NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.920-4.020 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on NEE. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Barclays set a $91.00 price objective on NextEra Energy and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Mizuho set a $95.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Wall Street Zen downgraded NextEra Energy from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $94.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.33.

NextEra Energy Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE NEE opened at $82.46 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $172.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.53, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.05. NextEra Energy has a 12 month low of $69.37 and a 12 month high of $98.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $7.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 32.40%.The business’s revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.020 EPS. On average, analysts predict that NextEra Energy will post 4.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NextEra Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. NextEra Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.96%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NextEra Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Watch Advisors INC lifted its position in shares of NextEra Energy by 223.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 327 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in NextEra Energy during the third quarter worth $29,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NextEra Energy by 839.4% during the fourth quarter. Scarborough Advisors LLC now owns 667 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 596 shares during the period. Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth $64,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy, Inc is an electric power and energy infrastructure company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. Through its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), it generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to customers in Florida. FPL serves residential, commercial and industrial customers across much of the state.

Through NextEra Energy Resources, the company develops, owns and operates power-generation and storage projects in the United States and Canada.