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Pinnacle West Capital vs Nextera Energy: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) and Nextera Energy (NEE) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Pinnacle West Capital as the less overvalued of the two: Pinnacle West Capital trades at $101 versus a fair value of $74.52 (-26%), while Nextera Energy trades at $84.60 versus $32.94 (-61%).
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW · USD · Utilities
-26%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$101
Fair Value$74.52
Quality44/100
Nextera Energy
NEE · USD · Utilities
-61%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$84.60
Fair Value$32.94
Quality52/100

Head-to-head numbers

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

Pinnacle West CapitalNextera Energy
Valuation
20.3×P/E (TTM)22.6×
2.42×P/S (TTM)6.69×
1.87×P/B3.41×
10.5×EV/EBITDA19.3×
3.85×PEG1.95×
3.3%Dividend yield2.6%
$3.61Dividend per share$2.32
Profitability
12%Net margin29%
12%Operating margin30%
10%Return on equity10%
2%Return on assets2%
Growth
11%Revenue growth (YoY)7%
7.3%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)9.4%
8.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.8%
Balance & size
1.31×Debt / equity1.64×
$13BMarket cap$186B
expensiveGrowth qualityexpensive

Pinnacle West Capital leads: 8 to 6 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.

Pinnacle West Capitalof which business quality 33 · market factors 67 Nextera Energyof which business quality 44 · market factors 61
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
26
40
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
32
59
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
50
61
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
13
13
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
38
30
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
98
86
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52
46
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
57
58
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
44
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.

Pinnacle West Capital

Earnings-Based$18.87
Dividend Discount$50.16
Multiples$88.34
Asset-Based$38.96
Economic Profit$35.26
Growth Earnings$82.17

13 of 15 models see the stock below the current price.

Nextera Energy

DCF Models$17.71
Earnings-Based$16.48
Dividend Discount$37.40
Multiples$53.28
Asset-Based$17.54
Economic Profit$28.99
Growth Earnings$55.43

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.

Pinnacle West Capital
Bear $52.16Fair Value $74.52Bull $103
$101 = current price (white tick)
Nextera Energy
Bear $24.70Fair Value $32.94Bull $46.73
$84.60 = 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.

Pinnacle West Capital · Utilities

Quality score44 · below median
Fair value upside-26% · below median

Nextera Energy · Utilities

Quality score52 · above median
Fair value upside-61% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Pinnacle West Capital as the less overvalued of the two: Pinnacle West Capital trades at $101 versus a fair value of $74.52 (-26%), while Nextera Energy trades at $84.60 versus $32.94 (-61%).

Nextera Energy has the higher quality score (52/100).

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