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NextEra Energy (NextEra Energy) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 5.17% (As of Dec. 2023)
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NextEra Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $205,459 Mil. NextEra Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,612 Mil. NextEra Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.17%.

The historical rank and industry rank for NextEra Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

NEE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 5.31   Max: 8.16
Current: 5.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of NextEra Energy was 8.16%. The lowest was 0.76%. And the median was 5.31%.

NEE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
63.29% of 523 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 7.07 vs NEE: 5.33

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. NextEra Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.24%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


NextEra Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for NextEra Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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NextEra Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.69 2.11 1.81 1.85 5.17

NextEra Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.85 3.85 4.89 5.09 5.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, NextEra Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


NextEra Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NextEra Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NextEra Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



NextEra Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

NextEra Energys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=10612/205459.48
=5.17 %

NextEra Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10,612 Mil.



NextEra Energy  (NYSE:NEE) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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NextEra Energy (NextEra Energy) Business Description

Industry
Address
700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL, USA, 33408
NextEra Energy's regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, is the largest rate-regulated utility in Florida. The utility distributes power to nearly 6 million customer accounts in Florida and owns 32 gigawatts of generation. FP&L contributes roughly 70% of NextEra's consolidated operating earnings. NextEra Energy Resources, the renewable energy segment, generates and sells power throughout the United States and Canada with more than 25 GW of generation capacity, including natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar.
Executives
Armando Jr Pimentel other: President & CEO of Sub C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Nicole S Arnaboldi director 700 UNIVERSE BLVD., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Maria Henry director C/O THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY, 3500 LACEY ROAD, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kirk S Hachigian director C/O COOPER INDUSTRIES INC, 600 TRAVIS STE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
James Lawrence Camaren director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Robert Coffey officer: EVP, Nuclear Div & CNO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
John W Ketchum officer: EVP, Finance & CFO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Deborah L Stahlkopf director C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
David L Porges director 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Crews Terrell Kirk Ii officer: VP, Controller and CAO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
John A Stall director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Amy B Lane director 1626 EAST JEFFERSON ST, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Michael Dunne officer: Treasurer 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Mark Lemasney officer: EVP Power Generation Div., other: EVP Power Generation Div-Sub 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Miguel Arechabala officer: EVP, Power Generation Division, other: EVP, Power Generation Div-Sub 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408