American Electric Power Company, Inc. vs NEXTERA ENERGY INC, two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AEP and NEE diverge most: on fcf yield, AEP reads 3.9% and NEE reads 7.6%; on p/s, AEP reads 3.02 and NEE reads 5.81. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AEP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NEE's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AEP | NEE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $122.84 | $77.37 |
| Market cap | $67.2B | $161.9B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +8.9% |
| P/E | 18.2 | 19.6 |
| P/B | 2.04 | 2.43 |
| P/S | 3.02 | 5.81 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3 | 17.4 |
| Revenue growth | +8.6% | +10.9% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 33.0% |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 29.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 7.6% |
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.55 | 1.55 |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 0.54 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.83 | 0.95 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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