but weakening12-month view
What's priced inJustified
The market is pricing in roughly 8% near-term growth, in line with our forecast of about 7%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Low fragilityrisk posture, not a price call
Only weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
Historical context
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
How strong is the business
(quality & execution)Factor signals
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Recent financial performance
neutralOperating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Utilities names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=1203).
63rd pctl · Utilities
Earnings quality
fragileOver the trailing year it converted 1.51x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Utilities names rated fragile grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=832).
18th pctl · Utilities
Macro sensitivity
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, the broad stock market, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
Management & capital allocation
neutral3 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by M&A activity. Historically, Utilities names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=5004).
Earnings setup & market context
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
Bullish12 analysts, 62% Buyfor period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions
EPS estimate $1.09 → $1.08 (-0.9% / 30d). 1 raised, 1 cut, 12 covering analysts.
Rating actions
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 2 maintained. 62% of analysts rate Buy.
Price target activity
3 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 18.7% above current price.
Material events
1 positive, 0 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
Sector context
Intermediate · WeeklySector phase: is in (~3.2 years in phase).
Management scorecard
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Long-term · 1–3 yr
Overall: strong
- Capital allocation
- strong
- Earnings discipline
- strong
- Margin discipline
- strong
- Balance sheet
- neutral
- Post-call reaction
- neutral
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
How bumpy is the path
(risk while you hold it)Risk: how this stock moves
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
Intermediate · WeeklyLong-term · 1–3 yr
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$91.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$230.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,514.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
lowas of 2026-06-12
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
What would change the read
(catalysts & re-read triggers)What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
Short-term · Daily
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
What to watch next
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Intermediate · Weekly
- UpsideHigh confidenceWeeksactive 14d
Watch for Q2 EPS results to meet or exceed the high end of guidance
Why it matters: Meeting or exceeding EPS guidance shows strong performance and supports growth targets.
What confirms / what disproves
Confirms:Q2 EPS results come in at or above the high end of the 2026 guidance range.
Disproves:Q2 EPS results fall below the high end of the 2026 guidance range.
Sector context
News catalysts
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
- 2026-06-111d agoYahoo! Finance
Acquisition could enhance growth and market position.
Strongly reinforcesUnconfirmed report
This sector is also watching
- Watch for utilities to grow revenue faster than 7% year over year.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Intermediate · Weekly
Upside triggers
- If the Fed starts cutting rates from the current 3.62%, that would be a tailwind for NEE and other Utilities names, since rate-sensitive parts of the market tend to rally when the Fed eases.
- If sector bellwethers like SO, DUK, and AEP keep beating earnings and guiding higher, the Utilities sector momentum should keep lifting NEE and other Utilities names. Worth watching these names for early signals.
- If NEE raises forward guidance on the next earnings call (currently NEW as of 2026-05-18), that's a momentum boost. Street estimates typically follow guidance up and the stock tends to re-rate higher.
Downside triggers
- If NEE cuts guidance on the next call (currently NEW as of 2026-05-18), that's a meaningful negative. The Street tends to walk down estimates and the stock usually takes a leg lower.
- If sector bellwethers like SO, DUK, and AEP start missing or guiding lower, the Utilities tailwind helping NEE and other Utilities names could fade. Watch these names for early warning.
Recent events
(material 8-K / filing activity)Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-05-1826d agoItem 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On May 15, 2026, NextEra Energy, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NextEra Energy”), WG Development Corp., a Virginia corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy (“Merger Sub Corp”), CS Holdco, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy (“LLC Sub”), and Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Dominion Energy”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreem…
M&A activitypositive
Score history
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
-1.4 vs last weeklatest as of 2026-06-13
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.