NextEra Energy (NEE) reported $6.5 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 20.7%. EPS of $0.54 for the same period compares to $0.53 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.52 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.53, the EPS surprise was +1.89%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how NextEra performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating Revenues- Florida Power & Light (FPL): $4.27 billion compared to the $3.94 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.8% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- NextEra Energy Resources (NEER): $2.12 billion versus $2.75 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +46.2% change.
- Operating Income (Loss)- Florida Power & Light (FPL): $1.51 billion versus $1.28 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Income (Loss)- Corporate & Other: $-112 million versus $-52.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Income (Loss)- NextEra Energy Resources (NEER): $191 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $959.97 million.
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Shares of NextEra have returned +6.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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