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NEE (NextEra Energy) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)


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What is NextEra Energy Moat Score?

NextEra Energy has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

NextEra Energy has Wide Moat: NextEra Energy Inc has a robust wide moat due to its market leadership in renewable energy, significant regulatory barriers, and strong brand strength. The company benefits from economies of scale, superior distribution networks, and consistent innovation, providing durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes NextEra Energy might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of NextEra Energy's Moat Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, NextEra Energy's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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's Moat Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where NextEra Energy's Moat Score falls into.


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NextEra Energy  (NYSE:NEE) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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NextEra Energy Business Description

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Address
700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL, USA, 33408
Website
https://www.nexteraenergy.com
NextEra Energy's regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, is the largest rate-regulated utility in Florida. The utility distributes power to over 6 million customer accounts in Florida and owns 36 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 37 GW of generation capacity, including natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar.
Executives
Charles E Sieving officer: EVP & General Counsel, other: EVP of Sub C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
James Michael May officer: VP, Controller and CAO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Armando Jr Pimentel other: President & CEO of Sub C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Kirk S Hachigian director C/O COOPER INDUSTRIES INC, 600 TRAVIS STE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
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
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