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NextEra Energy (NextEra Energy) Interest Coverage

: 1.14 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. NextEra Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,266 Mil. NextEra Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,980 Mil. NextEra Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.14. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NEE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.23   Med: 3.21   Max: 6.08
Current: 2.96


NEE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.95% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.665 vs NEE: 2.96

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


NextEra Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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NextEra Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.30 2.54 2.23 6.08 2.96

NextEra Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 2.51 2.49 20.69 70.35 1.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



NextEra Energy Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, NextEra Energy's Interest Expense was $-3,324 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9,832 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61,405 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9832/-3324
=2.96

NextEra Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, NextEra Energy's Interest Expense was $-1,980 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,266 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61,405 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2266/-1980
=1.14

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


NextEra Energy  (NYSE:NEE) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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NextEra Energy (NextEra Energy) Business Description

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