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NorthWestern vs Nextera Energy: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how NorthWestern (NWE) and Nextera Energy (NEE) compare, as of Aug 10, 2026.

As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees NorthWestern as the less overvalued of the two: NorthWestern trades at $72.09 versus a fair value of $43.20 (-40%), while Nextera Energy trades at $84.65 versus $32.94 (-61%).
NorthWestern
NWE · USD · Utilities
-40%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$72.09
Fair Value$43.20
Quality42/100
Nextera Energy
NEE · USD · Utilities
-61%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$84.65
Fair Value$32.94
Quality46/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

NorthWesternNextera Energy
Valuation
26.8×P/E (TTM)22.6×
2.73×P/S (TTM)6.69×
1.55×P/B3.41×
13.2×EV/EBITDA19.3×
2.93×PEG1.95×
3.7%Dividend yield2.6%
$2.65Dividend per share$2.32
Profitability
10%Net margin29%
23%Operating margin30%
6%Return on equity10%
2%Return on assets2%
Growth
7%Revenue growth (YoY)7%
2.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)9.4%
6.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.8%
Balance & size
1.10×Debt / equity1.64×
$4BMarket cap$186B
mixedGrowth qualityexpensive

Nextera Energy leads: 6 to 8 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

NorthWesternof which business quality 40 · market factors 74 Nextera Energyof which business quality 44 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
29
40
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
38
59
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
46
61
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
20
13
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
54
30
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
90
86
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
57
44
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
83
58
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
67
65

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

NorthWestern

Earnings-Based$25.47
Dividend Discount$42.80
Multiples$38.97
Asset-Based$31.43
Economic Profit$38.68
Growth Earnings$43.20

13 of 14 models see the stock below the current price.

Nextera Energy

DCF Models$9.40
Earnings-Based$16.48
Dividend Discount$37.40
Multiples$32.94
Asset-Based$17.54
Economic Profit$28.99
Growth Earnings$50.39

17 of 17 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

NorthWestern
Bear $37.54Fair Value $43.20Bull $56.16
$72.09 = current price (white tick)
Nextera Energy
Bear $24.70Fair Value $32.94Bull $46.73
$84.65 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

NorthWestern · Utilities

Quality score42 · below median
Fair value upside-40% · below median

Nextera Energy · Utilities

Quality score46 · above median
Fair value upside-61% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees NorthWestern as the less overvalued of the two: NorthWestern trades at $72.09 versus a fair value of $43.20 (-40%), while Nextera Energy trades at $84.65 versus $32.94 (-61%).

Nextera Energy has the higher quality score (46/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.