NextEra Energyvs.Southern Company
NEE vs SO · both in Utilities & power producers, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: Electricity utilities and large power producers, from nuclear to renewable portfolios.
NextEra Energy is about 1.6× larger than Southern Company by market cap; NextEra Energy trades at the lower P/E (17.2 vs 21.0).
Side by side
| NEE | SO | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $160B | $98B |
| Price | $77.37 | $86.15 |
| Today | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| Return YTD | −4.0% | −2.0% |
| Return 1Y | −7.4% | −11.4% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −12.6% | −11.3% |
| P/E | 17.2 | 21.0 |
| P/S | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| P/B | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
NextEra EnergyNEE
Runs the electricity utility for Florida and, separately, one of the biggest renewable development businesses anywhere, adding wind and solar capacity across the US together with the grid to carry it. Data centre load presses on both halves.
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Vogtle is adding nuclear output to what is already one of the biggest US electric and gas utilities.
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