NextEra Energy Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
NextEra Energy is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.69% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 15th December, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 21st November, 2025.
Key information
2.7%
Dividend yield
-1.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 10.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | 15 Dec 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 21 Nov 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 70% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
NextEra Energy: Q3 Earnings Beat And Google Deal, Raising Price Target To $96
Oct 28NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Jul 01
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About NextEra Energy's (NYSE:NEE) Returns On Capital
Jun 16Getting In Cheap On NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) Might Be Difficult
Jun 01NextEra Energy Vs. XLU: Yield Spread Favors Buying NEE
Apr 24A Look At The Fair Value Of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE)
Apr 18Heavy Investments Will Expand US Energy Infrastructure
Strategic investments in U.S. energy infrastructure and Florida's growing population are key to boosting NextEra Energy's operational capacity and FPL’s revenue.NextEra Energy In New Era (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 18Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE)
Mar 07NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.5665
Feb 20NextEra Energy's Future: Balancing Renewable Expansion And Policy Risks
Feb 19NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Feb 10NextEra Energy: Yield Spread Shows It's Still A Hold
Feb 09NextEra Energy: One Of My Favorite Dividend Aristocrats
Jan 08NextEra Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:NEE) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Jan 05Watts Up With This Stock? The Dividend Power Of NextEra Energy
Dec 09A Look At The Fair Value Of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE)
Nov 30NextEra Energy: Executing Well Amidst The Storm
Nov 07Utility Dashboard: Hold NextEra Energy, But Avoid XLU
Oct 28NextEra Energy: Made For This Moment But I Can't Invest
Sep 25Buy NextEra Stock To Benefit From Strengthening Electricity Demand
Sep 15NextEra Energy: Becoming A Renewables And Utilities Juggernaut
Aug 19NextEra Energy: The Sustainable Powerhouse Fuelling The Future Of AI
Jul 16NextEra Energy: Much Better Dividend Choices Available Amongst Utilities
Jul 04NextEra Energy Could Be An Indirect Winner From AI
Jun 13NextEra Energy: Overvalued As Irrational Exuberance Returns (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 06NextEra Energy's Good Generation Fundamentals
May 05NextEra Energy: Still Looking For Direction (Technical Analysis)
Apr 19NextEra Energy: Why I Bought The 3.2% Dividend Yield Of This Electric Utility
Apr 10NextEra Energy: This Company Is In The Right Position At The Right Time
Apr 02NextEra Energy: Valuation Much More Reasonable Versus Peers (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 01NextEra Energy: Power Utility With A Winning Strategy And Secure Dividend
Feb 19Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: NEE's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: NEE's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| NextEra Energy Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (NEE) | 2.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.6% |
| Industry Average (Electric Utilities) | 2.8% |
| Analyst forecast (NEE) (up to 3 years) | 3.2% |
Notable Dividend: NEE's dividend (2.69%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.54%).
High Dividend: NEE's dividend (2.69%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.61%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (70.1%), NEE's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: NEE is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/20 10:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
NextEra Energy, Inc. is covered by 39 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| David Parker | Baird |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |