Duke Energy vs NextEra Energy DUK vs NEE
Duke Energy and NextEra Energy on one sheet: valuation multiples, growth, margins, debt, dividends and returns, each section labelled with the period it covers, from the companies' filings. Add or remove a stock above the sheet; the link holds the set.
What differs most
- Net margin: NextEra Energy 39.9%, Duke Energy 15.8%.
- Price / sales: NextEra Energy 5.9×, Duke Energy 2.9×.
- Return on equity: NextEra Energy 18.9%, Duke Energy 9.6%.
- Market value: NextEra Energy $172.06B, Duke Energy $97.04B.
Price return
2025-10-26 → 2026-10-26
DUK−2.3%
NEE−2.8%
Profile
latestSector
Utilities
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Electric
Regulated Electric
Market value
$97.04B
$172.06B
Enterprise value
$187.61B
$280.42B
Employees
26,441
17,400
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1.3M
$1.7M
Our models
nightlythe valuation on each stock's pagePrice vs model
9% undervalued vs model
16% undervalued vs model
Model range
$129–150
$78.58–138
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
—
36.9%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: DUK valuation · NEE valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: DUK reverse DCF · NEE reverse DCF.
Trading
close 2026-10-26Last close
$124.44
$82.04
52-week high
$133.46
$97.88
52-week low
$113.35
$75.49
Price vs 52-week high
−6.8%
−16.2%
Price vs 52-week low
+9.8%
+8.7%
Average daily volume / shares
0.5%
0.6%
Beta
0.34
0.64
Returns
to 2026-10-261 month
+9.8%
+7.8%
3 months
−4.7%
−8.6%
6 months
−2.2%
−13.9%
Year to date
+6.2%
+2.2%
1 year
−2.3%
−2.8%
1 year, dividends added
+1.1%
+0.1%
2 years
+6.2%
+0.7%
Valuation
DUK price × TTM to Jun 2026 · NEE price × TTM to Sep 2026P/E (TTM)
18.7×
14.8×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
18.5×
20.4×
Price / sales
2.9×
5.9×
EV / sales
5.6×
9.6×
EV / EBITDA
11.6×
16.2×
Price / book
1.8×
2.8×
Price / free cash flow (FY)
n/m
53.6×
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
−1.7%
1.9%
Growth
TTM and FY2025Revenue growth (TTM)
—
—
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+4.3%
+11.4%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
3.9%
9.4%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
6.6%
8.8%
EPS growth (TTM)
—
—
EPS growth, consensus next FY
+6.4%
+22.3%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
25.8%
16.2%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
—
—
Diluted shares, 3-year change
+0.9%
+5.6%
Profitability
DUK TTM to Jun 2026 · NEE TTM to Sep 2026Gross margin (FY)†
31.6%
62.8%
Operating margin
27.6%
29.7%
EBITDA margin
48.5%
59.4%
Net margin
15.8%
39.9%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
−5.2%
11.7%
Return on equity
9.6%
18.9%
Return on assets
2.6%
4.7%
Asset turnover
0.17
0.12
† Gross margin (FY): As filed. Companies draw the cost-of-revenue line in different places, so gross margins of two companies in one industry can differ for that reason alone; operating margin does not depend on where the line is drawn.
Balance sheet
DUK MRQ Jun 2026 · NEE MRQ Sep 2026Cash
$673.0M
$5.58B
Total debt
$91.24B
$113.93B
Net debt
$90.56B
$108.35B
Debt / equity
1.7×
1.9×
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
5.6×
6.3×
Interest coverage (FY)
2.4×
1.8×
Current ratio (FY)
0.55
0.60
Dividends
trailing 12 monthsDividend yield
3.4%
3.0%
Dividends per share
$4.28
$2.44
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
64.4%
43.8%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
2.0%
10.1%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Ownership and activity
last 90 days · latest 13FTracked superinvestors holding (13F)
1
4
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$0
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$0
$0
Analyst upgrades
0
0
Analyst downgrades
0
0
Statements
DUK income TTM to Jun 2026 · cash flow FY2025 · NEE income TTM to Sep 2026 · cash flow FY2025Revenue
$33.25B
$29.14B
EBITDA
$16.12B
$17.32B
Operating income
$9.19B
$8.66B
Net income
$5.25B
$11.64B
EPS (diluted)
$6.65
$5.56
Operating cash flow
$12.35B
$12.48B
Capital expenditure
−$14.02B
−$9.27B
Free cash flow
−$1.67B
$3.21B
Dividends paid
$3.30B
$4.68B
Statements, prices, dividends and consensus estimates from Financial Modeling Prep; insider trades from Form 4 and holdings from 13F. Refreshed nightly. A comparison of filed numbers, not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.