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 1.7× larger than Southern Company by market cap; NextEra Energy trades at the lower P/E (22.4 vs 24.7).
Side by side
| NEE | SO | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $183B | $108B |
| Price | $87.96 | $95.61 |
| Today | +1.0% | +0.5% |
| Return YTD | +9.6% | +9.6% |
| Return 1Y | +17.8% | +2.5% |
| P/E | 22.4 | 24.7 |
| P/S | 6.6 | 3.7 |
| P/B | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
NextEra EnergyNEE
One of the world's largest companies in renewable energy and electricity utilities — a major builder of wind, solar and grid capacity in the US.
Full NEE profile →Southern CompanySO
One of the largest US electric and gas utilities, with growing nuclear power (Vogtle).
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