NextEra Energy, Inc. NEE

76.08 0.46 0.61% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$158.3B
P/E
17.1×
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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) Debt to equity

NextEra Energy, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 1.6×, up 0.2× from fiscal 2025 (1.4×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.0× (fiscal 2018) to 1.4× (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 1.5× and above the Utilities sector median of 1.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 1.4× 5.62%
FY2024 1.4× 7.46%
FY2023 1.3× (5.73%)
FY2022 1.3× 11.38%
FY2021 1.2× 12.76%
FY2020 1.1× 3.96%
FY2019 1.0× 2.14%
FY2018 1.0× (15.01%)
FY2017 1.2× (2.59%)
FY2016 1.2× (5.22%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 1.6× 3.28%
Mar 2026 1.6× 8.94%
Dec 2025 1.4× (0.23%)
Sep 2025 1.4× (5.81%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.0× High 1.4×
Ten-year median 1.2×
Current reading's percentile 100

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 1.2×
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 1.6×
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. compare 1.6×
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 1.6×
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.6×
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 1.6×
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 1.7×
SO Southern Company (The) compare 1.7×
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 1.8×
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 1.5×
Utilities sector median 1.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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