NEE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE has the edge over SMR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
SMR
NuScale Power Corporation
SMR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NEE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
NEE's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is weak.
SMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SMR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NEE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 15x | $85.29 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $109 | +28% |
| Forward | 21x | $85.29 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $158 | +85% |
| Expensive | 50x | $276 | +224% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NEE's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 21x.
SMR PE Valuation
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NEE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NEE, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
NEE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.13 | -26% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.56 | +77% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.46 | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.94 | +48% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.30 | -2.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.14 | -6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.86 | -6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.67 | -27% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.37 | -6.4% |
NEE has the edge over SMR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.86 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -$0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.47 | -$0.67 |
SMR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.72 per share over the past year, against $2.86 at its worst in late 2025.
NEE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.1B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.5B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1B | +1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.4B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.4B | +6.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.3B | -5.4% |
NEE's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $8.1B last quarter, up 9.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 36% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | +8.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | -8.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 38% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -30 points |
NEE has the edge over SMR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | $75K | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | $565K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | +1635% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | +733% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4M | +870% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.2M | +651% |
SMR's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $281,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -23068% | -16535 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85337% | -84802 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10181% | -9917 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4022% | -3988 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6533% | +2103 points |
| Q2 2025 | -535% | +3796 points |
| Q1 2025 | -264% | +2925 points |
| Q4 2024 | -35% | +1524 points |
SMR's operating margin was −23068% last quarter, down 16535 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
NEE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7B | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | -5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8B | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -31% |
NEE has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 44% versus its history, compared with SMR at down 161%.
SMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$58.6M | -$25.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$316.2M | -$293.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$204.1M | -$177.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.3M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.9M | +$10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.5M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$12.7M | +$15M |
| Q2 2024 | -$36M | +$4.5M |
SMR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$608M over the past year, against −$95M the year before.
NEE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +11.6M shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +27M shares |
| 3 years | +3% | +61.4M shares |
| 5 years | +6.3% | +125M shares |
| Available history | +8% | +156M shares |
NEE has the edge over SMR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +45.9M shares |
| 1 year | +178% | +263M shares |
| 3 years | +448% | +336M shares |
SMR has 410M diluted shares, up 178% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
NEE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 6.2x | High |
NEE's net debt is about 6.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.3 years a year ago.
SMR Net Leverage
SMR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NEE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.6 | Neutral |
NEE's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
SMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SMR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
NEE PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | NEE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 20x | 25% below |
| PE % | 4 | 44 | 40 pts below |
NEE is trading at 15x earnings, a 25% discount to the Utilities sector's median of 20x.
SMR PE vs Utilities Sector
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NEE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.0 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $83.6 | 2% above |
| 50 week MA | $86.6 | 1.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $80.0 | 6.6% above |
| 200 week MA | $75.2 | 13% above |
NEE has the edge over SMR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.26 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.88 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 76% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 67% below |
SMR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% below its 200-week average.
NEE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.6 | $75.0 | +24% |
| 2021 | $75.0 | $90.7 | +21% |
| 2022 | $90.7 | $84.2 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | $84.2 | $60.7 | -28% |
| 2024 | $60.7 | $72.1 | +19% |
| 2025 | $72.1 | $80.4 | +12% |
| 2026 YTD | $80.4 | $85.3 | +6.1% |
NEE has the edge over SMR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.1 | $10.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $10.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $3.29 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | $19.5 | +493% |
| 2025 | $19.5 | $14.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $4.82 | -68% |
SMR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +493% in 2024 to −67% in 2023. It's down 68% so far in 2026.