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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) vs National Grid Transco, PLC (NGG)

NextEra Energy, Inc. and National Grid Transco, PLC are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. NextEra Energy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $185.1B against $86.4B — 2.1× the size. NextEra Energy, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 15.9× against 23.5×. National Grid Transco, PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.9% against 9.60%. NextEra Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (40.4% vs 26.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.99% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; National Grid Transco, PLC yields more (3.77% vs 2.76%). Across the 20 metrics below, NextEra Energy, Inc. leads on 10 and National Grid Transco, PLC on 10.

Valuation

Metric NEE NGG Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 15.89 23.55 19.45
P/S 6.39 n/m 2.78
P/B 2.53 n/m 1.82
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 45.34
EV/EBITDA 18.88 4.18 12.40
EV/Sales 10.15 1.15 4.95
Earnings yield 6.29% 4.25% 5.12%
Free cash flow yield (9.77%) 0.00% (5.93%)

Profitability

Metric NEE NGG Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 80.66% 18.68% 62.00%
Operating margin 30.03% 0.00% 21.72%
Net margin 40.37% 26.11% 13.45%
Free cash flow margin (62.49%) 0.00% (11.71%)
Return on equity 16.93% 0.00% 9.94%
Return on assets 5.18% 0.00% 2.85%
Return on invested capital 2.99% 0.00% 3.95%

Growth

Metric NEE NGG Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.60% 29.86% 7.78%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (2.08%) 10.91% 6.01%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.78% 4.16% 6.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.55% 15.15% 6.50%

Health

Metric NEE NGG Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 1.56 1.19 1.54
Current ratio 0.53 0.76 0.88
Net debt to EBITDA 6.10 5.69 5.27

Dividend

Metric NEE NGG Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield 2.76% 3.77% 3.16%
Payout ratio 0.44 — 0.63

Size

Metric NEE NGG Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 185.09b 86.38b 26.54b

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