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NEE vs NRG

Nextera Energy Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

NEE vs NRG, at a glance
Metric NEE NRG
Revenue$27.4B$30.7B
Net income$6.8B$864.0M
Gross margin··
Net margin19.5%·
Return on equity13.1%41.5%
Diluted EPS$3.30$4.01
Dividend / share$2.27$1.76
Payout ratio68.5%47.6%
Free cash flow·$766.0M
Equity$54.6B·
Net debt / equity1.65×6.96×
Current ratio0.60×1.64×
Revenue CAGR 5y8.8%27.6%
Profit CAGR 5y18.5%11.1%

NEE and NRG book revenue within 15% of each other.

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

NEE vs NRG, revenue by year
Fiscal year NEE NRG
FY2025$27.4B$30.7B
FY2024$24.8B$28.1B
FY2023$28.1B$28.8B
FY2022$23.0B$31.5B
FY2021$18.8B$27.0B
FY2020$18.0B$9.1B
FY2019$19.2B$9.8B
FY2018$16.7B$9.5B
FY2017$17.2B$9.1B
FY2016$16.1B$8.9B
Net income by year

Bottom line

NEE vs NRG, net income by year
Fiscal year NEE NRG
FY2025$6.8B$864.0M
FY2024$6.9B$1.1B
FY2023$7.3B$-202.0M
FY2022$4.1B$1.2B
FY2021$3.6B$2.2B
FY2020$2.9B$510.0M
FY2019$3.8B$4.4B
FY2018$6.6B$268.0M
FY2017$5.4B$-2.2B
FY2016$2.9B$-774.0M
Revenue gap over time

19 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−$3,301,000,000NRG
FY2024−$3,377,000,000NRG
FY2023−$709,000,000NRG
FY2022−$8,543,000,000NRG
FY2021−$8,189,000,000NRG
FY2020+$8,904,000,000NEE
FY2019+$9,383,000,000NEE
FY2018+$7,249,000,000NEE
FY2017+$8,099,000,000NEE
FY2016+$7,223,000,000NEE
FY2015+$5,158,000,000NEE
FY2014+$1,153,000,000NEE
FY2013+$3,841,000,000NEE
FY2012+$5,834,000,000NEE
FY2011+$6,262,000,000NEE
FY2010+$6,468,000,000NEE
FY2009+$6,691,000,000NEE
FY2008+$9,525,000,000NEE
FY2007+$9,274,000,000NEE

The higher-revenue side has changed between NEE and NRG over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

12 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2020+7.6 ppNEE
FY2018+31.7 ppNEE
FY2017+56.8 ppNEE
FY2016+28.6 ppNEE
FY2015+68.0 ppNEE
FY2014+13.7 ppNEE
FY2013+15.7 ppNEE
FY2012+9.7 ppNEE
FY2011+10.4 ppNEE
FY2010+7.4 ppNEE
FY2009−0.2 ppNRG
FY2008−7.8 ppNRG

The higher net margin has changed hands between NEE and NRG over this period.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

NRG's net margin has been more volatile than NEE's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 17.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.6.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between NEE and NRG over these 12 fiscal years — NEE led in 10 and NRG in 2.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

NRG's return on equity has been more volatile than NEE's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 37.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.

16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between NEE and NRG over these 16 fiscal years — NEE led in 10 and NRG in 6.

16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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